America's Public Television Stations
Sanditon
When it was announced Andrew Davies was taking on Sanditon, the final, unfinished novel written by Jane Austen, there were high hopes around the Janite fandom. Davies, whose 1995 Pride & Prejudice is still considered the gold standard, had worked on four adaptations of Austen's six famous novels,
Call the Midwife
After months of delay, Call The Midwife is finally back on BBC where it belongs. After managing to get its Christmas special up on time, the regular season, which usually follows directly in January, was delayed by a few months as filming wound down. But once it was ready for
Endeavour
The coronavirus pandemic delays hit some shows harder than others. Over at Netflix, for example, The Crown's planned schedule managed to sidestep the pandemic completely. The Witcher struggled but lucked into finishing relatively on time, while Stranger Things remains in limbo. Here at PBS, the pandemic upended most
PBS
The series Atlantic Crossing has come in for a fair amount of criticism in Europe for its alleged mishandling of history. It was bound to happen, just as viewers of Netflix’s The Crown, couldn’t always separate fact from fiction. Neither The Crown nor Atlantic Crossing ever claimed to
Unforgotten
As the infamous meme goes, "Nature is healing," and yearly fan-favorite series are starting to return to PBS. First out of the gate, the Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar-led mystery series Unforgotten, which now has a release date as part of a packed summer lineup for
All Creatures Great and Small
All Creatures Great & Small could not have arrived at a better time. But not only was the love letter to the Yorkshire dales and low-level drama just what the doctor ordered, but it also landed the late Dame Diana Rigg as the glorious Mrs. Pumphrey in one of
Grantchester
When the coronavirus pandemic rolled into the summer of 2020, it was the first sign for many that the disruption to daily life wasn't ending anytime soon. Even as ITV announced Grantchester would be greenlit for more episodes, the question was, yes, but when? Filming for the series
Call the Midwife
If it's the end of March, then it must be time for PBS's spring season and a new round of Call The Midwife. Since the show's second season in 2013, the series has aired like clockwork every year, with a Christmas special in December
Miss Scarlet (and the Duke)
Fans of Miss Scarlet & The Duke can breathe a sigh of relief as PBS has confirmed that the show has been renewed for a second season. According to Deadline, the Masterpiece brand has picked up the show for a new round of episodes planned for 2022. Created by Rachael
Sherlock
Mystery series Sherlock basically made a global star out of actor Benedict Cumberbatch, launching him into everything from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Doctor Strange), to the Star Trek franchise (Star Trek Into Darkness), and the Lord of the Rings prequels (The Hobbit trilogy). And while the series hasn't
Unforgotten
It took a couple of years before the cold case series Unforgotten made its way across the pond. Two seasons of the mystery had already aired overseas before the show arrived on PBS Masterpiece's schedule in 2018. But the series was a surprise hit in the spring of
Miss Scarlet (and the Duke)
Masterpiece kicked off 2021 with a bang, with the double whammy hits of All Creatures Great & Small and Miss Scarlet & The Duke. Fans already know Season 2 of All Creatures was announced before the show even hit stateside. Though PBS hasn't confirmed it yet, the supposition