Comedy
Derry Girls is, hands down, one of the absolute best comedies released in recent years. A story of friendship, feminism, and growing up set against the background of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, it's both hilarious and heartfelt and the worst thing about it is that it only
Comedy
It looks like the world isn't ending for Everyone Else Burns just yet. The comedy, which follows the story of a Manchester family who also just happens to be members of an apocalyptic religious sect known as The Order, was renewed for a second season by U.K.
Disney/Hulu
The offbeat superhero comedy Extraordinary is undoubtedly one of the best shows of 2023, and one which far too few people have actually seen. A superhero show for people who are tired of superhero shows, the series is set in a world in which everyone has a superpower. Everyone except
Apple TV
Apple TV+ has released the trailer for its upcoming British comedy Still Up, an eight-part series that is targeted like a laser to fill the heartfelt hole that Ted Lasso has left behind in the streamer's schedule. (And if this first clip anything to go by, it may
Showtime
Showtime has acquired the buzzy BBC comedy Dreaming Whilst Black, a six-part, half-hour comedy that hails from A24 and Big Deal Films. It will join several other U.K. series on the premium cable network, including Episodes and We Hunt Together. The show aired in the U.K. earlier this
BritBox
BritBox has confirmed that the new ITV series, Passenger, will stream on its service here in the U.S. come 2024. Despite the name, the series should not be confused with the other U.K. TV series Passengers (plural), which ran on Channel 4 in the 1990s and then was
Apple TV
British dramas (and faux-British dramas) have been well-represented in the last decade’s rush by streaming services to produce “prestige TV series” as they were fruitful and multiplied across the entertainment landscape. However, British comedies, while rarer, have rarely disappointed. From Fleabag, which was a rare Emmy winner for Amazon
Miracle Workers
The TBS comedy series Miracle Workers has been uneven since its initial debut in 2019, and, especially in Seasons 2 and 3, painfully unfunny. Initially billed as a heaven-set comedy, it quickly became an anthology series with a self-contained story starring the same ensemble cast each season, similar to shows
The CW
Though the American network The CW has never really been much of a destination for Anglophile viewers, the times are indeed a-changing. Now under new management, the network is undergoing a fairly major shift in terms of its content and brand identity, trading in its line-up of superhero shows and
IFC
Hailed as the Irish Fleabag, SisterS wants to be equal parts caustic, heartfelt, and subversive. But in stretching in so many directions, it flattens itself nearly one-dimensional. SisterS follows two half-sisters in their thirties on a road trip across Ireland in search of their absentee father. Younger sister Sare is
FX
It's been 25 years since five unemployed steelworkers let their buddy convince them to strip off live on stage to make a quick buck. That doesn't sound like a promising premise, but in The Full Monty, it worked. The 1997 film was a British comedy about
Amazon Studios/Prime Video
Misfit comedy series The Outlaws was one of 2022's most unexpected delights, a charmingly bizarre crime caper with darker themes, more complex characters, and smarter twists than anyone likely expected. And, in one of 2023's most pleasant surprises to date, the BBC and Prime Video coproduction