Acorn TV
The Madame Blanc Mysteries is gearing up to release Season 4, but here in the States, there's been a bit of a hiccup. The series, an Acorn TV co-production with Channel 5, was announced in the summer of 2024 as heading into production for the new season, complete
Movies
The calendar gods (and Sony Pictures) have given us all the greatest gift of 2025 — the third cinematic adventure of Paddington Bear. Paddington in Peru is the very much needed and appreciated next chapter about the life and times of this very kind bear with a marmalade sandwich habit. This
Channel 4
It's Valentine's Day weekend here in the U.S., and the U.K. has sent us all a small gift to help us through the next year: the return of David Mitchell (Ludwig) and Robert Webb (Whitstable Pearl) joining forces on the small screen in their
MGM+
Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue has set an ambitious premiere date for its debut on MGM+, arriving the first Sunday in March, dead smack in the middle of every network's big premiere window to get the most Emmy love for their broadcast. It's obvious why
Amazon Studios/Prime Video
It's finally official: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will be back for a third season. This news isn't incredibly surprising, given that almost everyone involved with the show already appeared to be proceeding as though Season 3 was a done deal in
HBO & HBO Max
The Narrow Road to the Deep North has found a path to a U.S. release. The five-part period drama miniseries, based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Australian writer Richard Flanagan, was originally picked up in 2018 when making TV shows on spec for hungry streamers
Amazon Studios/Prime Video
It's been about six months since Amazon's Prime Video revealed it was greenlighting The Assassin from the production company run by the writing-directing team of brothers Harry and Jack Williams. The Williams have become a prolific outfit in recent years after the slow rollout of their
BBC
Too often, when we think of women in period dramas, we think of shows like Downton Abbey or Bridgerton, shows that put their female characters in elaborate dresses and send them off for tea or balls. It seems safe to say that the BBC's upcoming period drama Dope
Acorn TV
There's been reporting on and off about how bad the local journalism crisis is, but most people don't realize that it's not limited to the U.S.; it's literally a global crisis, whether you live here in the U.S. or in
Channel 4
The mid-2020s have already been a brutal time for the entertainment industry, as the downslope from peak TV suddenly gets steep for several struggling production studios. Between Netflix's domination reaching global levels, uncertain economies, and unfriendly environments, there are a lot of networks going through dark times right
Peacock
It took most U.K. broadcast networks a little longer than was probably good for them to hop aboard the streaming service bandwagon, but since the end of 2022 and the launch of ITVX, the primary networks have all started focusing on making series for broadcast designed to boost streaming
MGM+
MGM+'s new Robin Hood adaptation is starting to take shape. The series found its titular folk hero a few weeks ago in newcomer Jack Patten, an Australian actor whose debut role hasn't even hit screens yet. But his nemesis will wear a much more familiar face: