Whitstable Pearl
On the surface, Acorn TV's new series, Whitstable Pearl, seems to be yet another "lots of deaths in a small English town magically solved by common citizens" series. The genre is so famous that it's spawned multiple parodies, from McSweeney's "Help!
The Great
Hulu's hilarious, heartfelt period comedy-drama The Great was one of 2020's most unexpected delights, a frothy and wildly entertaining take on the life of a young Catherine the Great that chronicles her rise from outsider to the longest-reigning female ruler in Russia’s history.
Whitstable Pearl
Acorn TV's new original mystery series Whitstable Pearl lands next week, and aims to explores the dark undercurrents of murder and debauchery swirling beneath the surface of the English seaside town of Whitstable, famous for its native oysters and buffeted by the prevailing winds and spray of the
Noughts + Crosses
It's official: Noughts + Crosses, the BBC adaptation of author Majorie Blackman's award-winning YA series of the same name, will return for a second season. Given that it's been a year since the futuristic contemporary drama aired in the U.K. and six months
Bridgerton
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Bridgerton is Netflix's most successful series in the streaming service's history, topping its internal ratings measurements by orders of magnitude in the middle of what was already a banner year. The show was so successful that Netflix broke the
The Serpent Queen
Cable network Starz announced a few weeks ago that former Harlots star Samantha Morton would lead their new series The Serpent Queen, an eight-part drama about the life of the infamous French queen Catherine de Medici. This week, they announced the actors who would join her, casting ten names
Line of Duty
When Line of Duty first started airing in 2012 on BBC Two, it was a hit right out of the gate. Written and created by Jed Mercurio, it was the latest in a string of high-profile projects from the writer that ran the gamut from the ultra-realistic hospital
Anne Boleyn
Dishonest or devoted? Sinner or saint? Traitor or trailblazer? These are the questions the trailer for the buzzy, controversial new period drama Anne Boleyn asks its audience to consider about the woman whose story most of us feel we already know. The upcoming Channel 5 series has made waves ever
The Beast Must Die
Fans of cold noir mysteries on hot summer nights have a new title to add to their must-watch list this year. The Beast Must Die, commissioned initially as one of BritBox UK's first original series, is heading to the US to air on AMC and its corresponding
Marlow
The Crown star Claire Foy is leaving royalty behind for a very different sort of leading role with Britbox. The Emmy winner has been tapped to star in the upcoming crime drama Marlow, an eight-episode thriller that tells the story of two warring families that have lived on the
Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries
It may be "shot girl summer" here in the states, but on Acorn TV, it's going to be "sixties girl summer" starting in June with Ms. Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries Season 2. Ms. Fisher — the younger version, Peregrine, is back with a
Becoming Elizabeth
Premium cable network Starz has released the first look at its upcoming period drama Becoming Elizabeth, an eight-episode series that aims to explore an oft-ignored aspect of the famous Elizabeth Tudor's life: Her youth. The daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth saw her