Starz
It's been a rough few weeks for television fans — particularly for those of us who love period dramas and genre properties. Shows are being canceled outright, options to continue are not being picked up, and even shows that were ostensibly seen as "safe" aren't
Frozen Planet
At 96 years old, U.K. national treasure David Attenborough has been making documentary specials about the natural world for 70+ years. Though one of his few British contemporaries still remaining, Queen Elizabeth finally passed in 2022 (she was all of a few weeks older), he's still going.
HBO & HBO Max
When the Victorian London set fantasy series The Nevers was set to debut in the old Game of Thrones timeslot in 2021; it was heralded as the next big British fantasy series. Starring a who’s who lineup of Laura Donnelly (Outlander), Ann Skelly (Red Rock), James Norton (Grantchester), Tom
Sanditon
All good things must come to an end. Masterpiece has announced that the third season of its popular period drama Sanditon will be the series' last, bringing an end to the show's dramatic reversals of fortune that have seen it canceled, revived for a surprise additional pair
Sci-Fi
If it sometimes feels like trying to figure out what channel British content is coming to and where it is a game of endless whack-a-mole, you're not alone. While American streamers and broadcast/cable networks duke it out for survival on the commercial TV playing field of relevance,
Exclusive
BritBox’s Crossfire is a three-part thriller about every vacationer’s worst nightmare: A sun-drenched escape that quickly turns into a blood-soaked horror show when a group of would-be terrorists invades a picturesque resort and begins indiscriminately shooting guests and staff members. The series follows the story of Jo (Keeley
Netflix
Despite what you may think, Matilda the Musical is not based on the popular 1996 movie Matilda that launched the career of Mara Wilson. Both are based on the same source material, Roald Dahl's beloved 1980s-era novel, Matilda. However, the new film that is out in limited release
BritBox
BritBox’s Suspect is not your typical British TV crime series. It’s the latest English language remake from Walter’s Choice head, Walter Iuzzolino’s production company, Eagle Eye Drama, a remake of the Danish series Face to Face (Forhøret), the original which debuted on PBS Passport in December
Starz
Period drama Becoming Elizabeth set out to tell a different kind of story about Elizabeth Tudor. Rather than showing us another version of the story of Gloriana, the Virgin Queen, the series was set in the immediate aftermath of King Henry VIII's death and centered on Elizabeth as
Slow Horses
Suspicions run high in “Drinking Games,” with over half of the supporting cast of Slow Horses placed under a skeptical eye and every plot thread asking us to think twice about the information we’re being handed. As the second season reaches its halfway mark, it’s a good mechanic
Disney/Hulu
Hulu's relationship with Irish network RTE has been paying dividends since initially getting involved with Normal People via the streaming service's standing relationship with BBC Three. The follow-up, Conversations With Friends, was a little too long but still a decent-sized draw. However, having run out of
Actors and Actresses
Though he may not be a household name, Callum Woodhouse’s face is certainly a familiar one to PBS Masterpiece viewers. Young Mr. Woodhouse has already made an impression on American audiences with his roles in the period dramedies The Durrells (known in the states as The Durrells in Corfu)