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For some viewers, the idea of Belgravia: The Next Chapter likely arrives as something of a surprise. The next chapter of what, they might ask, having completely missed out on the original Belgravia despite its buzzy behind-the-scenes pedigree. (The series was one of creator Julian Fellowes' first projects after
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The original series Belgravia was a Julian Fellowes production through and through. Based on a novel Fellowes himself wrote, the series focused on a pair of families bound together by an unspoken secret: An illegitimate child. On paper, it had everything—deception, infidelity, long-lost relatives, false identities, and lots of
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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
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Generally, when we think of the legend of King Arthur, certain things come to mind: Handsome knights and ladies fair engaging in the delicate rituals of courtly love in the shining kingdom of Camelot, a boy pulling a sword from a stone to near-universal acclaim; all with a powerful wizard
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The most satisfying thing about Domina is whenever something gloriously trashy and scandalous happens — a murder, a conspiracy to marry off a relative, or if we’re lucky, a second murder — Wikipedia is right there to confirm that crazy thing happened during the Roman empire. It might not have happened
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Although most people with a passing familiarity with history are probably aware of Gaius Octavius Caesar (or his more famous name of Augustus), far fewer people know who his wife was. And while technically, Livia Drusilla is Augustus's third wife, she had almost as far-reaching an impact on
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Streamer MGM+ has acquired the Arthurian drama The Winter King, a ten-part adaptation based on Bernard Cromwell's bestselling Warlord Chronicles series of novels, and has set a premiere date for later this summer. The streamer, which Amazon rebranded from Epix after purchasing its parent studio, is best known
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Perhaps it should have been a no-brainer that when Steven Knight finished Peaky Blinders as a TV series, his next period drama would also be a massive hit. Maybe, had it not been about World War II or been named for the British Special Air Service, streaming services in the
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There is sad news on the British period pieces about Roman times front, as Sky announces Britannia has been canceled after three seasons. The news isn't that big of a surprise, as the show has struggled to find backers since its first season; the joint production between Sky
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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
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Julian Fellowes' follow-ups to Downton Abbey have struggled to follow in the wake of global success. Though Belgravia didn't spend a decade in development hell moving from platform to platform like The Gilded Age or attempt to make Americans care about English footballing history like The English
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Fans of period-piece dramas live in luxurious times, with more British and European television dramas available to American audiences than ever before. However, it's also frustrating, as those period pieces are all over the streaming map, making it hard to find and expensive to subscribe to them. However,