Telly that bridges the Pond
The fall TV season is here. In stateside British TV, there are 15 national premieres, 9 of which are brand new shows, along with 25 titles added to streaming offerings.
The dog days of summer are here, so grab an iced beverage and your screen of choice and cool off with the 26 titles coming available this month.
BritBox has announced several titles that will premiere in the US exclusively on the BBC Studios/ITV streaming service, including the next BritBox Original series, Dark Heart.
Netflix announced today the cast of After Life, the new comedy series from Ricky Gervais.
Thirty programs from the UK, Canada, and Ireland, including 20 national premieres plus shows from Wales and Scotland, are coming to telly in July.
BritBox is premiering three new series in the next three months, including the highly-anticipated The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco, plus comedies Bliss and Hold the Sunset.
A fan favorite Brit mystery returns, a new dark comedy takes on Greek mythology, and a new humorous crime drama takes viewers to another sun-drenched locale.
Hulu has acquired the exclusive US streaming rights to the first two seasons of Letterkenny, the award-winning Canadian comedy series created by and starring Jared Keeso.
Summertime, and the streaming is easy… and so is watching British TV on broadcast and cable TV, given nearly 40 titles premiering, returning, and being added to schedules in June.
New and returning British series headed to US telly include three book-to-TV adaptations, a new comedy from Ricky Gervais, and a high-end historical drama.