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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
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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
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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
Sci-Fi
BBC America's critically acclaimed science fiction series Orphan Black spun a fascinating multiyear conspiracy around the story of a young woman who discovered she was part of a group of clones, ultimately airing for five seasons and winning an Emmy for star Tatiana Maslany's portrayal of
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It's the end of an era, literally. The date has finally been set for Jodie Whittaker's final Doctor Who adventure, and it's sooner than many viewers likely expected. "The Power of the Doctor" will officially air on both BBC One and BBC
Drama
AMC Networks has officially set a date for the acclaimed crime drama Gangs of London's return. The eight-part second season of the popular, uber-violent series will arrive exclusively on the streaming platform AMC+ on Thursday, November 17. Loosely based on the 2006 video game of the
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Sprawling, uber-violent drama Gangs of London is finally set to return for a second season on AMC+, over two years after it first premiered. Though no specific air date has been announced officially yet, we know that Season 2 will debut in November of this year. Loosely based on
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Sundance Now is one of the multiple niche titles under the larger AMC+ banner. It is part of the only streaming service that's diving up its content to serve micro-audiences rather than combine into a larger behemoth. It's also a bit of an oddity, as
Sci-Fi
BBC America's Orphan Black was technically a Canadian-produced show; it was the first significant original program to become ratings hit for the BBC's Americanized commercial arm. It was the only one that debuted before BBC Worldwide decided to sell half ownership to AMC Networks. It
Drama
Given the plethora of streaming networks under the larger banner of AMC Networks, you might be forgiven for missing out on some of the service's more niche offerings, particularly when Acorn TV is already well known as a destination for British television fans. But, Anglophiles shouldn't
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BBC America was once best known as a chief importer of British programming for American audiences — and still is to some degree, if only as the U.S. linear broadcast home of Doctor Who. However, the rise of streaming services like Netflix and Amazon, with their expansive libraries and significant
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The Television Critics Association press tour last week focused heavily on the non-British offerings coming from the AMC Networks stable of streaming services and cable channels and the long-term offerings for the 2023 slate. But buried in the press releases, one title anglophiles have been eagerly awaiting got