Roadkill
Peaky Blinders star Helen McCrory has officially joined Hugh Laurie in the cast of Roadkill, a four-part political thriller penned by British playwright David Hare, who penned the 2018 miniseries Collateral and wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of Michael Cunningham’s The Hours. PBS Masterpiece also announced
Culture
The holidays are here, which means families are curling up around the virtual fireplace, basking in the soft glow of the LED screen. And now, thanks to the revolution of streaming, we have more options for distracting relatives from mentioning the word "impeachment" unless they're asking
Howards End
Period drama fans have a lot to celebrate in the new year - the lavish new Howards End is coming to PBS Masterpiece! Based on E.M. Forster’s classic novel of the same name, Howards End follows two unconventional and independent sisters – Margaret and Helen Schlegel – as they seek love
Movies
It's true: Maybe we don't actually need another onscreen adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma, given the fact that there's already a fairly great feature film version starring Gwyneth Paltrow and an amazing television adaptation starring Romola Garai out there just waiting for
His Dark Materials
Lin-Manuel Miranda arrives as Lee Scoresby in this week's His Dark Materials cold open, floating along in his hot air balloon and singing. It's the first time the show has seemed, if not cheerful, at least as if it has sprung into full color. It
The Chaperone
The Chaperone is the first major theatrical film release from PBS Distribution, best known up until now for home video releases. One can understand why this was the first project selected for it. Adapted and written by Julian Fellowes of Downton Abbey fame from the novel by Laura Moriarty, it
Doctor Who
After what feels like forever, we finally have our first look at Doctor Who Season 12. And if the one minute clip is anything to go by, Jodie Whittaker's second season in the TARDIS is going to be worth the wait. The BBC celebrated Doctor Who's
Comedy
In this installment of Dated or Delightful, we travel back to 1980 to see if a sitcom about the British government can still be funny. Almost forty years ago, the BBC’s Yes Minister debuted in the U.K. Its authenticity was credited to the fact that the writers used
The Durrells in Corfu
So it’s been a few weeks since we said farewell to Louisa, Larry, Leslie, Margo and Gerry a.k.a. The Durrells in Corfu. And, yeah, we all miss this heartwarming family tale. For those of you who may be feeling at a loss, I’ve taken a spin
The Crown
Buckingham Palace is back on Netflix, with The Crown Season 3. The royal soap opera spent the first two seasons attempting the draft the first retelling of the history of the second Elizabethan era to great acclaim. It might not be William Shakespeare's Richard III or Henry V,
His Dark Materials
Last week's His Dark Materials ended with Lyra's capture by the gobbler goons, unaware the child they collected was the last one Mrs. Coulter ever wanted to see go North for experimentation. In other circumstances, this might have been the worst thing to happen. Since these
World On Fire
Sprawling, epic World War II drama World on Fire will officially be coming to PBS Masterpiece this Spring. The seven-part period drama spans the first year of the war, with its story split between multiple main characters in several locations, including Manchester, Warsaw, Berlin and Paris. The idea is