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Carpe Diem | PBS Passport and PBS Masterpiece

Carpe Diem | PBS Passport and PBS Masterpiece

CARPE DIEM

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Tom Villeneuve is free after 17 years in prison for a crime he did not commit: the murder of his wife. Behind bars, he rebuilt his life by studying law and qualifying as a solicitor.

From Walter Presents, in French with English subtitles.

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BBC Plots 'Poirot' Reboot; Casting Underway For Agatha Christie Icon

The self-proclaimed “greatest detective in the world” is about to get his latest screen incarnation. Deadline can reveal that the BBC has committed to reimagining Hercule Poirot in a major television series based on the beloved novels of Agatha Christie.

Sources said the British broadcaster secured the adaptation in a highly competitive situation, with other networks and streamers bidding. The BBC is understood to have made a significant commitment to the project, meaning it could run for up to three seasons over the coming years. Season 1 is expected to premiere in the second half of 2027.

Deadline hears that the Poirot reboot is housed at Mammoth Screen, which has a long track record of adapting Christie’s work, having produced BBC series including And Then There Were None and Murder is Easy. Mammoth founder Damien Timmer executive-produced many episodes of Poirot, the David Suchet series that ran for nearly 25 years on ITV.

Responsibility for adapting Christie’s work has fallen to Benji Walters, a relatively unknown writer who has credits on BBC series Noughts + Crosses and spent time developing an adaptation of Brideshead Revisited with Call Me by Your Name director Luca Guadagnino in 2020. The project was in with the BBC and HBO, but ultimately never made it to the screen.

Sources said Walters has breathed new life into the fictional Belgian detective, but script details are currently being kept under wraps. The adaptation, which will be produced with Agatha Christie Limited, is expected to be filmed in Liverpool and the north-west of England over the summer.

The search for Poirot, Christie’s most famous and longest-running character, is underway. The role will likely attract significant interest, with several high-profile actors portraying the detective over the years. British audiences will associate Poirot with Suchet, but he was played by John Malkovich in the 2018 limited series The ABC Murders (also produced by Mammoth). Kenneth Branagh donned the detective’s distinctive moustache in three movies: Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile, and A Haunting in Venice.

Poirot appeared in 33 novels and 51 short stories, comprising some of Christie’s most celebrated work. The Christie canon is as in demand as ever. Netflix recently streamed Seven Dials, starring Helena Bonham Carter and Mia McKenna Bruce, while BritBox is planning to bring crime-fighting couple Tommy and Tuppence back to TV in Agatha Christie’s Tommy & Tuppence.

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BritBox (US) - June 2026 Schedule Announced

BBC Studios has announced the titles coming to BritBox (US) in June 2026, which include a range of new BritBox Originals and classic British fare, as well as the spring slate. BritBox is a digital video subscription service offering the most extensive collection of British TV in the U.S. and Canada.

The June lineup includes A Woman of Substance, which brings Barbara Taylor Bradford’s iconic bestseller to life in a sweeping new period drama led by Brenda Blethyn (Vera, Little Voice) and breakout star Jessica Reynolds (House of Guinness, Outlander).

Spanning decades of ambition, betrayal, and reinvention, A Woman of Substance follows Yorkshire maid Emma Harte as she defies the limits placed upon her in a relentless rise to power and revenge. The series premieres on BritBox on June 24.

Now streaming, The Other Bennet Sister reimagines Jane Austen’s world through the eyes of Mary Bennet (Ella Bruccoleri, Call the Midwife), placing the often-overlooked sister at the center of a fresh Regency-era story of love, ambition, and self-discovery. The finale of the critically acclaimed series premieres on June 24.

