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Say Nothing, the FX/Hulu limited series adaptation of Patrick Radden Keefe’s bestselling, award-winning 2018 book of the same title, covers forty years of events during The Troubles in Northern Ireland and England. Over the scripted series’ nine hour-long episodes, viewers get to know historical figures of
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Disney+ has struggled to craft hits outside of its already established brands of Marvel and Star Wars, and more recently, the additions of Bluey and Doctor Who. However, one subject does seem to bring in eyeballs, even though it's a bit random for the House of Mouse: The
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FX and Hulu haven't done much to promote the all-episodes-at-once debut of Say Nothing, FX's last major debut for 2024. Based on the book by Patrick Radden Keefe, the series is a deep dive into the "Irish Troubles," as the British
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The historical film Firebrand is the sort of prestige-style movie that rarely gets an extended theatrical run. (To be honest, unless you're popular Oscar bait like Conclave most anything that isn't a big-budget tentpole or franchise entry barely makes it past two weeks at
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Like most U.K. shows that Hulu picks up on its own without the marketing of Disney+, Am I Being Unreasonable? did not make much of an impact when it debuted in 2023. The title didn't help; named after the British version of Reddit's AITA advice
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The tradition of families gathering around the telly at Christmas in the U.K. to watch Christmas specials from their favorite series has been going on since the early 1980s; however, it wasn't until the 2005 reboot of Doctor Who that it gained enough cultural cache to earn
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The David Tennant-led Rivals is funny, clever, and quotable. Although the biggest draws are arguably the shirtless men and countless sex scenes, author Dame Jilly Cooper is a witty one, and her source material is ripe with textual play, which translates well onscreen. Tennant’s character, Lord Tony Baddingham,
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Patrick Radden Keefe’s critically adored true crime/nonfiction book Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland has been one of the most revelatory deep dives into the 1970s history of “The Troubles.” However, some readers were concerned when it was first announced that FX
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The long-awaited adaptation of Jilly Cooper's Rivals has finally made it to the small screen, as sexy fare like Regency-set Bridgerton and time-traveling Outlander suddenly have the 1980s-era Bonkbuster coming up behind them. Disney+ went all in on the adaptation, landing superstar David Tennant
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From its opening mid-coitus sequence prominently featuring a naked male posterior, Rivals comes out of the gate promising you’re in for a load of saucy, soapy fun. Clever and funny, the 1980s-set series is based on prolific author Dame Jilly Cooper’s bonkbuster of the same name.
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Production on the first official Doctor Who spinoff since the ill-fated (and very forgettable) Class attempted to create a Doctorless Doctor Who in the mid-2010s kicked off at the end of August 2024 with a splashy A-list roster. The five-episode limited series (which should not be
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"You are in London. And this city makes only one promise — that it will kill you the first chance it gets." Such is the promise at the heart of the teaser for Hulu's A Thousand Blows, a period drama teaming with the sort of grit and