Sundance Now
No one can deny that one of the significant appeals of historical series is the sweeping vistas and landscapes, not to mention the ancient architecture and buildings. This is also true of contemporary series; for instance, Death in Paradise is all about getting to stare at the Caribbean in the
Acorn TV
Despite technically referring to two completely different languages, the word "Gaelic" is one that's fraught with emotional baggage in the U.K., as the last century saw the Irish variant become the language of rebellion and terrorists in the most recent major bout of "The
Acorn TV
It's no secret that AMC Networks, the parent company that owns AMC+, BBC America, Shudder, Sundance Now, Acorn TV, and several others, is not performing well in the current phase of the streaming wars. The only owner of multiple streaming services not to roll up all its offerings
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It's a truth universally acknowledged that the entertainment industry is reticent to take risks on unknowns. It's why there are so many shows based on pre-existing properties, spawned from books, video games, films, and even other television series. Often these sequels, prequels, and tangentially adjacent properties
Acorn TV
So far in 2025, BritBox has been on a tear, with enough British hits from ITV and the BBC in the first four months to be considered genuine competition to PBS and Masterpiece. It's been an interesting turn of events, especially compared to Acorn TV, which has been
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Most of the time, when we talk about Film Festivals and awards bait films that come out of them, we're talking about films from major indie producers like A24 and festivals that are part of the traditional "Big Five" (Sundance, Berlin, Cannes, Venice, Toronto). However, an
Acorn TV
The beloved cozy crime show The Brokenwood Mysteries returns to Acorn TV for Season 11, taking the New Zealand-set series into its second decade. Set in the (fictitious) titular town on the North Island of the country in the greater Auckland region, the series started as a traditional "old
Acorn TV
It is a truth universally acknowledged that streamer Acorn TV is rapidly becoming a go-to destination not just for cozy crime dramas, but for cozy crime dramas starring actors looking for a reboot into a different phase of their careers. The best example of this is probably My Life is
Sundance Now
Not every country has a signature homegrown streamer the way the U.S. has Netflix. Launching a successful streaming service without viewers already feeling deeply familiar with the studio it's tied to is tough. It's not an accident the most successful streaming service in New Zealand
BBC
Since the unfortunate cancellation of the offbeat superhero comedy Extraordinary, many of us (read: me) have wondered what its creator, Emma Moran, might do next. Last week, we discovered she's set to pen a Cold War-era spy thriller called Honey for the BBC. Described as "flirty"
Acorn TV
It is common practice for new British dramas to cast established American actors in a lead role – a surefire way to court audiences and funding that has trickled down from international, prestige, or streaming series like The Diplomat, The Gentlemen, Peaky Blinders, The Outlaws, or Industry to modest, terrestrial dramas
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Most people know a pair of best friends who might as well be siblings, even if they've never been lucky enough to be in that sort of friendship in their lives. However, it's a rare duo who can take that friendship and turn it into an