A dozen series from the UK, Australia, and Canada, plus a Brit-ified one from the US, premiere on telly in the States this month.
British TV to Watch in July 2017: Game of Thrones, Janet King, Rake & More
British TV to Watch in June 2017: Grantchester, Loch Ness, Orphan Black & More (UPDATED)
Summer’s here and the time is right for tuning into new and returning crime thrillers, documentaries, mysteries, period dramas, and sci-fi series, plus a competition show, from the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Best New Program Premieres of 2016
By my count, 215 new programs and program seasons from the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada premiered stateside in 2016. Of them, here are my picks for the best 20 that were brand-spanking-new to the US.
British TV to Watch in October 2016: Black Mirror, Brief Encounters, The Durrells, and More!
Autumn is here, and with the crispness of the air and fewer hours of daylight come a bevy of British TV premieres, including some of the most highly-anticipated program returns.
British TV to Watch in May 2016: Line of Duty, Penny Dreadful, Wallander & LOTS More [UPDATED]
Twenty British, Irish, Australian, and Canadian series premiere nationally in the US in May, while In the Club debuts on, and Scott & Bailey and Shetland return to, public TV stations.
British TV to Watch in January 2016: Downton Abbey, London Spy, Sherlock, and More
Happy New Year! It’s the 1st of January, which means Sherlock: The Abominable Bride! And there’s much more British TV screening in the US during the rest of the month, too!
2015 British TV Year in Review: Favorite New Shows in the US
One hundred thirty TV shows from British Commonwealth territories and Ireland were new to the US in 2015, and selecting my fifteen favorites of the year took some doing.
Get Your Halloween Spook On with These 13 British TV Shows [UPDATED]
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.
British TV to Watch in October 2015: Doc Martin, Home Fires, The Last Kingdom, and More [UPDATED]
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.
The Enfield Haunting: A&E to Premiere Supernatural Miniseries in the US
They’re heeere. Well, they’re coming. As in poltergeists. In The Enfield Haunting, the creepy supernatural thriller that crosses the pond from Sky to A&E for its US premiere.
New British TV Programs Based on Books (and One of Shakespeare’s Plays)
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.
Penny Dreadful: Dr Jekyll Joins the Gothic Characters in Season 3
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.