BritBox
Jed Mercurio's Line of Duty didn't so much end as disappear without a word after its sixth season, the most watched to date. The show was the BBC's biggest hit at the time, but in true U.K. TV fashion, it just never got
Paramount+
Paramount+ has landed their lead and filled out the cast for the streaming service's upcoming adaptation of Sarah Pinborough's best-selling novel Insomnia. Vicky McClure, best known in the U.K. for one of the few recurring roles in Line of Duty, and most recently seen in
Peacock
Trigger Point was one of several British acquisitions picked up by Peacock in 2022 to expand its footprint in the streaming world. Had the streaming service a better edge in the market, the series could've been the breakthrough title the struggling service needed. Unfortunately, it didn't
Mystery
Peacock initially debuted in 2020, boasting a slate of British imported originals, including the David Schwimmer-starring Intelligence and the bold thriller The Capture, playing up its Downton Abbey connections. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, its bench wasn't very deep, and even though The Capture Season 2 was already
Drama
The name Jed Mecurio has essentially become synonymous with the idea of a high-octane dramatic thriller. From Bodyguard to Line of Duty, his shows are fast-paced and propulsive, full of shocking twists and compelling, if often morally gray, characters. His latest effort, Trigger Point, is set in the high-pressure world
Drama
When Line of Duty first started airing in 2012 on BBC Two, it was a hit right out of the gate. Written and created by Jed Mercurio, it was the latest in a string of high-profile projects from the writer that ran the gamut from the ultra-realistic hospital drama Cardiac
Mystery
The only constant in streaming is change. Once upon a time, Netflix had all the TV series and movies from multiple outside production studios. Now, it is losing the last of the Disney and Warner Bros. Pictures vaults to Disney+ and HBO Max, respectively, while NBC/Universal and Paramount consider
Mystery
It took Bodyguard hitting big on Netflix before American TV networks took Line of Duty seriously. The U.K. crime procedural became a phenomenon over the first four seasons, making it Jed Mercurio's first major hit on the BBC. But Line of Duty's relegation to BBC