BRITBOX (US) JUNE 2026 SCHEDULE

PODCAST

  • May 25, 2026: 1×12: Daniel Mays

AVAILABLE JUNE 1

  • Vicious Season 1 | New to BritBox | 6 x 30’ | Released All at Once
  • Vicious Season 2 | New to BritBox | 6 x 30’ | Released All at Once

AVAILABLE JUNE 9

  • Beyond Paradise Season 4 | BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive, North America Premiere | 6 x 60’ | Released Weekly

AVAILABLE JUNE 15

  • 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Season 14 | New to BritBox | 13 x 45’ | Released All at Once

AVAILABLE JUNE 18

  • Trigger Point Season 3 | BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive, US Premiere | 6 x 60’ | Released 2x on Premiere, Then Weekly | *US Only
  • Blue Lights Season 3 | BritBox Exclusive, CA Premiere | 6 x 60’ | Released 2x on Premiere, Then Weekly | *CA Only; already available to stream in US

AVAILABLE JUNE 24

  • A Woman of Substance Season 1 | BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive, North America Premiere | 8 x 60’ | Released 2x on Premiere, Then Weekly

COMING SOON

  • Gone Season 1 | BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive, North America Premiere | 6 x 60’

BBC SELECT MONTHLY LISTINGS

AVAILABLE JUNE 4

  • America: 1000 Years of History | Available in North America | 1 x 120’
  • Dolly: The Sheep that Changed the World | Available in North America | 1 x 60’

AVAILABLE JUNE 11

  • The Real Unforgotten: The Unsolved Murder of Carol Morgan | North America Premiere | 2 x 60’ | Released All at Once
  • How the Victorians Built Britain S2 | Available in North America | 8 x 60’ | Released All at Once

AVAILABLE JUNE 15

  • Rethinking King George III: In Ten Portraits | Available in North America | 1 x 60’

AVAILABLE JUNE 18

  • Walking with Dinosaurs | Available in North America | 6 x 50’ | Released All at Once
  • Britain’s Hidden Heritage Seasons 1-2 | Available in North America | 6 x 45’ | Released All at Once

AVAILABLE JUNE 25

  • Queens That Changed the World Season 2 | North America Premiere | 6 x 60’ | Released Weekly
  • Murder in Concrete | North America Premiere | 2 x 60’ | Released All at Once

AVAILABLE JUNE 29

  • 1776: American Independence | North America Premiere | 6 x 60’ | Released All at Once

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The Westies (MGM+ 2026 Series) Official Teaser - July 12

The Westies is a gritty and kinetic crime drama centering on New York City’s infamously violent Irish gang of the same name. The series is set in the early 1980s when the construction of the Jacob Javits Convention Center on the Westies’ home turf in Hell’s Kitchen promises a financial windfall. Despite being outnumbered fifty-to-one by the Five Families of the Italian Mafia, the Westies’ legendary brutality and cunning have given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile détente. But internal conflict between the brash younger generation and the old-school leadership threatens to set a match to this powder keg, which will sweep the Westies into the FBI’s ever-deepening investigation into the Italian mafia.

  • 2-Episode Premiere July 12 on MGM+
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Chocolate Wars Series Announced by BritBox

Today, BritBox announced the new Original drama Chocolate Wars (working title), a commission with UKTV and Sony Pictures Television. The six-part series will premiere on BritBox in 2027.

Inspired by Deborah Cadbury’s book and the true story of the Cadbury family, the period drama is produced by Fable Pictures, in association with Alfresco Pictures, and written by Chloë Mi Lin Ewart (All Creatures Great and SmallBeyond Paradise).

Chocolate Wars is a warm-hearted family drama following the visionary Cadbury family, the underdogs of the cocoa world, on their journey towards creating the world-famous Cadbury’s chocolate bar.

In the 1860s, Birmingham, when chocolate as we know it didn’t yet exist, two very different brothers, Richard and George Cadbury, found themselves in charge of their family’s failing cocoa business. Between them, they have the radical genius and burning ambition to turn Cadbury’s into one of the world’s most beloved confectioners.

But first, they must learn to trust and rely on each other. And to stop bickering for long enough to actually invent some chocolate! Their sister Maria is navigating her own role within the family and the business, but things become even more complicated when she falls in love with Cadbury’s biggest rival and is forced to question where her true loyalties really lie.

Infused with historical delights and magical invention, Chocolate Wars is about how we build, break, and rebuild the bonds of family – and how the sweetest things in life are rarely simple.

