Amazon Studios/Prime Video
It is a truth universally acknowledged within the entertainment industry that even the most "limited" sorts of limited series aren't necessarily so limited in most cases. (Even if it takes them a better part of a decade to return.) Particularly if they're based on
Apple TV
No genre may be more saturated with diplomatic anxieties than the spy thriller, and seven years since Britain voted to leave the European Union, lots of recent series have touched on the U.K.’s new standing in the continent. It makes sense why — it’s a genre featuring international
Apple TV
After months of wondering when we might see the boys of AFC Richmond again, we're suddenly just weeks away from Ted Lasso's Season 3 premiere, and news of the upcoming comedy's highly anticipated return is now arriving on what seems like a near-daily basis.
BritBox
Just like 2022's The Sister Boniface Mysteries took a memorable character from Father Brown's long ago first season and spun her into habit-wearing mystery solving gold, the BBC and BritBox’s latest series, Beyond Paradise, picks up pair of characters from Death in Paradise Season 6.
Amazon Studios/Prime Video
Prime Video's The Rig is going to keep pumping for oil, as Amazon has announced the series — the first to be filmed entirely in Scotland — is being re-upped for a second season. The series, which begins as a mystery on an oil rig in the middle of the
Acorn TV
Season 2 of Bloodlands, directed by Jon East (Killing Eve) and written by Chris Brandon (Endeavour) returns viewers to the continued downward spiral of bad cop DCI Tom Brannick (James Nesbitt). Despite James Nesbitt’s extraordinary performance, the series lacks the single strong impetus of the first season, which was
Eurovision
While the joint hosting for Eurovision 2023 between winner Ukraine and runner-up U.K. is a blessing for those who want to attend the music competition safely, it also means there are a lot of cooks in this kitchen. Most of those joint production groups are behind the scenes, so
Luther
Luther, the psychological detective series that ran on BBC in fits and starts across the 2010s, earned acclaim from critics and audiences that helped propel its lead actor to stardom. Since Luther first graced the small screen in 2010, Idris Elba has gone on to play the heel for the
Movies
The 1996 film The English Patient was a prestige period drama juggernaut --- the kind of film that absolutely epitomized the intellectual, highbrow brand that was Miramax in the 1990s. It was nominated for eleven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and acting nods for stars Ralph Fiennes, Kristin
Mystery
BritBox’s 2022 fall lineup of U.K. shows had some real gems that flew under the radar in a crowded landscape. Sherwood, for example, was one of the best shows on TV anywhere, hands down, and quickly landed a second season renewal. But another series that arrived in October
Showtime
Showtime's buzzy upcoming adaptation of A Gentleman in Moscow has found its leading lady: Star Ewan McGregor's real-life wife, Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Based on Amor Towles's bestselling 2016 novel of the same name, A Gentlemen in Moscow is set during the early 1920s and
BritBox
At the Television Critics Association press tour in January 2022, BritBox announced ahead of the debut of Hugh Laurie's Why Didn't They Ask Evans that the miniseries was the first of many Agatha Christie serials to come, joking about creating a Christie Cinematic Universe for the