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Who needs art made by AI? With programming as derivative, uninspired, and mechanical as Citadel, the Russo Brothers show us that flesh-and-blood human beings are just as capable of mimicking all procedurally generated content themselves. The spy thriller stars Richard Madden (Bodyguard) and Priyanka Chopra Jonas (Quantico) as super-secret spies
Acorn TV
P. D. James’s enigmatic poet/policeman DSI Adam Dalgliesh (Bertie Carvel), has returned to Acorn TV! As with Season 1, each mystery is presented in two episodes, kicking off with “Death of an Expert Witness.” As you may remember from the first season, Dalgliesh was undergoing some hard times,
PBS
One of the most frustrating aspects of the proliferation of streaming services and ITV and the BBC choosing to play the field, leasing content to the highest bidder, is that one never can tell where shows will land or if they will come to the U.S. at all. For
Acorn TV
P.D. James' novels may not have the iconic status of Agatha Christie, but since she started writing in the late 1950s (and her Adam Dalgliesh novels took off in the early 1960s), her name has been grouped with other female mystery writers of U.K. fame, from Dorothy
PBS Passport
PBS Passport is once again bringing members shows before they stream on linear. Season 1 of the British remake of Walter's Choice fan-favorite Before We Die (Innan vi Dör) debuted on most linear PBS stations in March 2022 alongside Call The Midwife and Sanditon Season 2. For 2023,
Acorn TV
Based on Graham Norton’s best-selling novel of the same name, Holding is a complex, thoughtful small town mystery that is a welcome relief from Irish charm or Irish noir overload. The four-part series airing on Acorn TV is directed by Kathy Burke, and created by Dominic Treadwell-Collins and Karen
BritBox
The BBC initially commissioned Season 1 of The Cleaner in August 2020, during what felt like a never-ending pandemic. The show's premise was inspired by the times, starring a guy in the hazmat suit whose job was to come in and clean and disinfect various locations after the
BritBox
The curse cast upon the detective inspectors of Death In Paradise's St. Marie may at long last be ending. Following the conclusion of Season 12, the BBC has confirmed that the long-running tropical island set mystery series has been recommissioned for two more seasons, taking the show'
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ITV's The Bay premiered in March 2019, starring Morven Christie as DS Lisa Armstrong, the Family Liaison Officer (FLO) for the fictional West Lancashire Police Service. A single mother of two, the first season centered around the case of a missing pair of twins, only for Armstrong to
Luther
Luther, the psychological detective series that ran on BBC in fits and starts across the 2010s, earned acclaim from critics and audiences that helped propel its lead actor to stardom. Since Luther first graced the small screen in 2010, Idris Elba has gone on to play the heel for the
Mystery
BritBox’s 2022 fall lineup of U.K. shows had some real gems that flew under the radar in a crowded landscape. Sherwood, for example, was one of the best shows on TV anywhere, hands down, and quickly landed a second season renewal. But another series that arrived in October
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Sophie Rundle (Peaky Blinders) is headed back to the on-screen police force for the first time since her turn as PC Kirsten McAskill back in the early years of Happy Valley. The actor, who was last seen as Ann Lister’s wife, Anne, in Gentleman Jack, has landed the lead