Starz
The Couple Next Door hasn't moved into its American address quite yet, but in the U.K., more neighbors are on the way. Channel 4, which produces the Eagle Eye Drama series, has announced it has become its biggest streaming launch to date, with over one million views
Acorn TV
After last week’s introduction to the formula, Inspector Ellis’ second episode opens with the titular detective and her bagman, DS Chet Harper, summoned to Callorwell Police Station in England’s picturesque Peak Region. Awaiting them is suspected drug dealer Carla Duffy (Orla Charlton), gleefully watching the clock tick down;
Theater
American theater lovers will have the chance to see some of the U.K.’s best productions in early 2025. Blockbuster musical Operation Mincemeat is headed to Broadway this spring, David Tennant’s (Rivals) sold-out West End Macbeth will be screened in theaters across the country, and Andrew Scott (Ripley)
Channel 4
If our entertainment landscape is to be believed, flying the friendly skies is much more complicated than it used to be. From Hijack to Red Eye, long-haul flights are suddenly full of tension and peril, and audiences can’t seem to get enough of these stories’ propulsive, high-stakes nature. Now,
HBO & HBO Max
If HBO is airing and streaming the finale of a high-profile show, that almost certainly means the network plans to drop a "coming soon" trailer just before the "Last time on" sequence rolls. As it was foretold, so it shall be, as said trailer full of
PBS
As Wolf Hall reaches its midpoint, Thomas Cromwell has lost his protector in Wolsey and needs to find a way to keep himself at the king's right hand, lest Henry suddenly turn on him. What better way than to hook one's self to a rising star?
PBS
The clock is ticking after last week's bombshell on The Marlow Murder Club. The first order of business: Tanika officially hires Judith, Becks, and Suzie as consultants on the case after they prove the religious link between the two previous murders and predict that a third murder is
PBS
Any new adaptation of E. M. Forster’s 1910 novel Howards End has a tough act to follow, namely the much-loved 1992 Merchant Ivory film starring such British acting greats as Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, and Vanessa Redgrave. However, the 2017 version produced by the BBC, initially in partnership with
Acorn TV
The Acorn TV series Hidden Assets is one of those crime shows that has flown under the radar in America, and with good reason. The Irish-Belgian RTE co-production series stands out as odd among the cozy crime drama world's offerings. There's no small village; everyone is
Netflix
When you think of "Netflix period drama," the odds are that your mind will jump right to Bridgerton. The colorful historical romance mixes swoony love stories with lavish costumes and an entertaining (if vaguely defined) take on what a post-racial Regency period might have been like. You can
Netflix
When The Great British Baking Show moved house from BBC One to Channel 4 after its seventh season (labeled Season 4 by PBS), the contract was for a guaranteed three seasons. This was in keeping with the same structure the show had done with the BBC. After the show'
Movies
Andrea Arnold sits in an exciting but complicated position in British film; her small filmography has significantly influenced the next generation of independent British filmmakers (predominantly female directors), but her work is not readily financed and, it turns out, difficult to produce. It may explain why it’s taken eight