Netflix
They say that truth is stranger than fiction. It's not entirely clear that that's still true in the year of our Lord 2025, if only because the events depicted in shows like Netflix's The Diplomat don't feel entirely all that far-fetched these
Netflix
Netflix likes to present itself as an underdog in the entertainment world, an upstart rebel here to improve television. In reality, Netflix is the 650-pound gorilla of the streaming world, dwarfing the competition and all but guaranteeing the death of basic cable now that it’s taking away live sports,
Disney/Hulu
Change is the name of the game in the world of Doctor Who, and that’s as true behind the scenes as it is in front of the camera. Fifteenth Doctor Ncuti Gatwa’s second season in the TARDIS will arrive later this year, and Varada Sethu (Mrs. Sidhu Investigates)
PBS
We are in a golden age of murder mysteries on TV. Cozy crime like Grantchester, Father Brown, and Death in Paradise are all hitting double-digit seasons. Meanwhile, more highbrow fare aims to do something different with the genre, from Agatha Christie reimaginings like Murder Is Easy to upcoming comedy mysteries
BritBox
Most Americans probably first encountered That Mitchell & Webb Look in syndication on BBC America in the early 2010s or streaming on Hulu and Netflix in the twenty-teens. Titular stars David Mitchell and Robert Webb were already quite popular in the U.K., first breaking out with The Mitchell and
Exclusive
Before the season premiere for Vienna Blood’s fourth and likely final season, lead actors Matthew Beard (Dr. Max Liebermann) and Juergen Maurer (Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt) spent about an hour thoughtfully answering press questions about their characters’ arcs, the series' distressingly timely historical resonances, and the joy it brings
ITV
There are two ways to handle the surprise success of a TV limited series. One can simply accept the success, take the awards and accolades, and move on. One can renew the series for a second season and hope the writers have some good ideas on where the characters go
Theater
Though many television fans rightly look forward to Rosamund Pike's (Saltburn) return to the small screen in the upcoming third season of Prime Video's The Wheel of Time adaptation, Moiraine Damodred is hardly the only powerful woman she'll be portraying this year. Theater buffs
Netflix
It's official: The Empress's reign will continue for one final season. Netflix has announced that its internationally popular German period drama has been renewed for Season 3, but that its third outing would officially be its last. The series follows the story of Elisabeth of Bavaria
PBS
February is the shortest and cruelest month. Just when you think the horrors of winter are over, February manages to strike with one last snowstorm, deep freeze, or wildfire. For PBS viewers, February rarely brings major debuts. It is treated as a January appendage, with all the major British debuts
BBC
There's been a lot in the news lately about the BBC's pipeline backup and the need for Parliament to change the rules ahead of the 2026 charter to be more flexible about co-productions and grant money. While some of this is a bit of hyperbole and
MGM+
It's been nearly a year since the SEC formally announced it would allow movie production house Lionsgate to spin off its homegrown streaming service Starz into two companies. The split has been slow and protracted, with Lionsgate not filing its finalized plan until November 2024. Even as the