Amazon has ordered The Collection, a period fashion drama from Primetime Emmy® nominee Oliver Goldstick, for its first UK series commission.
The Collection: Amazon Commissions Its First UK Drama Series


Amazon has ordered The Collection, a period fashion drama from Primetime Emmy® nominee Oliver Goldstick, for its first UK series commission.

Filming begins this week on Taboo, a new eight-part period drama featuring rising Hollywood film star Tom Hardy in the lead role.

Jenna Coleman has traded in her status as a Time Lord companion for that of a Queen. And now Rufus Sewell is joining her and the ensemble cast of the new ITV drama Victoria.

Some of our favorite actors are returning to telly in new British TV series and miniseries. Read on to find out who’s going to be in which new and returning shows.

US cable network A&E has added another British TV miniseries to its programming line-up: The Frankenstein Chronicles, starring the ever-talented Sean Bean.
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October brings the highly-anticipated returns of two fan favorite shows, as well as UK program premieres in the US that are sure to please more than a few viewers.

Restless, the must-watch, Emmy®-nominated World War II spy thriller that premiered on BBC One and SundanceTV, is now streaming at Acorn TV.

Julian Fellowes has adapted Doctor Thorne, one of his favorite novels, for the small screen, and ITV has just announced the cast for the miniseries.

In a deal with all3media International, Starz will have exclusive US premium rights to Stephen Poliakoff’s Close to the Enemy and co-produce the new thriller miniseries.

He’s fully clad in the photo, but no matter, as filming has started on Series 2 of Poldark with star Aidan Turner, who’s joined by new cast members, including John Nettles.
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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.

Mark your calendars, because the third series of WPC 56, the popular (and terrific!) daytime drama from the BBC, is about to premiere stateside on public TV stations.