Sundance Now
Not every country has a signature homegrown streamer the way the U.S. has Netflix. Launching a successful streaming service without viewers already feeling deeply familiar with the studio it's tied to is tough. It's not an accident the most successful streaming service in New Zealand
Disney/Hulu
Until the advent of streaming, the only major network that consistently brought over British programming for American audiences was PBS. Sure, Bravo and A&E took turns trying to be the "cable version of public broadcasting" when they launched; both were short-lived. Meanwhile, BBC America was
The CW
With the arrival of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories in the public domain, it pretty much means anything goes now when it comes to the world of the iconic British detective. Watson is out here trying to tell a Sherlock story in which Holmes is not
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The ladies of Nonnatus House cannot catch a break on Call the Midwife. They finally saved the house from financial ruin in Season 13 and now own the property outright, but in Season 14, they set up a battle for the upkeep funds of the charity. We got a little
Acorn TV
The psychological reasons behind viewers' love of crime stories and mysteries have been studied since the genre was first introduced in the early Victorian era. It is commonly taken as read that the human desire to see order out of chaos is a major driver, as is the sense
BritBox
Now that the casting upheaval on Shetland has settled out, it's time to return to the Scottish highlands as the popular mystery series begins filming Season 10. But though the series has found a new groove with Ashley Jensen taking over the series lead role as DI Ruth
BritBox
By his own admission, Ludwig is “quite the legend” in the puzzle-making field. But he has one puzzle — reverse chess — that never quite took off. “Nobody could ever solve them,” Ludwig laments. But finally! Finally! Reverse chess gets its moment to shine in Ludwig's fourth episode. In
Netflix
Nothing keeps the Peaky Blinders down. Not even what seemed at the time to be a series ending. Word on the street is that, despite running six full seasons on Netflix and the BBC and landing a feature film continuation, the story of the Shelby clan might not be as
Peacock
It was January 2025 when reports that the BBC was reviving The Capture for a third season first surfaced in the U.K. press. The series, which went completely unnoticed in the U.S. when it streamed its first two seasons on Peacock in 2020 and 2022, was not a
Apple TV
Just because Jason Sudeikis and Apple TV+ cannot leave Ted Lasso alone after three seasons doesn't mean the entire cast is frozen, waiting for the show to return. Phil Dunster joined Surface Season 2, Brett Goldstein has a movie called All of You, Hannah Waddingham will co-star
BBC
The BBC has spent the first quarter of 2025 being very cautious about what it commissioned. There's good reason for U.K. producers to be wary: the fundamental change in transatlantic partnerships at the beginning of the year represents a sea change in the world of business and
BBC
Since the unfortunate cancellation of the offbeat superhero comedy Extraordinary, many of us (read: me) have wondered what its creator, Emma Moran, might do next. Last week, we discovered she's set to pen a Cold War-era spy thriller called Honey for the BBC. Described as "flirty&