Channel 4
Channel 4
The mid-2020s have already been a brutal time for the entertainment industry, as the downslope from peak TV suddenly gets steep for several struggling production studios. Between Netflix's domination reaching global levels, uncertain economies, and unfriendly environments, there are a lot of networks going through dark times
Peacock
It took most U.K. broadcast networks a little longer than was probably good for them to hop aboard the streaming service bandwagon, but since the end of 2022 and the launch of ITVX, the primary networks have all started focusing on making series for broadcast designed to boost streaming
Tubi
It took almost a year and a post or two begging for a second season, but Channel 4 has confirmed the return of the unsung comedy hit of 2024, Big Mood. The series had decent viewership numbers in the U.K. when it initially aired, but surprised Anglophiles in the
Channel 4
Over the last decade, there's been a disingenuous argument over whether entertainment has gotten "Too Political," as if telling stories that reflect one's personal experience isn't revolutionary for anyone who is not an upper-class white male from Western civilization. In reality,
BritBox
Critically acclaimed Channel 4 comedy The Change arrived on BritBox last summer to relatively little fanfare. This isn't a huge surprise, given the glut of content we're asked to sift through daily, it's likely that many simply didn't hear enough about the
Channel 4
First, there was The Great British Baking Show, then The Great British Sewing Bee, followed by The Great Pottery Throwdown. Now, Channel 4 has commissioned another reality competition series based on the arts of homemaking: The Game of Wool. (The series is technically set in Scotland, hence the eschewing of
PBS
Over on Walter Presents, Astrid (Astrid et Raphaëlle) is hitting peak popularity, as the series' fourth season is handed the honor of kicking off the foreign language anthology series' 2025 slate at the beginning of January. However, the true sign of a Walter Presents series officially being a
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
Channel 4
Lovers of James Graham’s Sherwood, take note: his next series, focusing on the final days of Margaret Thatcher’s prime ministership, has released its first images. The series, commissioned by Channel 4, is one of the network’s upcoming awards bait series that’s found terra firma after the
Channel 4
Channel 4’s upcoming adaptation of Louise Kennedy’s debut novel Trespasses has landed some serious star power behind it. The book, which follows a Catholic teacher living in Northern Ireland during the Troubles and her scandalous romance with a Protestant man, was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for
PBS
Filming for Patience, the highly anticipated English-language remake of the fan-favorite French series Astrid (Astrid et Raphaëlle), has just completed in the U.K., and with the end of filming comes the announcement that a distributor on that side of the pond has signed on to air the
Channel 4
James Graham's Sherwood was one of the best shows anywhere on TV in 2022. An unflinching portrayal of what Margaret Thatcher's administration was allowed to do to the working classes to break the miner's strike and sow acrimony between those who could unite against