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If you're looking to the new PBS drama Brian & Maggie for a history lesson, you're probably going to be disappointed. That's not a criticism, more of an attempt to set expectations. The latest in a string of prestige dramas that long for a
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There is an accepted truism about historical period dramas as a way for our culture to process the current landscape more easily than dealing with the present reality. Taking the issues of the day and running them through a funhouse mirror of the past makes it easier for audiences to
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There is something deeply satisfying about seeing a show you've been obsessively following since it was announced, and after two years of emailing around to PBS asking if public broadcasting is picking up, finally, FINALLY, someone says yes. It's even better when that show is one
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As Wolf Hall: The Mirror & the Light reaches its halfway point, being Thomas Cromwell isn't as easy as it used to be. Sure, the former blacksmith's son has never been as powerful as he is at this precise moment, with the king's ear
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One of the most impressive things about Wolf Hall: The Mirror & the Light is how ponderous it is. (That's a compliment, by the way.) Everything about this show is both deliberate and incredibly slow-moving, all the better to underscore just how volatile and ever-changing this particular sliver
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It's been a decade since Wolf Hall first graced our screens. In the intervening years, we've seen plenty of takes on Tudor England, from the somewhat faithful (Becoming Elizabeth) to the stridently feminist (The White Princess, The Spanish Princess, Firebrand) and the downright fantastical (My Lady
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If the real world feels like it's getting a little too much for you these days, don't worry, Netflix's dystopian techno-horror anthology Black Mirror is coming to make you feel at least a little better that things aren't worse. A modern-day version
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Out of all the British series coming to American shores in 2025, the return of Wolf Hall to PBS, a decade after the series initially debuted, might be the most anticipated. The original series covered the two books released by Hilary Mantel at the time, Wolf Hall and Bringing Up
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Over the last decade, there's been a disingenuous argument over whether entertainment has gotten "Too Political," as if telling stories that reflect one's personal experience isn't revolutionary for anyone who is not an upper-class white male from Western civilization. In reality, some
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Lovers of James Graham’s Sherwood, take note: his next series, focusing on the final days of Margaret Thatcher’s prime ministership, has released its first images. The series, commissioned by Channel 4, is one of the network’s upcoming awards bait series that’s found terra firma after the
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Netflix has revealed a star-studded cast for its seventh installment of the anthology series Black Mirror, which will premiere on Netflix in 2025. Created by Charlie Brooker, the series features dark, frequently dystopian stories that explore the unanticipated (usually negative) of modern technology on human society. Satirical and disturbing, its
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The rules of romantic comedies are simple and finite: The story's focus is a love story. It should probably make you laugh more than you cry. It can (and should) tackle familiar tropes like friends to lovers, opposites attract, or forced proximity. Often, the couple must face an