PBS
'Bookish' Gets a Bit More Foxed as the Case Comes Together
The second half of 'Bookish's first case keeps its plates spinning with confidence.
Daniel Mays
BritBox
The New 'Lynley' Is Upstaged By His Sidekick & the Scenery
BritBox’s newest reboot of a classic detective series, Lynley, premiering this month on both sides of the Atlantic, boasts a formidable cast led by Leo Suter (Sanditon) as the titular aristocratic DI Tommy Lynley and Sofia Barclay (Prime Target) as his working-class sidekick Barbara Havers. Elizabeth George, on whose
Movies
'Thursday Murder Club' Is a Delightful Mystery with an A-Plus Cast
The Thursday Murder Club is the latest film drop on Netflix, and it's a decadent treat for Telly Visions readers. The movie is adapted from Richard Osman's debut bestselling novel about a group of pensioners who like solving cold cases from their luxurious retirement home. The
Netflix
The Trailer for 'The Thursday Murder Club' Puts a Group of Retirees on the Hunt for a Killer
Little old ladies (and sometimes men) solving crimes in the village is probably the basis for at least 50% of the United Kingdom's entertainment output, a fact that is reflected in everything from the long-running popularity of shows like Miss Marple to new series like The Marlow Murder
BritBox
The BritBox 'Lynley' Trailer Introduces a New Detective
There's a saying in the U.K. about the weather: "If you don't like it, wait a minute." This phrasing could also be used to refer to British television: "If you miss it, wait a minute." Not that the era of reboots,
Netflix
'The Thursday Murder Club' Trailer Will Make You Want to Join
Technically, summer doesn't start as a season until the solstice in mid-June. However, in the world of entertainment, the summer theatrical movie season begins at the top of May, having been pushed back by Disney from Memorial Day Weekend, and runs until the Toronto International Film Festival in
Disney/Hulu
Hulu Strikes Again with the Stealth Release of 'Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes'
No offense to Hulu, but if a series is debuting on the Disney-owned platform and it's not an FX series (or a Freeform one), it feels like no one bothers to promote it. We've been complaining about this on and off for the last few years,
Netflix
'The Thursday Murder Club' Will Be On the Case in August
Little old ladies solving crimes in the village have been a staple of British television since time immemorial, from Agatha Christie's iconic Miss Marple to more recent examples like Mrs. Sidhu Investigates, Harry Wild, and The Marlow Murder Club. But with the global success of series like Only
PBS
'Bookish' Officially Confirmed to Debut on PBS
The end of February brings the yearly event MIP TV, where many series gather to convince international buyers to pick up the rights to air them. Until 2024, the event was France-based, held in Cannes, as a sort of pre-show to the Cannes Film Festival a few weeks later. However,
Disney/Hulu
The 'A Thousand Blows' Trailer Takes Us Underground for the Fight
It is not actually the case that Steven Knight has at least one dark'n'gritty historical drama streaming somewhere in the TV landscape at any given time; it just feels like it. The TV writer/producer rose to prominence with his Peaky Blinders series in 2013, which
Disney/Hulu
'A Thousand Blows' New Images Introduce The Forty Elephants
When it was initially announced that Steven Knight's newest series, A Thousand Blows (at Disney+ and Hulu, though not via FX), was about Victorian-era boxing, it seemed an odd turn for the hitmaker. Sports dramas are their own particular niche fandom that rarely overlaps with historical fiction; while
UKTV/Alibi
The First Images From 'Bookish' Introduce an Array of Colorful Crime Solving Characters
The first images are here from Bookish, the forthcoming Alibi series that's also a charmingly refreshing new entry in the long tradition of British crime dramas about people with normal day jobs who also help solve murders on the side. As the title indicates, this time around, the