The Shrouds
The Cannes Film Festival is known for its competition films, many of which go on to be award winners. Fewer know about the Cannes Market, the side hustle that occurs during the festival, as competitors, directors, and production teams bring their projects in hopes of finding a bidder to help
Netflix
Netflix's next co-production with the BBC will bring the Champions to life and introduce them to American audiences. The series Champion, from Queenie author Candice Carty-Williams, was part of the BBC's announcement of a plethora of diverse voice projects announced back in May 2021.
Peacock
Eddie Redmayne is going from witchcraft and wizardry to spycraft and assassinations as he boards the first-ever TV adaptation of Frederick Forsyth’s novel The Day of the Jackal. The book, published in 1971, was well received by critics and took home the Edward Award in 1972; a film
HBO & HBO Max
After spending Season 1 lost in the Australian Outback (in more ways than one), Jamie Dornan (Belfast) and Danielle Macdonald (Dumplin') will relocate for The Tourist's second season. The BBC announced the new season began filming in April 2023, but not down under as audiences had anticipated.
Marie Antoinette
Antoinette and Louis may be officially on the throne of France when Marie Antoinette's fifth episode opens, but somehow their move up the line of succession has caused the relationship (and the show itself) to take a big step backward. One of the most appealing parts of this
Sanditon
The penultimate episode of Sanditon begins to wrap up its many storylines with purpose this week. Still, like much of the rest of this season, even its most significant emotional moments feel rushed and unearned. Plot developments arrive with little warning or set-up, and major conflicts are resolved in
Call the Midwife
This week’s episode of Call The Midwife introduces Annette Barkley (Olivia Brady) and Peter Barkley (Rob Witcomb), a cheery, chaotic couple who love children, but have been advised not to add to their extensive brood. Annette has heart disease, but missed a St. Cuthbert’s Hospital cardiology appointment, because
BritBox
BritBox is going all in on going behind the scenes with British acting royalty. First, it released An Interview with Brian Cox, timed perfectly to coincide with the actor's exit from HBO's series Succession, which turned him into a 21st-century household name. Now it'
Vera
Beloved crime drama Vera has managed to uncover still more mysteries in the hills of Northumberland. ITV’s longest-running female detective will don her trademark raincoat and fishing hat once more as Vera has been renewed for Season 13. Based on a series of mystery novels written by Ann
Disney/Hulu
While Disney+ in the U.S. continues to be the home of Marvel and Star Wars series (and sometimes it seems precious little else), outside of its American home base, the streaming service has been going full bore on commissioning new series of all stripes: Welcome to Wrexham, A Thousand
Movies
If it's springtime, it's production season, as filming for next year's crop of TV series and movies gets underway. This is also the point in the calendar when studios start hopping aboard indie projects as events like the Cannes Market and the spring edition
Apple TV
Slow Horses will add several new faces to the cast when it returns for Season 4. No, that's not a typo; I said Season 4, even though Season 2 only aired in December 2022, and Season 3 does not yet have a release date to stream on Apple