Movies
While Hollywood is prepping for awards season leading up to the Mid-march Oscars, slowly working its way back up the calendar, the Sundance Film Festival is already looking ahead. The January event is the first major festival of the year and the first spot for filmmakers to trot out potential
BBC
Despite the fact that a loud minority keeps complaining about it, the BBC is greenlighting a more diverse programming slate than ever before, particularly when it comes to LGBTQ series . From dramas and reality shows to factual programs and even Doctor Who episodes, there are more ways than ever to
FX
As Disney and Hulu slowly merge together in 2024, one of the more interesting aspects will be how FX shakes out. The more adult-oriented network was part of the 20th Century Fox brands that Disney acquired in 2019, and while it is about as "Un-Disney" as one can
AMC/AMC+
In the AMC+/Sundance Now limited series Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tale, the small UK town of Sanctuary is home to “registered” witch Sarah Fenn (Elaine Cassidy) in a reality where magic is real and witchcraft is regulated by the law. Based on the novel by V. V. James, a
PBS
Since the winter of 2021, PBS has centered its January premieres around All Creatures Great & Small. Based on the book of the same name, the series tells the real-life story of James Herriot, a Scottish veterinarian who was transplanted to Yorkshire in the 1930s and wrote about his experiences.
Apple TV
Apple TV+ will continue bringing spy fans the adventures of the incompetents in Slough House with a Season 5 renewal of Slow Horses, the streaming service’s first significant renewal of 2024. The series, an adaptation of Mick Herron’s novels of the same name, is the leading British hit
Roku
For those of you who have been waiting for the Paramount+ U.K. series The Burning Girls to make its way to America, we've got some good news for you: It's already here! The six-part series, based on C.J. Tudor's bestselling novel of
Actors and Actresses
Tom Wilkinson, best known in America for the 1997 hit The Full Monty and the Oscarbait film, Michael Clayton, passed away just before the turn of 2024. The actor started out the son of a family from a relatively modest background in Leeds; the Wilkinson family moved to Canada (possibly
Now Stream This
Happy New Year! As we wave 2023 out one door, 2024 is already blowing in the other. It's make-or-break time for many streaming services over the next 36 months, and there's no time like the present to get started. Ever since Downton Abbey colonized January in
ITV
If you can name a particular specialty of crime solving, someone has almost certainly made a show about it. Annika's story revolves around a Scottish Marine Homicide Unit. Line of Duty follows an Anti-Corruption squad. And Trigger Point is centered around a Metropolitan Police bomb squad. Next to
Better Late Than Never
Released by ITV in 2008 and originally aired on Ovation in the U.S., Lost in Austen has a terrific cast and is one of the most wacko and inventive Austen interpretations ever made. The four-part series was directed by Dan Zeff and adapted from Austen’s 1813 novel by
BBC
The BBC's upcoming six-part series Dope Girls seems as though it's about to put a thoroughly feminist spin on the concept of the period crime drama. Created and written by Polly Stenham (The Neon Demon) and Alex Warren (Eleanor), the series is described as something of