Disney's Streaming Platform
Disney/Hulu
Since Disney+ started getting into the international productions game, Hulu has been reaping the benefits. Disney owns both, but due to complications in Hulu's origin story, the two currently are separate services in the states. (That's not true in the U.K., where Hulu is known
Doctor Who
Many Doctor Who fans have spent the past few months breathlessly speculating about what's next for the iconic sci-fi series. And as we look toward its 60th anniversary next year and the massive celebration that's reportedly going to be taking place, there are still a
Disney/Hulu
Hulu's relationship with Irish network RTE has been paying dividends since initially getting involved with Normal People via the streaming service's standing relationship with BBC Three. The follow-up, Conversations With Friends, was a little too long but still a decent-sized draw. However, having run
Doctor Who
While Doctor Who fans worldwide are still trying to adjust to multiple big changes in the world of the franchise ahead of its sixtieth anniversary next year---Thirteenth Doctor Jodie Whittaker's exit, former-and-maybe-now-current-who-knows Doctor David Tennant's return, former showrunner Russell
Doctor Who
The transitions between Doctor Who's titular characters as they regenerate are often bumpy, even when the circumstances are typical. But there's nothing ordinary about the latest changeover from Jodie Whittaker's 13th Doctor to Ncuti Gatwa, who at this point seems to be destined to
Doctor Who
As anyone who watched the Doctor Who BBC centenary special "The Power of the Doctor" already knows, something wonky appears to have happened with Thirteenth Doctor Jodie Whittaker's regeneration. Because she didn't regenerate—as most of us likely expected—into the new Doctor Ncuti
Doctor Who
For those who grew up with Classic Doctor Who, the 2005 reboot was a huge deal. In those pre-streaming days, franchises weren't revived left and right the way they have been this decade. In many ways, the man behind the reboot, Russell T. Davies, was ahead of
Movies
In the world of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, Rosaline is a secondary character, memorable only in that she's the unrequited first love of Romeo Montague. She doesn't get a single line and, in fact, never even appears onstage. But her influence on the
Renegade Nell
Though fans are still mourning the cancellation of the period drama Gentleman Jack, series' creator Sally Wainwright isn't slowing down in terms of projects she's working on. Production on the third and final season of crime drama Happy Valley is already underway, and the cast
Movies
Romeo & Juliet is a formative story for many people. For many readers, it's their first introduction to the work of William Shakespeare and the idea that love doesn't always have a happy ending. (Though, truly, I wish we as a society had managed to take
Comedy
It took nearly three years for Disney to start pulling in U.K. series, but the arrival of Welcome to Wrexham this month marks the start of a new era in streaming, where Disney, and its Hulu subsidiary, are significant players. Hulu already has an ongoing deal with BBC Three
The Veil
It's Disney Week at the Television Critics Association, which means TV announcement news is heavy on Marvel, Star Wars, and American content and light on the U.K. offerings. But FX, which has been refashioning itself as a brand within the empire since Disney bought parent company 20th