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Acorn TV’s Bloodlands continues and, as promised, the series' second episode turns up the tension with twists, turns, and head-scratching cliffhangers. But before we get into all of that messiness, let’s review what occurred last week. DCI Tom Brannick (played by James Nesbitt) has been called in
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Mystery series Sherlock basically made a global star out of actor Benedict Cumberbatch, launching him into everything from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Doctor Strange), to the Star Trek franchise (Star Trek Into Darkness), and the Lord of the Rings prequels (The Hobbit trilogy). And while the series hasn't
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It's official, crime thriller Bloodlands, which just arrived in America by way of streamer Acorn TV this month, has been renewed for a second season. The series, which stars James Nesbitt as DCI Tom Brannick, a veteran detective who delves into his own dark past to try and
Mystery
It took a couple of years before the cold case series Unforgotten made its way across the pond. Two seasons of the mystery had already aired overseas before the show arrived on PBS Masterpiece's schedule in 2018. But the series was a surprise hit in the spring of
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Benedict Cumberbatch has an array of intriguing roles in the works, but one of the most interesting has to be The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, a biopic that features both vibrant art and multiple cats. (My dream? My dream.) The Sherlock star will portray the real-life Wain, who was
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British actress Carey Mulligan has been gracing big and small screens with notable performances since 2005. The wide range of genres on her resume, from classic literary adaptations and indie black comedies to TV crime drama and wartime tragedies, suggests that Mulligan isn’t afraid of an acting challenge (or
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When Killing Eve first burst on the scene, it was the biggest hit BBC America had produced in years. Conceived of and written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the recasting of the spy-vs-spy trope with two women was a revelation. It took Sandra Oh from a former Grey's Anatomy star
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Welcome to the first of four episode recaps for the new Acorn TV thriller, Bloodlands. We’re promised a twisty cat-and-mouse game that also ponders moral questions about the balance between justice for past crimes and protecting peace in the present. The first episode has quite a lot of exposition,
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The six-part drama The Trial of Christine Keeler was originally released in the U.K. in December of last year and is now streaming on HBO-MAX. Apparently, the intention of the all-woman production team - writer Amanda Coe (Apple Tree Yard), Director Andrea Harkin, and Producer Rebecca Ferguson - was
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When you hear the name James Nesbitt, you may think of any one of the Northern Irish actor's dozens of film and television roles over the past three decades, including Cold Feet, Peter Jackson's The Hobbit trilogy, Waking Ned Devine, and The Missing. His career has
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Killing Eve star Jodie Comer is in talks to star in director Ridley Scott's upcoming film Kitbag, an epic tale of the life of Napoleon Bonaparte. Deadline reports that while there's no official deal in place just yet, Comer is Scott's first choice to
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BBC One has announced the follow-up to 2018's A Very English Scandal is finally a go at the network. The first installment of the series, produced by Blueprint Pictures, was a critical hit both on both sides of the pond with partner Amazon Studios, taking home Emmys, Golden