Amazon Studios/Prime Video
I'm not here to upset anybody, but I'd like to point out that it's been almost a decade since the original six-part limited series The Night Manager originally aired on BBC One in February 2016. Based on the John Le Carre novel of the
Movies
Most of Hollywood doesn't really tune into Awards season until the end of the summer when the back-to-back film festivals start rolling out the big contenders in Venice and Toronto, followed by London and then American theatrical releases. But for the rest of the world, the chase for
Netflix
Springtime means many things: Warmer weather, colorful flowers blooming everywhere, young lovers frolicking in beautiful pastoral settings, and, of course, Polin. (But not the kind that gives you allergies.) Yes, with just over a month to go until its popular period romance Bridgerton returns, Netflix has finally released a trailer
BritBox
BritBox has set a premiere date for After the Flood, a series that seems to be one part crime drama and one part climate cautionary tale. The six-part thriller is centered around a sudden flood that devastates a Yorkshire town and its complicated aftermath, in which the fallout from the
Disney/Hulu
Sir Patrick Stewart famously once said an actor can never have too many franchises, and the Walt Disney Company clearly agrees with this philosophy. Having snapped up previously successful long-running brands like Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, Doctor Who, and The Muppets, to name a few, to supplement their own animation
Movies
If you’re struggling to get tickets to Simon Godwin’s buzzy new production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, well, just know that you’re not alone. The critically acclaimed production, which stars Ralph Fiennes (The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar) and Indira Varma (Game of Thrones) as the show’s
Sundance Now
As noted in our earlier post about Return to Paradise, BritBox is the home to British shows, but when it comes to Australian series and other shows from the Oceania region down under, the streaming services that tend to pick those up are the ones under the AAMC Networks umbrella.
BBC
The BBC has released a series of first-look images for A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, its upcoming six-part series based on author Holly Jackson's bestselling trilogy of YA novels with actress Emma Myers in the lead role. (You likely know her from Netflix's
BBC
First, there was Death in Paradise, a little slice of sunshine froth set in the Caribbean on the island of Saint-Marie, where poor DI Richard Poole (Ben Miller) was sent to spend a couple of miserable seasons on a glorious paradise-like island solving murders until he himself was murdered in
Peacock
Peacock has released the teaser for its upcoming Roman period drama Those About to Die, an expensive-looking epic helmed by Roland Emmerich, who is returning to directing television for the first time since 2012. The streamer also announced that the ten-episode series will premiere as a binge-release this July. Based
Paramount+
Paramount is not having the best of decades. The flagship film company is the sixth oldest film studio in the world, so well known the anti-trust ruling that broke up the studio system was named for it. It survived that lawsuit, the advent of radio, the move from silent films
Starz
Mary & George, initially commissioned by AMC Networks in conjunction with Sky, but airing/streaming on Starz, isn’t your typical historical drama. The F-bombs and C-bombs fly like confetti, and there are bare bottoms galore. If you enjoyed films like The Favourite or shows like Starz’s The Serpent