A whole lotta TVing is going on at the BBC and ITV, as both have announced new program commissions. Plus there’s news about a returning show and another whose cast is set.
New BBC and ITV Series Commissions, Recommissions, and Casting News


A whole lotta TVing is going on at the BBC and ITV, as both have announced new program commissions. Plus there’s news about a returning show and another whose cast is set.
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Halloween is tomorrow, and what better way to get your fright night off to a chilling start than with these thirteen creepy, spooky, scary Brit TV series.

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.

Spooky action at a distance and up close and personal. That’s what’s in store when Penny Dreadful returns in 2016 with new characters, including Dr. Jekyll.

More Gothic goings-on are in store for Brit TV fans, because the devilishly-dark and seriously spooky Penny Dreadful, featuring iconic creepy characters such as Dr. Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, and the Wolfman, is returning for a third series.

It’s time to wrap the maypole and begin watching the more than dozen British TV shows premiering in the US this month, including The Fixer, Mr. Sloane, the third and final season of Moone Boy, and the second season of

No Showtime subscription? No problem. At least not for the opener of Penny Dreadful: Season 2, which is streaming now and for free in advance of the season premiere next month.

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“When Lucifer fell, he didn’t fall alone.” So the hunters become the hunted in Season 2 of Penny Dreadful. Ooh.

As another year of fabulous British TV draws to a close, we take a look back at some of our favorite shows. Here in Part 1 are the ones that debuted in the US during 2014.

If the new supernatural thriller Penny Dreadful is on your want-to-watch list, but you don’t have a subscription to Showtime, here’s your chance to catch the first episode in its entirety — legally and gratis.
The Fall 2013 television season has barely kicked off, and already there’s much to look forward to in 2014. One series that sounds intriguing as all get-out is Penny Dreadful, for which Showtime just signed British actress Billie Piper.