Telly that bridges the Pond
Following up on Monday’s post about the adaptation of China Miéville’s fantasy/crime novel The City & The City, today we look at a few more published titles being made for British telly.
The 2015 Fall TV Season kicks off this month with some of the most highly-anticipated British TV programs of the year. The ones in the title of this post, for a start.
The BBC has released the first-look images of BBC One’s epic new event drama War And Peace, featuring Paul Dano, Lily James, and James Norton, and they look amazing.
“We both know there’s nothing more dangerous than a Welshman who has nothing to lose.” And so it is with The Bastard Executioner, the titular character of the new FX Original Series.
Two new event miniseries — the soon-to-premiere Tut and the newly-commissioned Tutankhamun — could prove that Egypt’s boy-king and the man who discovered his tomb are ratings gold.
National Geographic Channel (NGC) has announced the cast for Saints & Strangers, a new historical drama that includes several actors from across the pond.
Viewers in the UK have more new dramas to look forward to, including the prequel to one of the best crime dramas ever to have graced tellys on both sides of the pond, and another starring a Downton Abbey alum.
A lot of actors have joined the casts of new British TV series, so let’s get to them, shall we?
Betrayal. Hatred. Revenge. Tyranny. Rulers within the fictional Seven Kingdoms and real-life medieval England have used each as a means or motive to gain or maintain the throne, for the latter as illustrated in the brilliant docudrama, Britain’s Bloodiest Dynasty:
Summer hasn’t arrived yet, but PBS has announced the schedule for its Fall 2015 season, which includes the British dramas Arthur & George, Indian Summers, and The Widower.
New shows are premiering and starting production, and a (relatively) old favorite is returning with a new regular character. Read on to find out who’s who in what.
For folks who can’t get enough of seeing actors from across the pond on telly, add the new FX historical fiction drama, The Bastard Executioner, to your to-watch list this fall.