ITV
ITV has found its first group of guests for its forthcoming (and extremely unique) interview show, The Assembly. An adaptation of the French series Les Rencontres du Papotin, which featured appearances from notable figures ranging from President Emmanuel Macron and Killing Eve star Camille Cottin, the format sees celebrities and
BritBox
The BAFTAs return for another year, with the first of two annual events arriving just after Valentine's Day. The British Academy Film Awards, the first of the two events covering British Film and Television, is now nearly 80 years in and continues to honor the best work on
Movies
As William Shakespeare once proclaimed through Jaques in As You Like It: “All the world’s a stage…” In theory, yes. However, if you seek world-class productions of Bard’s great works, they are usually very location-specific. Unless you’ve got an inexhaustible income, seeing many of those plays in
ITV
There are two ways to handle the surprise success of a TV limited series. One can simply accept the success, take the awards and accolades, and move on. One can renew the series for a second season and hope the writers have some good ideas on where the characters go
PBS
Being an Anglophile generally comes with certain realities: Your favorite British series will almost always be shorter than their American counterparts. They will typically star one of the same dozen or so actors (this is a feature, not a bug, by the way). And you'll spend a prodigious
BritBox
Though our pop culture tends to make a big deal of it, hosting is an often thankless job. Whether you're running the show at the Oscars, the Emmys, or some other big deal event, you're asked to become the face of the forces trying to wrangle
Disney/Hulu
Forget Christmas; Santa has already brought us the gift we most hoped for: the Season 2 renewal of Rivals. The throwback soapy drama, based on Dame Jilly Cooper's bestselling novel of the same name from her Rutshire Chronicles universe, was one of the most underrated series of 2024.
Better Late Than Never
The COVID-19 pandemic was a significant blow to the entertainment industry. From large-scale complications like multi-year production delays (or outright series cancellations) to subtler shifts in audience viewing habits, the repercussions are still echoing today. The long-term production delays meant networks had to adapt, whether shifting streaming-only hits to broadcast,
Disney/Hulu
The David Tennant-led Rivals is funny, clever, and quotable. Although the biggest draws are arguably the shirtless men and countless sex scenes, author Dame Jilly Cooper is a witty one, and her source material is ripe with textual play, which translates well onscreen. Tennant’s character, Lord Tony Baddingham, steals
Amazon Studios/Prime Video
The Ineffable Plan moves in mysterious ways. Based on the novel of the same name by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, Good Omens has been a critical and popular darling for the streamer since its first season premiered in 2019. It stars David Tennant (Rivals) as the swaggering demon Crowley
Music
The long-awaited adaptation of Jilly Cooper's Rivals has finally made it to the small screen, as sexy fare like Regency-set Bridgerton and time-traveling Outlander suddenly have the 1980s-era Bonkbuster coming up behind them. Disney+ went all in on the adaptation, landing superstar David Tennant (Doctor Who) as the
Disney/Hulu
From its opening mid-coitus sequence prominently featuring a naked male posterior, Rivals comes out of the gate promising you’re in for a load of saucy, soapy fun. Clever and funny, the 1980s-set series is based on prolific author Dame Jilly Cooper’s bonkbuster of the same name. The original