PBS
Much like the Ben Miller version of Professor T, PBS' new series Patience arrives next month with a semi-built-in audience. Based on the super popular French crime drama Astrid, about an autistic researcher who helps her police precinct solve crimes, the new show is an English language remake of
BBC
It's not a secret that The Traitors is one of the biggest reality shows in America. But what many U.S. fans may not know is that the series is part of a much larger franchise that's equally popular all around the globe. Though it began
Netflix
I have gone on record as doubtful that Bridgerton would run eight seasons on Netflix, despite the series being one of the streaming service's most successful to date, and the assurances of series creator Shonda Rhimes that she came into this project prepared to see it through to
Movies
Filming on Lesley Manville's next major motion picture, Winter of the Crow, has officially wrapped. The project was first announced in January 2024, when HanWay Films boarded the production, which was already filming in Warsaw. One of the current crop of low-key successful indie film distributors that tends
BritBox
I would start this post with the classic "It is a truth universally acknowledged," except we're about five years out from being able to say anything about streaming being universally acknowledged. Instead, let us merely say the news that BritBox is boarding the BBC's
Netflix
Netflix's adaptation of the emotional novel My Oxford Year is officially set to arrive this summer, and we should probably just all start stockpiling tissues now. A bittersweet story that's one part journey of self-discovery, one part swoon-worthy romance, and one part exploration of the way
Exclusive
The story of Antonin Carême as the world’s first celebrity chef is well-timed, as Carême on Apple TV+ hits its halfway point, as it’s a nice rejoinder to the just-concluded Marie Antoinette on PBS. Both series are set in France, and both are set in the same revolutionary
PBS
PBS did something deeply unusual during the 2023-2024 TV season. Normally, schedules are set months in advance, and in the case of something like Masterpiece, where premiere dates are dictated by when the show airs in the U.K., there's a lot of shifting around of series to
Acorn TV
It took a good six months, but Acorn TV and Channel 5 finally confirmed Inspector Ellis's return for Season 2. One of the brighter debuts for the niche streamer in 2024, the series (which, like Inspector Morse and Inspector Lewis before her, is merely called Ellis in the
Paramount+
If you haven't heard of Colin From Accounts, well, you probably aren't alone. But it's really time we changed that. The Australian relationship comedy was one of the most critically acclaimed series of the past few years. (It's currently sitting at 100%
Disney/Hulu
Doctor Who fans have had literal decades of practice at dodging spoilers. It's a practice that's been honed over years' worth of conflicting release dates, long waits between U.S. and U.K. transmissions, eventual day and date synchronicity, and whatever was happening last season,
BritBox
Crime drama Grace is one of the most successful procedurals that most American viewers probably haven't heard of. Based on author Peter James's sprawling series of novels, the under-the-radar workhorse has been steadily pulling in numbers for the U.K. network ITV, and has just gone