Jodie Whittaker pivots from “Doctor Who” to Season 2 of the BritBox anthology series “Time,” premiering March 27. The three-part drama from Jimmy McGovern and Helen Black focuses on a year in the lives of three women — Orla (Whittaker), Abi (Tamara Lawrance) and Kelsey (“The Last of Us” star Bella Ramsey) — serving time … Read more
Jed Mercurio, the creator of international hit series “Bodyguard” and “Line of Duty,” knows a thing or two about riveting television drama. And that’s why he signed on as an executive producer of “Payback,” the BritBox crime thriller created and written by Debbie O’Malley that’s set in Scotland and features Peter Mullan, who memorably played … Read more
“The Ex-Wife” tells a sordid tale of gaslighting writ large — but takes the familiar “psychological thriller” in a twisty turn that sets it apart from its genre bedfellows. The four-part series, premiering Aug. 10 on streamer BritBox and based on Jess Ryder’s book of the same name, features an English cast familiar to the … Read more
“The Ghost of Richard Harris,” directed by Adrian Sibley, takes a deep dive into the life of the hard-living two-time Oscar nominee — still identified more for his public carousing (drinking, drugs, women) than for his prodigious talent. “That part of him, that hell-raising image, had overcome all of his other achievements and his reputation, … Read more