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Every week, I preface this column by saying that I’m only writing about the extraordinary costumes that Kasia Wailicka Maimone designs for Carrie Coon as Bertha Russell, but since The Opera Wars aren’t front-and-center in “Warning Shots,” Bertha only appears in a handful of scenes, and
Wolf Hall
Masterpiece and the BBC have announced the star-studded ensemble set to take part in their upcoming sequel series Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light. Based on the final installment in Booker Prize-winning author Hilary Mantel's critically acclaimed trilogy of novels, the six-part prestige drama
PBS
The beloved remake of All Creatures Great & Small is heading back to PBS in January, bringing with it a time before the internet and cellphones, the idyllic dales of Yorkshire, and endless cows in distress. However, unlike the original series, which moved at both lightning speed to marry James
Sky
Matt Smith is set to star in The Death of Bunny Munro, a six-part series from Sky Studios based on Nick Cave's sophomore novel of the same name. (Yes, it's the same Nick Cave who is the lead singer of Nick Cave and the Bad
Disney/Hulu
Doctor Who's extended 60th anniversary celebration continues this week with "Wild Blue Yonder," as David Tennant's second turn through the TARDIS rolls on. To be fair, this hour doesn't actually feel all that much like an anniversary special. (Save for the cameo
BritBox
Unlike some more established conferences where streaming services and production studios bring new series to buy and sell, Content London is a relative newcomer to the schedule, having only existed since 2014 and the dawn of the streaming wars. However, its London location means easy access for British-based executives,
Netflix
Netflix's decision to split The Crown's final season in half was not really that hard to understand. The streaming service wanted to take advantage of the show's fanbase and get as many viewers watching the show as possible. Since it cannot actually admit that
Now Stream This
It's the end of 2023, and the holidays are in full swing in most places, from Christmas carols in shops to emails blanketing your inbox with gift-giving ideas. Streaming services are also getting in on the act, with Christmas movies and specials all heading this way for
Netflix
They say be careful what you wish for, and this season of The Great British Baking Show has been a stark reminder of why that's true. Since the series exited the BBC, losing most of the cast along the way and upsetting the balance of power in the
Disney/Hulu
Despite the fact that Disney+ is officially now the new global home for the iconic British sci-fi series Doctor Who outside of the U.K., the streamer still isn't what you'd call a destination location for Anglophile-friendly fare. (Unless you happen to be an
Paramount+
Paramount+ had high hopes pinned to The Gold when it launched in September 2023. The streaming service had good reason to believe that, of the 50+ international dramas it had commissioned in the year since July 2022 when it announced it was aiming to appeal to a global market, this
Apple TV
Crime dramas are a dime a dozen in the world of British entertainment, full of familiar tropes and formulas that make it fairly easy to predict what's going to happen even if you're not super familiar with the genre. Happily, this does not appear to be