The series (6×60′) is produced by Fable Pictures in association with Alfresco Pictures. The executive producers include Faye Ward, Freddie Highmore, Hannah Price, and Claire Londy, with Jess O’Riordan and Jon Farrar executive-producing for BritBox and Helen Perry for UKTV.

Casting is now underway, with filming in Birmingham set to begin this Summer. 

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La Favorita 1922 | Season 1 | PBS Passport & PBS Masterpiece

La Favorita 1922

  • STREAMING with PBS Passport or PBS Masterpiece subscription.

Runaway marchioness Elena and maid Cecilia leave Seville to reinvent themselves in Madrid by opening La Favorita Bistro.

From Walter Presents, in Spanish with English subtitles.

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MHz Choice Picks Up All Four Seasons Of Das Boot For The U.S.

May 7, 2026 - Deadline

Das Boot is going to resurface, with streaming service MHz Choice picking up all four seasons of the classic WWII U-boat series. The first season of the WWII drama has been on Hulu, but Kino Lorber’s MHz Choice will have all four seasons, including ones that have never previously streamed in the U.S.

Season 1 of the drama series drops on July 7 on the streamer. Season 2 will follow on August 4, with two episodes, then installments launching weekly. We do not have the premiere dates for Seasons 3 and 4 yet.

The series came in the wake of Wolfgang Petersen’s acclaimed 1981 movie of the same name. The TV show starts by following the crew of a German U-boat embarking on its maiden voyage in 1942. On land, meanwhile, the action follows a young woman caught between the Gestapo and the French Resistance.

The deal marks the second time MHz Choice has revived a European drama whose U.S. rollout left viewers without access to later seasons. The first was another big German drama hit, Babylon Berlin.

Das Boot was a big-budget European show and assembled a starry cast including Franz Dinda, Tom Wlaschiha, Rick Okon, Rainer Bock and Fleur Geffrier. Vicky Krieps, Vincent Kartheiser and Lizzy Caplan also starred.

MHz Choice acquired Das Boot from NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution in a deal that also sees it land Italian series Dostoyevsky and Piedone – A Cop in Naples, as well as German series Drift – Partners in Crime. All of the shows were original series for Sky, which like NBCUniversal, is owned by Comcast.

“A period drama with modern echoes, Das Boot is a powerful series that’s both timely and timeless, stirring and relevant in today’s world, and we’re thrilled to bring the full series to MHz Choice viewers starting this summer,” said Martha Benyam, Chief Operating Officer, Kino Lorber Media Group. “We’re grateful to NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution and Sky for their partnership to bring all episodes of Das Boot to American audiences and we hope to be the U.S. home to more Sky original series in the future.”

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Ozu in Color (Clip) | TCM Originals | TCM

The cinema of Japanese filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu is explored in this new exclusive TCM Original.

The creators Tony Zhou and Taylor Ramos are the duo behind the celebrated YouTube channel “Every Frame a Painting”, a collection of visual essays on matters of movies.

With Tony narrating, the duo reveal new insight and a richer appreciation of Ozu’s use of color in his films.

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The Goal Ahead

Three football stars. One global stage. Marc Cucurella, Harry Wilson, and Weston McKennie chase their spot in the 2026 World Cup.

  • PREMIERES April 30 on Tubi.
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The BBC announced today that the award-winning Death in Paradise has been renewed for two more seasons and two Christmas specials. Filming will continue on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe this week.

Consistently one of the UK’s most-watched television shows, Death in Paradise is made by Red Planet Pictures for BBC iPlayer and BBC One. In the U.S., the series is available to stream on BritBox.

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BBC Studios has announced the titles coming to BritBox (US) in May 2026, which include a range of new BritBox Originals and classic British fare, as well as the spring slate.

The May lineup includes The Other Bennet Sister, which reimagines Jane Austen’s world through the eyes of Mary Bennet (Ella Bruccoleri, Call the Midwife), placing the often-overlooked sister at the center of a fresh Regency-era story of love, ambition, and self-discovery.

