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The Crown
When Lesley Manville was announced in the role of Princess Margaret in Season 5 of The Crown, I lamented how writer Peter Morgan's choice to end with Season 5 robbed fans of the initially planned two seasons for the last round of the series' cast, including Imelda
The Crown
The Crown's decision to end its fictionalized biography of Queen Elizabeth II before the turn of the millennium meant the series would no longer extend to the initially planned Season 6. That also means the third and final casting of the titular Elizabeth, plus Prince Philip and Princess
Sanditon
In the wake of a new theatrical version of Emma and the U.S. broadcast of Sanditon earlier this year, 2020 has proven a pretty great year to be a Jane Austen fan. And with everything going on in the world right now, there may still be no better time
Cursed
Netflix fantasy drama Cursed, a female-focused retelling of the King Arthur legend from the perspective of the Lady of the Lake, will officially premiere this July. An adaptation of a YA graphic novel from author Tom Wheeler and illustrated by Frank Miller, the series will aim to tell the
The Big Flower Fight
To be fair, some of us (read: me) might not think that a show about competitive flower arranging could possibly even be entertaining, let alone great. Thankfully, Netflix's The Big Flower Fight is here to prove us all (read: me, again) wrong. The reality competition is basically The
Comedy
It's official: Ricky Gervais' bleak but strangely heartwarming comedy After Life, which just returned for its second season on Netflix last month, has already been renewed for a third. The news comes as part of an annoucement that Gervais has also been signed to a larger, multi-
Cursed
The story of King Arthur can vary widely depending on which version of it you read. But there are some things that are constant - a wizard named Merlin, a Round Table, and Arthur's possession of a magical and powerful sword known as Excalibur. In some versions of this
Black Mirror
Given, well, everything going on in the world right now, it probably shouldn't surprise anyone that creator Charlie Brooker is planning to take a break from his award-winning dystopian science fiction anthology Black Mirror for a bit. After all, when the real world is as terrifying and
Time to Eat
Former The Great British Baking Show winner Nadiya Hussain will soon be cooking on our television screens again - in a brand new series headed to Netflix. Entitled Nadiya's Time to Eat, the show will feature simple, inexpensive recipes that any home level of cook - from beginner to expert
Versailles
Many of us turn to period dramas for escapism, whether we need to see a good romance, some complex class dynamics or just a raft of gorgeous costumes. Historical dramas, as a subgenre, turn all of this up to eleven, generally throwing in recognizable characters – who were real people, or
The Great British Baking Show
Former Doctor Who companion Matt Lucas is trading in the TARDIS for a stint in The Great British Baking Show tent. The actor and comedian will be taking over for outgoing host Sandi Toksvig, who is leaving the reality series after three seasons. The popular reality baking competition, with now
The English Game
Turns out that Belgravia isn't the only Julian Fellowes period drama headed our way this Spring. New six-part series The English Game arrives on Netflix this month, and aims to tell the story of 19th-century origins of football (soccer to us Americans, of course) and explore