Netflix
If British television has taught us anything, it's that literally anyone can solve a murder. Whether you're a book publicist, a small business owner, or even a member of a religious order, absolutely no one is going to stop you from sticking your nose into a
PBS
Though many of us may poke gentle fun at shows like HBO's The Gilded Age for their constantly expanding cast rosters the truth is that part of the appeal of period drama, as a genre, is its expansive sense of scope. From recreating the technical details of specific
BBC
What do an arson, a missing persons cold case, and a true crime podcast have to do with one another? That's only one of the questions at the heart of the upcoming BBC crime thriller The Jetty, a four-part series that promises to explore everything from questions of
Disney/Hulu
Hulu has dropped the first teaser for Rivals, its upcoming adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s best-selling 1988 novel of the same name. Technically based on the second installment in her bestselling Rutshire Chronicles series, the uber-soapy saga follows all the sex, scandal, and betrayal happening among the upper-class families of
Drama
The pandemic surfaced some odd hits on Netflix in 2020, but none quite so esoteric as the two German language series Dark and Babylon Berlin. The former was a time-traveling apocalyptic puzzle box series that just so happened to release its third and final season at just the right time
BBC
Jenna Coleman is about to officially enter her detective era. The former Doctor Who star is hardly the first actor to bounce from traveling on cosmic adventures in the TARDIS to tackling crime in the gritty streets of London (or some other British city). Lots of them have done it,
PBS
Period dramas can run the gamut when it comes to scope, tone, and subject. However, there are a handful that are continually held up as examples of the best of what the genre can be and do: Brideshead Revisited, The Jewel in the Crown, Pride and Prejudice (Colin Firth'
Starz
The second season of The Serpent Queen, the lavish period drama about controversial French queen Catherine de Medici will premiere on Starz this summer, and it looks as if the series is definitively turning things up a notch as rival factions fight for power and the Medici bitch struggles to
Amazon Studios/Prime Video
As we all know, crime dramas are a dime a dozen in the world of British entertainment these days, but one subset of these shows — the heist series — is steadily gaining in popularity. Thanks to recent series like Money Heist, Lupin, and The Gold (or perennial British hit Hustle if
Netflix
Despite Bridgerton Season 3 being something of a victim of Netflix's inability to admit the binge model doesn't work the way it wants it to, fans who turned in for the first half and were left on an enormous cliffhanger have been wild for the back
Amazon Studios/Prime Video
If you're at all familiar with the story of Lady Jane Grey, it's probably because of the tragic turn her young life took. Known as the Nine Days' Queen, she was just sixteen years old when she was installed on the throne of England as
Starz
The Medici bitch is back...or will be this summer. Starz has confirmed via its social media accounts that the second season of its dark and lavish period drama The Serpent Queen will premiere in July. The series stars Samantha Morton (Harlots) as the infamous French queen Catherine de Medici,