Premiering on May 1, Twenty Twenty Six sees Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey) reprise his beloved role as Ian Fletcher, returning to navigate another high-stakes, high-pressure chapter in this acclaimed satirical franchise. Continuing the story that began with Twenty Twelve and W1A, the new series brings its signature wit to an ambitious new setting: the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

BRITBOX (US) MAY 2026 SCHEDULE

PODCAST

  • May 4, 2026: 1×09: Ruth Jones ON Mrs Bennet as the Greatest Villain

Do not miss this brilliant episode as the fantastic Ruth Jones stops by On The Box to talk about playing Mrs Bennet in the new BritBox original The Other Bennet Sister.​

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

  • Streaming Now: A Taste for Murder | Worldwide Premiere, BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive, | 6 x 45’ | Released Weekly
  • Streaming Now: After the Flood Season 2 | North America Premiere, BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive | 6 x 60’ | Released Weekly

AVAILABLE MAY 1

  • Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) | New to BritBox | 1 x 120’ | Released All at Once | *US Only
  • Twenty Twenty Six Season 1 | BritBox Co-Exclusive, North America Premiere | 6 x 30’ | Released All at Once

AVAILABLE MAY 6

  • The Other Bennet Sister | North America Premiere, BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive, | 10 x 30’ | Released 3x on Premiere, Then Weekly

AVAILABLE MAY 11

  • I Literally Just Told You Season 3 | North America Premiere | 5 x 60’ | Released All at Once

AVAILABLE MAY 20

  • Howards End Season 1 | New to BritBox | 4 x 60’ | Released All at Once | *US Only

AVAILABLE MAY 25

  • QI (W) Season 24 | North America Premiere, BritBox Exclusive | 14 x 30’ | Released All at Once

2026 SNEAK PEAK

COMING SOON

  • A Woman of Substance Season 1 | BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive, North America Premiere | 8 x 60’ From servant’s quarters to business empire, Emma Harte’s (Brenda Blethyn, Vera) indomitable spirit propels her rise from poverty to riches, yearning for one unattainable love.
  • Gone Season 1 | BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive, North America Premiere | 6 x 60’ David Morrissey (Sherwood) and Eve Myles (Torchwood) star in this gripping drama. When his wife disappears, an inscrutably composed headmaster finds himself under mounting suspicion.

BBC SELECT APRIL LISTINGS

AVAILABLE MAY 1

  • The Real Spies Among Friends | Available in North America | 1 x 60’ | Released All at Once Uncovering the staggering extent of Kim Philby and his fellow traitors’ deception.

AVAILABLE MAY 4

  • Queen Victoria: Secret Marriage Secret Child? | North America Premiere | 1 x 60’ | Released All at Once Rob Rinder and Dr. Fern Riddell investigate scandal and rumor surrounding Queen Victoria.

AVAILABLE MAY 5

  • The Race for Ancient Egypt in Colour | North America Premiere | 2 x 60’ | Released All at Once Archaeology and politics collide as Egypt’s fight for independence shapes a fierce race to control its ancient past.

AVAILABLE MAY 6

  • Mountains: Life Above the Clouds | Available in North America | 3 x 50’ | Released All at Once An awe-inspiring journey to the three most iconic mountain ranges on the planet, the Rockies, Himalaya and Andes Mountains.

AVAILABLE MAY 7

  • Matthew Perry and the Ketamine Queen | Available in Canada (already streaming in the US) | 1 x 50’ | Released All at Once Investigating the events leading up to the shocking death of Friends star Matthew Perry.
  • Scotland: 1000 Years of History | Available in North America | 1 x 120’ | Released All at Once How did a tiny nation like Scotland have such an influence on shaping the world today?

AVAILABLE MAY 8

  • Clash of the Superpowers: America vs China | North America Premiere | 2 x 60’ | Released All at Once From tariffs to TikTok, the inside story of Trump vs Xi and the pivotal moments that have shaped a world-changing battle for power and influence.

