Kicking off the new year — and the new decade! — are 24 brand new shows, seasons, and specials from the UK and Canada, including several highly-anticipated titles.
British TV Premieres in Jan 2020: Avenue 5, Dracula, Vienna Blood & More
Deep Water: Lake District-Set Drama Set to Premiere in the US
England’s beautiful Lake District is the setting for Deep Water, a tense British drama that makes its stateside debut tomorrow.
Doctor Who: New Season Launches on New Year’s Day 2020
The new year arrives in less than a month (!) and with it comes the premiere of the new season of international sci-fi action-adventure megahit Doctor Who. Yay!
British TV Premieres in Dec 2019: Call the Midwife, Deep Water, Midsomer Murders, The Sweeney & More
This year closes with the worldwide, national, and local premieres of 34(!) British, Irish, and Canadian TV programs.
The Accident: Thought-Provoking Drama Set to Debut in the US
Sarah Lancashire leads the cast of The Accident, a thought-provoking Jack Thorne drama co-produced by Hulu and Channel 4.
Cheat: Binge-Worthy Psychological Thriller Premieres in the US
Psychopaths hide in plain sight in the British thriller Cheat, even on a college campus.
The Good Karma Hospital: Feel-Good Drama Returns to the US with Series 3
My pick for feel-good drama of the year when it debuted in the US in 2017, The Good Karma Hospital is back with a new season of stories filled with love, loss, and laughs.
Dublin Murders: Dark Irish Crime Thriller Set to Debut in the US & Canada
Just in time for the colder days and longer nights is the North American premiere of Irish psychological crime thriller Dublin Murders.
Mount Pleasant: Fabulous, Feel-Good Comedy-Drama Series Set to Debut in the US
Mount Pleasant is a fabulous, feel-good comedy-drama series — an easy pick for one of my favorite Brit TV premieres in the US this year — and it debuts stateside tomorrow.
British TV Premieres on Public TV Stations in Nov 2019
Eight programs from the UK and Canada are headed to select public TV stations in November, including documentary, factual, and mystery shows.
Agatha Raisin & the Haunted House: Series 3 Opener Is a Delightful Mystery Story
Just in time for Halloween is the premiere of “Agatha Raisin & the Haunted House,” the special that opens the third season of mystery series Agatha Raisin.
The Bay: Dark Mystery-Crime Drama Set to Debut in North America
With a second season in the works, the first season of mystery-crime drama The Bay is about to make its debut in the US and Canada on BritBox.