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As AMC Networks struggles to find its footing in the new entertainment landscape, its network of niche brands is finding strength in crossing their streams. AMC+ and horror streamer Shudder have been sharing movies, BBC America feeds AMC+ and AMC, the cable channel, and Acorn TV is letting everyone taste
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When most people think of period dramas, they think of England, whether it be the Tudors era, the Regency period, Victorian times, the Roaring 20s, or World War II. But in recent years, that has become less standard. While most mainstream hits still stick to London and the U.K.
Sundance Now
Streaming service Sundance Now has released a trailer for its upcoming cold case mystery-drama Black Snow, a six-part series that is described as one part whodunit and one part coming-of-age drama. Travis Fimmel (Vikings) as cold-case detective James Cormack, charged with investigating the 25-year-
Sundance Now
It’s usually been European, and U.K. production studios who have benefitted from the sudden run on content brought on by the streaming wars. The gaping maw of content suction must be fed. The BBC, ITV, Canal+, RTE, Channel 4, and others have all happily stepped up to co-
Sundance Now
As noted in our end-of-year streaming service round-up, looking forward to 2023, AMC Networks is changing how it approaches the streaming business. Unlike some of its competitors, like FX, it does not have a massive monopoly company behind it. Also, it did not create a single monolith
Sundance Now
The sheer number of U.S. streaming services can feel like a lot, from the big four (Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, and HBO Max) to the mid-tier services (Hulu, Discovery+, BritBox, Acorn TV, and so forth), plus the little guys like the AMC niche offerings. However, the numbers
Happy Valley
It's a truism that shows on the BBC and ITV are never canceled; they disappear for a while before wandering back. That can lead to shows that forget they needed to end already, like Steve Moffat's never-ending threats to revive Sherlock. But in many cases,
Frozen Planet
At 96 years old, U.K. national treasure David Attenborough has been making documentary specials about the natural world for 70+ years. Though one of his few British contemporaries still remaining, Queen Elizabeth finally passed in 2022 (she was all of a few weeks older), he's still going.
AMC/AMC+
The Irish comedy-drama The Dry first caught our attention last spring, debuting on the soon-to-be-defunct BritBox UK. (Don't worry, it's not going away-away, it's just being folded into ITVX.) Starring Roisin Gallagher (The Fall), the eight-episode limited series
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The twin projects based on the life of British-naturalised Russian defector Alexander Valterovich Litvinenko, who was allegedly killed by radiation poisoning the Russian government, now have American homes. The Benedict Cumberbatch starrer, Londongrad, had one from the initial announcement, with HBO working with Orwell Productions. Despite the Discovery+ merger
AMC/AMC+
Although we have been gifted with several fantastic period dramas over the past few years (Bridgerton, The Spanish Princess, Becoming Elizabeth, Sanditon, Belgravia) for some reason, most of them tend to say firmly planted in one of a handful of time periods. Tudor England is always popular, with its misogynist
AMC/AMC+
It's been almost a decade since the BBC originally commissioned Happy Valley in November 2012. Created and written by Sally Wainwright, the police procedural series was as much a cat-and-mouse game between PC Catherine Cawood and the man who'd raped her daughter, Becky, and