Telly that bridges the Pond
David Suchet’s days as Hercule Poirot may be over, but fans can’t seem to get enough of the Belgian detective. So it’s great news that public TV stations in the US will debut the final three episodes of Agatha Christie’s
American William Hurt, Englishwoman Rebecca Front, and Irishman Colin Morgan are just a few of the actors cast in the Kudos-AMC-Channel 4 co-production of Humans, a remake of the Swedish sci-fi series, Real Humans (Äkta Människor).
British TV is set to get dark and moody once again, as Kenneth Branagh reprises his BAFTA Award-winning role as the most brooding of Swedish detectives, Kurt Wallander.
Hot diggity! Another Brit TV show that made its US debut on local public television stations has made it to streaming services. It’s Father Brown, the hit BBC mystery series starring Mark Williams that is going into its third season.
Filming has begun on The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses, the highly-anticipated follow-up to the BAFTA Award-winning Shakespeare miniseries, The Hollow Crown, and the final casts have been revealed.
Another Scandinavian drama is being remade for American and British television. This time, it isn’t a police procedural crime drama, but a sci-fi thriller: Humans.
Well! Wasn’t that a how-do-you-do of a cliffhanger on Outlander Saturday night? How will the last scene play out when the series returns from hiatus? We’ll have to wait until next spring to find out.
Fans of Shakespeare and The Hollow Crown, rejoice! BBC Two has announced its commission of the Bard-based follow-up, The Hollow Crown: The Wars Of The Roses.
More of the much-loved “Outlander” book series will be adapted for the small screen, as Starz announced that its fantasy series Outlander has been greenlit for a second season.
With a hooey here and a hooey there, the hit Britcom Blandings (featuring pig in residence The Empress) will be making its way to local public TV stations this month.
Political maneuvering for power. Big business and big money interests in government. Conspiracy theories that could bring a nation to war — again. Sound familiar? Welcome to Secret State.
PBS made several program announcements during the Summer 2014 TCA Press Tour yesterday, not the least of which were about the British shows scheduled for 2015.