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A Very British Scandal
A Very British Scandal, the follow-up to the award-winning A Very English Scandal, has finally debuted its first trailer. The highly-anticipated series from Blueprint Pictures is technically a sequel in the budding anthology series centered on mid-century high-level sex scandals from the U.K. The
The Pursuit of Love
Amazon has released the trailer for the buzzy BBC period drama The Pursuit of Love starring Lily James, Emily Beecham, Dominic West, Andrew Scott, Dolly Wells, and more. And spoiler alert, it looks like precisely the frothy romantic delight we've been waiting for since the Bridgerton hiatus started.
The Pursuit of Love
Period drama The Pursuit of Love premiered on the BBC earlier this spring to rave reviews and now American audiences will finally get to see the buzzy adaptation for themselves this summer, thanks to Amazon Prime Video Based on Nancy Mitford's groundbreaking 1945 novel of the same name,
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As a society, we’re obsessed with stories of serial killers. This is easy to understand, given that people who commit multiple murders are clearly operating so far out of the realm of recognizable human behavior that they’re as fascinating as they are frightening. However, far too often, dramas
Sanditon
In the wake of a new theatrical version of Emma and the U.S. broadcast of Sanditon earlier this year, 2020 has proven a pretty great year to be a Jane Austen fan. And with everything going on in the world right now, there may still be no better time
Versailles
Many of us turn to period dramas for escapism, whether we need to see a good romance, some complex class dynamics or just a raft of gorgeous costumes. Historical dramas, as a subgenre, turn all of this up to eleven, generally throwing in recognizable characters – who were real people, or
The Pale Horse
When Agatha Christie's Poirot finally finished its run in 2013, it was a watershed moment, as British TV struggled to figure out how to continue to tap into one of its most celebrated (and prolific) writers, following the conclusion of such a genre-defining series. The eventual decision
The Pale Horse
The latest in the BBC's series of new adaptation of classic Agatha Christie stories is coming to America this spring! Over the past few years, the corporation has been producing a series of remakes of Christie's 80+ stories, featuring all-star casts and largely focusing on
The Durrells in Corfu
So it’s been a few weeks since we said farewell to Louisa, Larry, Leslie, Margo and Gerry a.k.a. The Durrells in Corfu. And, yeah, we all miss this heartwarming family tale. For those of you who may be feeling at a loss, I’ve taken a spin
The Cry
The general idea behind The Cry, a BBC drama that arrives in America by way of cable network Sundance and its streaming arm Sundance Now, is every parent's worst nightmare. A foreign country. A missing child. A mystery it seems no one can solve. And a devastated couple
The Pale Horse
The forthcoming BBC adaptation of Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse has a virtual murderer's row of talent coming aboard. Screenwriter Sarah Phelps is back again with yet another Agatha Christie adaptation for the BBC. Phelps, who adapted J.K. Rowling's The Casual Vacancy, has
Vanity Fair
Amazon's new adaptation of Vanity Fair aims to get with the times. It doesn't always work. In this time of reboots and remakes, Vanity Fair was bound to come around again. The orginial novel, by William Thackeray, was published in the 1840s, the period piece nature