Unforgotten
Nicola Walker’s exit from Unforgotten proved a ratings goldmine, as the show’s fourth season was one of ITV’s most-watched programs of 2021. But, at the time, it was not clear if the popularity was due to Unforgotten itself or Walker’s exit. When Walker’s new detective
Doctor Who
It’s Monsoon season in the Whoniverse! Award-winning actress and “Queen of All Queens” Jinkx Monsoon will have a major role in Season 14 of Doctor Who. Jinkx rose to fame on RuPaul’s Drag Race, where she took the crown on Season 5 and All Stars Season 7. In
Netflix
It can often feel like period dramas that occur during World War II are a dime a dozen, which is a big part of why any series that tries to do something new with the setting almost immediately stands out from the pack. World on Fire's multi-POV storytelling
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette's third episode is essentially framed as a catfight, a face-off between the young Dauphine and the King's mistress Madame du Barry, as they struggle to determine who's more powerful within the world of the French court. And, granted, we do get a
Sanditon
Since the second and third seasons of Sanditon were filmed back to back, one has to assume that the folks in charge of the series knew quite early on that Season 3 would be the show's final outing. Even though there had to be ample time to plan
Call the Midwife
It’s a bright summer day in Poplar, and Nurse Nancy Corrigan is spending the day with her daughter Colette (Francesca Fullilove), dressed up to the nines. Nancy seems to have taken on the title of Nonnatus Fashionista, as the former holder of that title, Nurse Trixie, now sports refined
Paramount+
There's a joke among those who love British television that there are only a dozen actors in the U.K., and the BBC employs all of them all the time in every show. That's not quite true, but when you have a high-profile series that'
Now Stream This
The spring TV season is officially in full swing. Even though in America (and overseas), the first week of April will see a short hiatus for the first week as Easter specials hit the airwaves, streaming services will not halt the arrivals of new programming. Over on PBS, the usual
Britannia
There is sad news on the British period pieces about Roman times front, as Sky announces Britannia has been canceled after three seasons. The news isn't that big of a surprise, as the show has struggled to find backers since its first season; the joint production between Sky
Disney/Hulu
Following in the footsteps of beloved movies like Before Sunrise and Love Actually, Rye Lane brings a fresh perspective to the genre while hitting every hallmark of a classic rom-com. The film stars Vivian Oparah (Class) as bold and bubbly Yas and David Jonsson (Industry) as sweet mama’s boy
Starz
Though period drama fan favorites Sam Heughan and Eleanor Tomlinson are probably best known for their performances on a pair of popular historical romantic dramas -- Outlander and Poldark, respectively -- the pair are finally joining forces to tell a decidedly modern sort of story. (And which will almost certainly
Netflix
Though actor Richard Armitage is an almost universally beloved figure among Anglophiles (North and South is an absolutely perfect period drama and we should say so!), in the past few years he hasn't been on our screens all that much. Sure he's done a ton of