Netflix
Much like Stranger Things, Squid Game, and most recently Adolescence, Netflix did not expect Lupin to be a hit when it first debuted on the streaming service in 2021. For one thing, the French-made series, starring Omar Sy as Assane Diop, is not in English; its entire premise is rooted
Amazon Studios/Prime Video
For many years, a silent (sometimes not so silent) caste system existed in Hollywood: movie actors were considered upper class, while TV actors were perceived as working class. Transitioning from TV to movies was a challenging step, and those who succeeded (like George Clooney) only served to highlight how many
Movies
The film Billion Dollar Spy was only officially announced as being in production in March 2025, but the first image is already out, and the period film already looks like it's worth as much as its title. Adapted from the bestselling 2015 book by David E. Hoffman, The
PBS
Of all the new series* coming to PBS in the 2025-2026 TV season, there are two I am looking forward to more than most. Bookish, the Mark Gatiss LGBTQ+ 1940s-set series from UKTV and Alibi, and The Puzzle Lady, which gives Phyllis Logan her overdue starring role as a Miss
Theater
London's theater scene is always one of the best in the world, and the remainder of 2025 is now different. With big name stars like Imelda Staunton (Mrs. Warren's Profession), Michael Sheen (Nye), Nicola Walker (The Unbelievers), Andrew Lincoln (The Lady From the Sea), Rosamund Pike
BBC
Though most Americans likely recognize Aidan Gillen from his critically acclaimed turn as the scheming Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish on HBO megahit Game of Thrones, the Irish actor has a long career full of notable roles on such series as the original U.K. Queer as Folk, the gangland
PBS
The last ten years in the television industry have been a virtual tsunami of new shows. Between Hulu and Amazon's early attempts to compete with Netflix, and Disney, NBCUniversal, Paramount, and Warner Bros. launching their own services, the sudden demand for more original series surged as networks discovered
BBC
E.M. Forster's novels are quintessential British stories of the 20th century; his A Room with a View and Howards End have been staples of British culture, and the film adaptations defined the Merchant-Ivory style, characterized by soft focus and repressed romance. However, his third major work, A
BritBox
When Mr. Loverman debuted on the BBC in October 2024, the critical reviews were laudatory, praising the work of stars Lennie James as Barrington "Barry" Walker, the titular Loverman of the title, Sharon D Clarke as his wife Carmel, and Ariyon Bakare as Morris, Barry's BFF
BBC
This decade has been several flavors of awful for the entertainment industry since the pandemic first hit in March 2020, followed by the double strike of 2023. Five years in, the aftereffects are still everywhere, from the ongoing sale of the 115-year-old Paramount Studios to the multiple rounds of layoffs
Channel 4
British mysteries, no matter when they are set, consistently find an audience in the U.S. The same cannot be said about legal dramas, Rumpole's success in the early 1980s notwithstanding. Period piece legal dramas do ok, especially ones attached to Agatha Christie-style whodunits. But contemporary legal dramas
BBC
Entertainment is a political business. Anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something. Every TV series and movie released into the world is a product of not just someone's imagination (and a whole lot of hard work from artists), but is a testament to the social mores and