Three of Brit TV fandom’s favorite series return to PBS with holiday specials in December: The Great British Baking Show, Last Tango in Halifax, and Call the Midwife.
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Three of Brit TV fandom’s favorite series return to PBS with holiday specials in December: The Great British Baking Show, Last Tango in Halifax, and Call the Midwife.

The Ink Factory, BBC, and AMC — the companies behind the award-winning series The Night Manager — are bringing another John le Carré novel to the small screen: The Little Drummer Girl.
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Daylight Savings Time begins this Sunday, which means stateside viewers will have an extra hour to watch four of the nineteen new shows and seasons premiering nationally this month.

With just over two months to go before we ring in the new year, here’s a look at 20 brand-new shows from the UK, Australia, Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand to look forward to.

Casting is underway on Straight Forward, the latest Acorn TV Original Series produced by Acorn Media and international partners.
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Thirty five titles are on the to-watch list this month, including 15 national premieres, two local debuts, and 18 more shows airing or streaming for your (binge-watching) delight.

The production company behind hit Aussie dramas Janet King, Underbelly, and ANZAC Girls begins production in 2018 on Pine Gap, which will screen on Netflix and Australia’s ABC.

In all likelihood you’ve seen news reports about the atrocities committed by Islamic radicals. This event drama series shows how individuals from the West come to join their ranks.

Clunatics, rejoice! The two-year-long wait for Series 8 of Doc Martin, one of the most popular series across the globe, is almost over. And on both sides of the pond at that!

September means the new fall TV season, and this month brings 16 new programs from Great Britain, Australia, and Canada to stateside cable channels and SVOD services.

The dogs days of summer are definitely here, so chillax in the AC with the US premieres of hit British mysteries, dramas, comedies, and documentaries in August.

Stateside fans of Aussie TV series have another one to look forward to: Newton’s Law, a drama from the producers of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries.