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
BritBox
The coronavirus pandemic changed a lot about the world of entertainment. Lockdowns, filming delays, and new production restrictions shuffled and pushed back the release dates of almost every popular series to some degree or other. Even a lot of the kinds of content we consumed during the early days of
PBS
Spring arrives on March 20, but PBS will have it beat this year, with its yearly trio of Spring 2023 premieres debuting the night before on Sunday, March 19. However, linear debuts are merely the tip of the iceberg nowadays when it comes to programming, and shows are busting out
Call the Midwife
As springtime approaches, some things feel inevitable. The cherry blossoms are gearing up to bloom here in the D.C. area, your allergies are most likely gearing up to ruin your life wherever you happen to be living, and it's almost time for another season of the heartwarming
Netflix
The 2023 BAFTA winners may not have been as forward-thinking as some years, but its "EE Rising Star" award is still one of the night's most hotly-anticipated announcements. The category, founded in memory of legendary casting director Mary Selway after her passing in 2004, comprises five
FX
Though Great Expectations is not Charles Dickens' most frequently adapted work --- that honor goes to A Christmas Carol, which has been dramatized and remixed countless times for virtually every medium and performance genre --- but it may well be the work whose original text American audiences are most
BAFTAs
How much can you actually change the BAFTAs? In many ways, they reflect the period they were founded in, where war movies, theatrical performances, and poetic, wryly comedic dramas in picturesque locations struck accord with voters. The winners this year were only surprising in terms of how far the British
All Creatures Great and Small
It’s snowing in Darrowby in December of 1939, but there’s something different about Skeldale House. Every windowpane is pasted over with tape to protect its occupants from flying glass in case of a bomb attack. War is here, even in this quiet corner of the country, while major