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Adam Kay's debut novel, This Is Going To Hurt, a comedic look at the dark side of the National Health Service focused on gynecology and obstetrics ward, was a national best-seller when it was released in the U.K. The TV adaptation, which premiered on the BBC earlier
Mystery
Some spy-thrillers run forever, like the James Bond film series, which has just finished with leading man Daniel Craig and is now actively looking to cast the seventh official iteration of the character. (If you count non-official ones, it's number nine.) Bond has been able to do that
Comedy
Despite what you may have heard, Netflix is not dead. The streaming service is still head and shoulders above the rest when it comes to a subscriber user base, and though the vast majority of its ~60 originals that it churns out every month may be utter junk, it is
Comedy
British TV comedy has a long history and a serious fandom. From Monty Python to Red Dwarf, the mere phrase "British comedy" comes with weighty lineage and a reputation to uphold. Even newer shows like The Office and Fleabag leave long shadows that other series have to fight
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As the TV year takes shape, it's time for several series from across the pond that weren't cross-pond co-productions to find homes on American broadcast and streaming. The latest pair is The Suspect and Showtrial, a couple of titles from ITV Studios, which will come over
Sci-Fi
All good things must come to an end, and such is the case for supernatural romance A Discovery of Witches. The popular fantasy romance, which follows the story of forbidden love between a vampire and a witch, will return for its final run of episodes in January of 2022, joining
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Six-part psychological thriller Close to Me pon streaming service Sundance Now this month, and if the trailer is anything to go by the series is going to be a tense, twisty ride. The series, which just finished its run on Channel 4 in the U.K., is based on the
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The Pact is a six-part thriller making its debut on Sundance Now and AMC+ this week, with new episodes arriving weekly until the finale premieres on Thursday, January 6, 2022. Written and created by Pete McTighe (A Discovery of Witches) and directed by Eric Styles (Hidden) and Rebecca Johnson (Call
Mystery
One of the nice perks of there being so many streaming services available these days is that more Anglophile-friendly content than ever is arriving on our screens, often on what seems like a daily basis. (I'm not complaining, mind.) And while Sundance Now may be one of the
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Hit identity thriller The Drowning comes to America on not one but two streaming platforms this week. The drama will debut in full on Thursday, May 6 in a simultaneous premiere on streaming services Acorn TV and Sundance Now. The series aired in the U.K. earlier this year and
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Sundance Now has acquired the U.S. rights to Australian thriller The Commons, starring Downton Abbey alum Joanne Froggatt. The premium streaming service has been busily acquiring some intriguing new British offerings in the past few months, including crime drama Des with David Tennant and the thriller The Secrets She
Drama
Though mega-popular actor David Tennant has played a variety of roles over the years - the Tenth Doctor on Doctor Who, a detective with plenty of baggage of his own on Broadchurch, a half-hearted demon in Good Omens, even a Marvel supervillain in Jessica Jones - it's still