Classics Revisited
While Netflix's lavish period drama The Crown may have established itself as the pinnacle of our collective pop cultural shorthand for how we understand not only the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, but the larger struggles of the House of Windsor, Peter Morgan's six-season epic is
PBS
Period drama Hotel Portofino may have initially been billed as a sort of Italian version of Downton Abbey, but two seasons in, the series has settled into its own groove. A softer sort of show that often feels like a gentle escape, its beautiful setting and small-scale dramas make for
Sundance Now
With the success of series like Max's Starstruck and Apple TV+'s Still Up, it feels like we may be heading for a romantic comedy renaissance, at least in the world of British television, Next up for American audiences is Sundance Now's The Lovers, a
BritBox
BritBox has released the trailer for its upcoming biographical drama Archie, a four-part series that explores the life and career of Bristol-born British actor Archibald Leach, better known to the world as All-American heartthrob Cary Grant. Grant is rightly remembered as Hollywood royalty, the star of such unforgettable film classics
Drama
The British entertainment landscape is full of period dramas, crime series, and psychological thrillers. But rarely do we get to see something that combines all three. But that certainly sounds like what we'll be getting in the upcoming Paramount+ U.K. Original The Doll Factory, which weaves a
Amazon Studios/Prime Video
Another round of Scandal is heading its way to Prime Video, and this time the anthology series will tackle a much more recent (and uncomfortable) story. The streamer is moving ahead with A Very Royal Scandal, a three-part drama that follows Prime Video's previous efforts, A Very English
Starz
Period drama Mary & George was originally announced as an AMC+ series, but the Villiers family has apparently moved house entirely prior to its arrival. The show will now air on Starz in the U.S. (it'll remain a Sky Original in the U.K.), a shift that
Wolf Hall
Masterpiece and the BBC have announced that filming will begin shortly on Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, the second installment based on Booker Prize-winning author Hilary Mantel's critically acclaimed trilogy of novels. Rumors have swirled for the past few years that a second season of Wolf
MGM+
Sometimes you really can go home again. Or, at least, to someplace reasonably close to it. This is, essentially, the promise at the heart of Belgravia: The Next Chapter, a sequel series that seems to be working overtime to try and correct the flaws of its predecessor. Based on creator
Apple TV
Apple TV+ has always had grand ambitions for its streaming service, and why shouldn't it? As one of the richest tech companies in the world, Apple has the money to spend on high-end dramas, if not always the best taste in what they should be. (Sorry to The
Drama
The BBC has announced further casting for its upcoming detective thriller The Jetty, a series that will reportedly wrestle with complex questions of sexual morality and identity The four-part series stars Jenna Coleman as Ember Manning, a rookie detective called in to investigate after a fire tears through a holiday
Apple TV
Apple TV’s The Buccaneers is something of an unconventional adaptation of Edith Wharton’s final unfinished novel, a series that rejects prestige stateliness for a distinctly youthful attitude and contemporary feel. A show that’s often as brash and messy as the girls at its center, it’s certainly