PBS
Wolf Hall is dominated by themes of marriage, pregnancy, and childbirth, a primary concern for the first two generations of Tudors, which only loomed larger as Henry started going through wives like tissue paper, as he does in The Mirror & the Light. The Church controlled marriages for centuries in
PBS
The second season of Marie Antoinette brings new faces and new rivals, the most prominent being Jeanne de Valois (Freya Mavor). Jeanne is almost as much a main character as Marie Antoinette (Emilia Schüle) this season, and her outsized role in the queen’s life and death are key set
HBO & HBO Max
There was a time, about a decade ago, before I joined Telly Visions, when I launched a Harry Potter/Wizarding World website. I say this to be upfront about how long and how dedicated a Potter fan I was, without getting into things that are better left locked away on
Paramount+
Watson returned this week after a week off. We got to know a little bit more about John's (Morris Chestnut) time with Sherlock through Irene Adler's (Whoopie Van Raam) visit in the last episode, but this week we learned a lot more about our enigmatic Doctor
PBS
A shocking portrait, an open marriage, and a heist, oh my! Marie Antoinette’s fourth episode, “The Pursuit of Happiness,” tackles quite a bit of drama and intrigue. Hold onto your bustles; there’s a lot to address! The public unveiling of the queen’s new portrait challenges her modernity
PBS
Historically speaking, Thomas Cromwell is not a man who is easy to know. While many historical records of his public actions survive, we know relatively little about his private life. It's why the Wolf Hall franchise (both the television series and Hilary Mantel's trilogy) is so
PBS
Our Midwife trainees, Rosalind (Natalie Quarry) and Joyce (Renee Bailey), won't be forgetting this week on Call the Midwife anytime soon. The junior nurses each had their hands full with separate cases that tested all of their patience and decorum. Rosalind had to bite her tongue when a
Theater
Two of England's buzziest young actors (and former Sex Education co-stars) are set to square off on stage as two of history's greatest literary titans and contemporary rivals. Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who) and Edward Bluemel (My Lady Jane) will play Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare
Culture
The name’s Bond, James Bond… But honestly, he’s been hogging too much of the spotlight. When you think of fictional spies, 007 is the first one who comes to mind, and the globally understood glamor and coolness of how he pulls off world-saving missions points to the
Apple TV
For the entirety of the second season of Apple TV+’s mystery/thriller, Surface, protagonist Sophie Ellis/Tess Caldwell (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) has made it her mission to peel back the proverbial layers of the onion that is the powerful, old monied Huntley family of Britain. Of course, that’s
Disney/Hulu
In the world of Doctor Who, the only thing that's ever constant is change. Showrunners, stars, and stories come and go, and still the franchise carries on into its sixth decade, travelling hopefully and finding new stories to tell about the indefinable wonders of the universe. Ncuti Gatwa&
Netflix
Black Mirror’s whole shtick has always been that it could be true. With episodes set a few years away from, or even with just a few alterations to our current way of life, creator Charlie Brooker’s anthology show has usually served as a cautionary tale about society’s