Better Late Than Never
Released by ITV in 2008 and originally aired on Ovation in the U.S., Lost in Austen has a terrific cast and is one of the most wacko and inventive Austen interpretations ever made. The four-part series was directed by Dan Zeff and adapted from Austen’s 1813 novel by
Disney/Hulu
There are shows that are an acquired taste. And then there’s Such Brave Girls. The six-episode comedy, which debuts on Hulu, is so jarring that there can be no middle ground. Either you will delight in the show’s cringy, envelope-pushing comedy, or you will be horrified. The series,
Comedy
Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey) and Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy) are set to star in Douglas Is Cancelled, a four-part dramedy series from former Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat. Set in the world of television news, the series will explore cancel culture, gender politics and social media when a
AMC/AMC+
Most streaming services are pretty straightforward. Download the app, find all the shows in one place, and watch. A few are a little more complex — Disney, for instance, has been prevented from putting Hulu under its main banner, Disney+, due to a longstanding deal where Comcast still owned a third
Movies
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired the North American rights to the feature film Wicked Little Letters, a foul-mouthed period comedy starring Olivia Colman (The Crown) and Jessie Buckley (Fingernails). The film, which reteams former The Lost Daughter co-stars, is based on a true story of a dark and absurd nineteenth-century
CBS
It is a truth universally acknowledged that American remakes of British series are almost never as good as the original. (Many of us still have emotional scars from that time FOX tried to remake Broadchurch by casting David Tennant in what was essentially an American shot-for-shot recreation.) But every so
Exclusive
The first season of Still Up – a London-set romantic comedy with an unexpected, ultra-contemporary twist – completed its eight-episode run on AppleTV+ at the end of October 2023. The friends-to-lovers slow burn about insomniac besties Lisa (Antonia Thomas) and Danny (Craig Roberts) pulls off a remarkable trick, putting at its center
The CW
Ahead of the U.S. premiere of its first season, The CW has picked up apocalypse comedy Everyone Else Burns for Season 2. British network Channel 4 officially renewed the series earlier this year, but this is the first official word that The CW is planning to air its second
Apple TV
Think pieces fretting over the state of romantic comedy – both on TV and movie screens – are by now a very familiar cliché. Every other year or so, sees the publication of a piece wondering aloud whether the romantic comedy is on the brink of death, and then along comes an
HBO & HBO Max
An enticing and accurate review of Our Flag Means Death could start and end with two words: gay pirates. But the genre-defying show from the mind of People of Earth showrunner David Jenkins is exactly that and so much more. It ranges from silly to serious, covering everything from workplace
Comedy
Sky Studios has commissioned a new comedy-drama from Chris O’Dowd (State of the Union) called Small Town, Big Story. The Irish-set series is currently in production from Playground and FilmNation Entertainment and brings House of the Dragon’s Paddy Considine back to the small screen after his one-season wonder
Apple TV
Once upon a time, the romantic comedy was all the rage in our entertainment landscape. Anyone who spent any time at their local multiplex back in the 1990s undoubtedly remembers the golden age of these sorts of stories, often led by major A-list actors like Julia Roberts, Jennifer Lopez, Hugh