Comedy
it's true, popular Apple TV+ comedy Ted Lasso isn't precisely a British series. But it's such a good show, with such decidedly British sensibilities (I mean, it basically had a Christmas special last season) that it seems basically built in a lab to appeal
The Gilded Age
A new year, a new beginning for the streaming wars for our eyeballs. After two years of endless streaming services debuts, this is the first year where we might see the numbers dwindle as the mergers begin. But until that starts, there's a laundry list of places with
Culture
Even if March 2020 hadn't been the beginning of a new worldwide reality, the beginning of this decade was always going to see a mass shift in how content delivery worked in entertainment. November 2019 saw the launches of Apple TV+ and Disney+, 2020 had Quibi, HBO Max,
Actors and Actresses
Unfortunately, 2021 was not that much of an improvement over the previous 365 days, was it? More like 2020, part 2 or 2020 Déjà vu? Anyhow, as in any year, we had to say goodbye to folks who have entertained, inspired, and enlightened us for decades. It seemed that while
Drama
The highly anticipated fourth season of cat-and-mouse thriller Killing Eve arrives in just a couple of months, and BBC America has given us a rather fantastic holiday present: The first real trailer for the final run of episodes. (Granted, it's only 30 seconds long, but at this point,
Actors and Actresses
When I mention Jamie Dornan, what comes to mind? Christian Grey? His performance in one of this year's most acclaimed movies, Belfast? The embarrassingly endearing stories he tells on the Graham Norton chat show? Seven years ago, I wrote a profile on the Northern Irish actor when he
Culture
The past year in British entertainment has felt odd, especially for American viewers. The delayed lack of programming from 2020 hit over here in the first half of 2021, leaving us with nothing to watch, while the rush of content the second half of the year made it almost impossible
Sci-Fi
In its final season with Jodie Whittaker as the 13th Doctor, Doctor Who has gone downright experimental. Season 13, known as Doctor Who: Flux, may have wound up a wild failure, but so are many experiments run on long-running series like this, and one cannot blame them for trying. With
Culture
After the 2020 Hollywood shutdown and U.K. lockdowns blew up filming on nearly everything worldwide, 2021 was never going to be normal, especially for PBS, whose anthology series Masterpiece and Walter's Choice are almost exclusively dependant on overseas imports by design. But the year wasn't
Drama
It seems unlikely that anyone is watching Acorn TV's The Larkins for its high-stakes drama. There really isn't any. Each episode usually features an overarching plot, but none of them are what you might call deep. This week, the hour's larger "story"
Drama
Netflix gave Bridgerton fans the best Christmas gift of all this year: An official premiere date for Season 2. (And one that's so much sooner than most of us likely expected!) The first season of Bridgerton dropped on Christmas Day in 2020, a colorful, confectionary swirl of romance
Drama
Happy Christmas, everyone! There’s so much to cover in this extended holiday episode of Call the Midwife. It’s full of classic family Christmas traditions, for sure. But viewers are also treated to hoodlums, a handful of tricky deliveries for the midwives and if that’s not enough, a