Slow Horses
Suspicions run high in “Drinking Games,” with over half of the supporting cast of Slow Horses placed under a skeptical eye and every plot thread asking us to think twice about the information we’re being handed. As the second season reaches its halfway mark, it’s a good mechanic
MGM+
Amazon’s takeover of MGM closed in the spring of 2022, but the effects are only starting to be felt beyond the complete migration of all James Bond titles to Prime Video. As part of the deal, Amazon inherited Epix, the streaming service MGM owned as part of Epix Entertainment
Netflix
Everyone loves a good spy thriller. (It's why seven different men have played James Bond in a franchise spanning six decades at this point.) But Netflix's Treason feels like something a bit different, if only because it's clear from the very start that we&
Amazon Studios/Prime Video
Occasionally, there are actors of such quality that you'll watch them in virtually anything they do, even if the project is weird or just not to your usual taste as a viewer. Former Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi is one of those people, which means that many of
HBO & HBO Max
While black comedy isn't normally the first thing that comes to mind when we think of the holidays or the festive specials we expect to arrive on our screens as Christmas approaches, HBO Max is hoping to change our minds with the return of the critically acclaimed I
Slow Horses
It feels like the main appeal of British cop and spy shows – MI-5, Line of Duty – is to hear all the monikers and nicknames agencies use for their missions. On this front, Slow Horses is a complete success, adding “dogs” (the heavy men of MI5’s gruff internal investigations unit)
Drama
Although Steven Knight's best-known television series—the period gangland drama Peaky Blinders—wrapped up its run earlier this year, the writer and showrunner is certainly not taking any time off in the wake of its end. His World War II drama Rogue Heroes is currently airing on EPIX,
Call the Midwife
Call The Midwife has been a staple of the BBC and PBS since its debut a decade ago in 2012, as is the series' yearly Christmas special. The series' U.K. premiere, which traditionally occurs in January, comes close enough on the heels of the late December holiday
Drama
Cable network TNT has acquired the rights to buzzy British action thriller The Lazarus Project, which follows the story of a covert team dedicated to preventing mass extinction events by resetting the timeline in which they occur. The series initially aired in the U.K. back in August and hails
Netflix
The name James Bond is virtually synonymous with the idea of British entertainment, which is perhaps why the U.K. tends to produce so many twisty thrillers and gritty dramas centered around the idea of spies and espionage, regardless of who might be playing 007 at any given moment. From
Amazon Studios/Prime Video
There’s a noticeable difference between a writer who can effortlessly pen pulp stories (or at least authentically recreate a pulpy voice and tone) and a writer who certainly enjoys a bit of pulp, but whose attempts to write in a rich, entrenched genre come across a little faux. This
Amazon Studios/Prime Video
HBO's Succession is a blueprint for how to put together a traditional prestige drama: A Shakespearean family tragedy that focuses on betrayal and backstabbing, featuring A-list actors, generally unlikable characters (99% of whom are white), and a story set in the rarefied world of America's uber-elite,