BritBox
if you watch a lot of TV, then you already know that stories about the middle-aged female experience are few and far between. Most shows tend to either focus on young women (girls experiencing traditional coming-of-age journies, romantic ingenues on the hunt for a perfect man) or older characters who
ITV
ITV has released a first look at its upcoming comedy-drama series Douglas Is Cancelled, a star-studded show with an impeccable pedigree and a seriously questionable premise. In the year of our Lord 2024, do we really need a workplace comedy-drama about cancel culture? We're all about to find
Tubi
When a show opens with a montage of Nicola Coughlan glamorously riding an electric scooter through East London set to hyperpop, you know that show is about to be two things: 1) incredible, and 2) made by and for the Gen Z/millennial audience. Thus goes the opening sequence of
Disney/Hulu
Hulu has acquired the Scottish comedy Dinosaur, a quirky coming-of-age series that explores the moments of change we experience in various relationships in our lives, including sisterhood, friendship, and romance. Slated for an April release, the six-part series will join Hulu's impressive collection of offbeat and often wildly
Tubi
With the recent arrival of buzzy British series like Boarders and Dead Hot, Tubi is rapidly establishing itself as a home for underrated Anglophile-friendly content. For those who don't know, Tubi is one of several FAST (Free Ad Supported Television) streamers that have risen to prominence in recent
Tubi
If you haven’t noticed yet, FAST channels are becoming a rapidly expanding source of British entertainment content in the U.S. For those of you who haven’t tried one of these new platforms yet, FAST stands for Free Ad-supported Streaming Television, essentially what we old folks remember as
Apple TV
The newest streaming comedy that wants to steal your heart (literally) is The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin, not to be confused with any of the many preceding shows and movies that share its eponymous origins. Of course, The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin isn’t wholly made-up.
Exclusive
Extraordinary is one of Hulu’s best-kept secrets: A brash, heartfelt, and occasionally raunchy coming-of-age comedy that happens to be set in a world where superpowers of both the epic and the deeply mundane variety are real, it’s almost certainly like no other superhero show you’ve seen before.
Movies
Queen Mary Tudor often gets a bad rap. Her reign, which spanned just five years, is sandwiched between that of her infamous, unstable father, who was famous for killing his wives, and her glorious sister, who would go on to be regarded as one of the greatest monarchs in English
Disney/Hulu
Despite widespread reports of superhero fatigue across the pop culture landscape, the genre is still occasionally capable of real surprises. One such gem is Hulu's Extraordinary, the offbeat coming-of-age comedy series that is perhaps best described as a superhero show for people who are tired of superhero shows.
Disney/Hulu
Mark your calendars: One of the best shows you've probably never seen is returning to Hulu this spring. The streamer has announced that the second season of award-winning, offbeat superhero comedy Extraordinary will return this March for another eight-episode run of occasionally raunchy humor and heartfelt truths about
BBC
David Mitchell’s long-awaited return to the BBC has started filming. The project was announced in May 2023, his first since 2016’s Upstart Crow. BBC Comedy Director Jon Petrie announced at the Comedy Festival in Cardiff that one-half of the team who made That Mitchell & Webb Look would