Telly that bridges the Pond
The second half of 2021 kicks off with the national premieres of 25 new series, seasons, and specials, plus three programs that will debut in the US on a local basis.
Street Legal, the 2019 revival of the long-running Canadian legal drama of the same name, will make its stateside premiere on Ovation TV.
There’s a lot happening in the world of British and Canadian TV in the US, so let’s get to it.
May brings the national premieres of 27 new shows and seasons from the UK, Ireland, and Canada to the US, along with the local premieres of four British programs.
The BBC announced quite a list of titles that will be airing on its channels in 2019. The question is: Which ones will be shown on this side of the pond?
Two popular series from north of the border will be returning to US telly in the not-too-distant future: legal drama Burden of Truth and whodunit drama Frankie Drake Mysteries.
Thirty programs from the UK, Canada, and Ireland, including 20 national premieres plus shows from Wales and Scotland, are coming to telly in July.
Depending on how much time you can devote to video streaming, this list of BBC programs can fill days, weeks, or even months of your viewing schedule.
Stateside fans of Striking Out, rejoice! The second season of the hit Irish drama series Striking Out premieres in the US tomorrow, just in time for St. Patrick’s Day weekend.
So much to watch, so little time. Am I right? This month there are fourteen national program premieres from the UK, Canada, and Ireland, and much more besides.
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.
UK drama Fearless, starring BAFTA Award winner Helen McCrory and two-time Emmy® Awards nominee Michael Gambon, is coming to the US as an Amazon Original Series.
The team behind Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries created Newton’s Law, a new legal drama from Down Under that’s about to premiere in the US.