Jodie Whittaker pivots from ‘Doctor Who’ to ‘challenging’ prison drama ‘Time’: ‘Highlights a broken system’

Jodie Whittaker pivots from ‘Doctor Who’ to ‘challenging’ prison drama ‘Time’: ‘Highlights a broken system’

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

Emily Blunt pivots to TV in Western drama ‘The English’

Emily Blunt pivots to TV in Western drama ‘The English’

Emily Blunt segues to series television for “The English,” a new Western that feels scattered — but has great performances and some riveting moments. Premiering Nov. 11 (Prime Video in the US, BBC Two in the UK), the six-episode series is set in Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kansas and Wyoming in the late 1800s. The story follows … Read more