Telly that bridges the Pond
Happy New Year! Kicking off 2019 are series featuring an alien, a witch and a vampire, a monarch, a matriarch, an amateur sleuth, and a beloved detective.
Twenty-two titles make their series or new season premieres in November, from British crime dramas and comedies to historical dramas and competition shows.
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.
Thirty programs from the UK, Canada, and Ireland, including 20 national premieres plus shows from Wales and Scotland, are coming to telly in July.
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.
Starz announced today that the network has greenlit The Spanish Princess, a new story in the dynastic saga of Tudor England.
Get ready for Britannia, the action-packed costume drama about the Roman invasion of Britain, because it’s premiering soon on both sides of the pond.
Actually, they’re not all British. One is Canadian, another is Irish. But still. These are the brand new (to the US) shows that had me binge-watching until stupid o’clock in the morning.
Answer: Never. Question: When was the last time there were this many British, Australian, New Zealander, and Canadian TV show premieres and streaming additions at the start of a month?
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.
Game of Thrones‘ Kit Harrington returns to HBO in Gunpowder, the new three-part historical miniseries that will complete its run next week on BBC One in the UK.