Marie Antoinette
The trailers for Marie Antoinette show the kiss that the young Dauphine and King's favorite Madame du Barry share in the series' second episode; only those clips seemed (whether intentionally or not) to frame the moment as vaguely indecent, another example of the infamous French queen and
Sanditon
Given that there are only six episodes in Sanditon's final season, one might expect the story to contract rather than expand. After all, there's not a lot of room to maneuver, narratively speaking, and many loose ends to tie up. But, in the season's
Peacock
Nearly a year after its Season 2 renewal was announced, production is finally beginning to get underway on the highly-anticipated new season of Vigil. Vigil stars Suranne Jones as Detective Chief Inspector Amy Silva, who, during the series's first season, was sent onboard a nuclear-powered British submarine in
Netflix
Shonda Rhimes' addition of a fictionalized version of the real-life Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of Great Britain and of Ireland as the wife of King George III, was a surprising choice in Bridgerton's first season. The Julia Quinn novels on which the show is based are very
Marie Antoinette
Though the new series Marie Antoinette only just premiered on PBS, fans can rest easy -- this won't be the end of the famous French queen's reign on our screens. French producer Canal+ announced that the lavish costume drama had been renewed for Season 2 just
Marie Antoinette
Even though she was born over 250 years ago, our modern-day popular culture is still obsessed with Marie Antoinette. Last of the French queens, overthrown and ultimately beheaded by her own subjects, her story is one of almost unimaginable highs and unbelievably tragic lows. Yet, most recountings of her life
Sanditon
Even if PBS hadn't already announced that the third season of Sanditon would be the show's last, we probably would have been able to guess from the Season 3 premiere that the end was nigh. Everything about this episode indicates that this will be a season
Disney/Hulu
The Crown Season 4 truly is the gift that keeps on giving. Not only is this the outing that launched the Netflix drama into the pop cultural stratosphere, but it also gave the series' younger royals time to shine, most notably Josh O'Connor as Prince Charles and
Drama
Though many fans are likely still grieving Nicola Walker's exit from the popular mystery series Unforgotten, the actress hasn't been a stranger on PBS programs in the months since her departure, thanks to her starring role in Annika. Now, she's got another new drama
Drama
Natalie Dormer is an actror well known to both Anglophiles and genre TV enthusiasts, thanks to her popular turns in series ranging from The Tudors and The Scandalous Lady W to Game of Thrones and Penny Dreadful: City of Angels. But now she’s taking on a very different role
Sanditon
Sanditon's first season was a hit for PBS when it debuted in early 2020, but it came with a pair of disappointments baked in. The first was that the series, based on the unfinished Jane Austen novel, and written by Austen auteur Andrew Davies, had been canceled by
MGM+
We're over half a century from the 1960s when there were only five major Hollywood studios, and audiences recognized them by name and filming brand. However, despite decades of entertainment realignment, a few remain: Disney instantly calls to mind princesses, for example, and Warner Bros., the home of