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Elementary star Jonny Lee Miller has joined the packed cast of the upcoming fifth season of Netflix's The Crown. Miller will play Sir John Major -- which let's all just admit now is an attractiveness upgrade of a substantial degree - who was Prime Minister of
Mystery
After a year of nearly all-male all-procedural mysteries on PBS, Flesh and Blood has felt like a breath of fresh air. As viewers round into the finale, we still don't know who to suspect or who the victim is. But, as one might imagine, after sitting with Mary,
Mystery
In the penultimate installment of Flesh & Blood, the series begins stripping away the stuff that doesn't matter and gives viewers the first glimpse of the night in question. As I noted last week, this is a matter of figuring out which of the storylines are red herrings
Mystery
Mysteries are all about misdirection. If a mystery were to spell out the whodunit, it would be over in all of 15-30 minutes. That means that most of the time when we watch a mystery series, it's about trying to parse the actual thread of what happened versus
Mystery
PBS' latest series, Flesh & Blood, opens in what looks to be the aftermath of a terrible accident. A house on the beach in the dark, rain and blood on the stones below, broken glass, perhaps a broken balcony, flashing lights from police cars, emergency responders trundling what looks
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Watching The Crown build itself into a powerhouse series of A-list casting coups has been nearly as enjoyable as watching the show. Netflix planned for this to be a project on a scale that regular broadcast and cable TV could not risk. It greenlit the show for six seasons straight
Drama
When Lesley Manville was announced in the role of Princess Margaret in Season 5 of The Crown, I lamented how writer Peter Morgan's choice to end with Season 5 robbed fans of the initially planned two seasons for the last round of the series' cast, including Imelda
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The Crown's decision to end its fictionalized biography of Queen Elizabeth II before the turn of the millennium meant the series would no longer extend to the initially planned Season 6. That also means the third and final casting of the titular Elizabeth, plus Prince Philip and Princess
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As the entertainment world struggles to figure out what the new normal is during the coronavirus pandemic, the BBC greenlights a remake of Alan Bennett’s famous series of Talking Heads monologues with an all-star cast. As you might have guessed from the title, the show is pretty much what
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It's official: Netflix's The Crown has cast its final queen, but the expensive, critically acclaimed series will wrap up a full season ahead of schedule. When Peter Morgan first signed on to make The Crown, an ambitious period drama that aimed to tell the story of
Drama
Let's celebrate the Downton Abbey movie's star-studded premiere with a look at one of its formidable new characters. The Downton Abbey movie had its red carpet premiere in London on Monday evening, Sept. 9, 2019. The film won't be opening in wide release until
Theater
Exciting news for fans of British theater! PBS’s Great Performances will be broadcasting the recent revival production of classic American musical Gypsy starring Imelda Staunton for US audiences this Fall. Gypsy tells the story of ambitious show business mother Rose, who treks across America with her daughters Baby June