AVAILABLE MAY 14

  • Fake or Fortune Season 13 | North America Premiere | 4 x 60’ | Released All at Once A team of experts employ detective skills and the latest forensic testing to investigate mysteries behind works of art.
  • How to Build a Dinosaur | Available in North America | 1 x 50’ | Released All at Once Dr. Alice Roberts discovers how scientists rebuild dinosaurs from incomplete fossils, revealing accurate skeletons, muscles, and even skin color.

AVAILABLE MAY 16

  • The Travel Show Vol. 8 | Available in North America | 8 x 25’ | Released Weekly Explore new destinations around the globe with the latest travel stories and news.

AVAILABLE MAY 21

  • Britain’s First Photo Album | Available in North America | 10 x 30’ | Released All at Once John Sergeant retraces Victorian photographer Francis Frith’s 1860s quest to record Britain, revealing what has changed, endured or disappeared.
  • Stonehenge: The Lost Circle Revealed | North America Premiere | 1 x 60’ | Released All at Once Dr. Alice Roberts follows a decade-long historical quest using cutting-edge research that reveals Stonehenge’s oldest secret.

AVAILABLE MAY 28

  • How the Victorian’s Built Britain S1 | Available in North America | 4 x 60’ | Released All at Once Travel the length and breadth of the country to find out how the Victorians built Britain.
  • Rob and Rylan’s Passage to India | North America Premiere | 3 x 60’ | Released All at Once Rob and Rylan head to India to seek out its incredible art, religion, culture, and history.

NOTE: Additional release details included in the (OPEN) link.

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The CW has set novel streaming partnerships with ESPN and Roku, expanding its programming footprint in exchange for access to entertainment fare and live sports.

Under the deals, the broadcast network will make its 800 hours of annual sports programming available on ESPN’s app and also put its entertainment titles on the Roku Channel the day after linear premiere. The free, ad-supported CW app, long a key strategic pillar for the broadcast network, will continue to offer next-day streams of entertainment titles as they simultaneously roll out across the Roku Channel.

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After the Flood - Season 2

The second series of After the Flood finds newly-promoted detective Jo Marshall (Sophie Rundle, Peaky Blinders) on the trail of a baffling murder investigation. As tensions simmer in Waterside amid the rising threat of moorland fires and the subsequent risk of further flooding, a body is discovered in bizarre circumstances.

  • PREMIERES April 23 (Weekly Release) on BritBox
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Tubi May 2026 Schedule Announced

Tubi, FOX’s free streaming service, has announced its May titles. The Tubi May 2026 slate includes Originals, TV series, and numerous action, art house, Black cinema, comedy, documentary, drama, horror, kids and family, romance, sci-fi and fantasy, thriller, and western titles.

TUBI ORIGINALS

ACTION

  • THE BATTLE FOR CASTLE ITTER – 5/1 A ragtag unit of U.S. troops clashes with the French elites they were sent to rescue, until SS forces surrounding the prison castle force them to unite.

COMEDY

  • TWENTY TWENTY SIX – 5/1 Having previously held a leadership role on the London Games in Twenty Twelve and a spell as the Head of Values at the BBC in W1A, Ian Fletcher (Hugh Bonneville) is now bound for the greatest stage in world football. Next year’s tournament will be the biggest ever. Hosted by the USA, Canada, and Mexico, with 48 countries taking part and 16 venues across North America, thousands of miles apart, what could possibly go wrong? Ian Fletcher is about to find out, as he joins the Twenty Twenty Six Oversight Team in Miami.​

CREATOR-LED LIVE ALTCASTS

  • MIAMI GRAND PRIX – 5/3 Tubi will air original live altcasts hosted by YouTuber Michelle Khare, co-host Jeremiah Burton, and F1 Expert Scott Mansell beginning with the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday, May 3.

DOCUSERIES

  • DESTINATION WORLD CUP 2026 – 4/30 Three football stars. One global stage. Weston McKennie, Marc Cucurella, and Harry Wilson chase their spot in the 2026 World Cup. The six-part docuseries will air weekly episodes starting on April 30.

THRILLER

  • GIVE ME BACK MY BABY – 5/8 When a couple chooses a surrogate for their baby, they unknowingly open the door to an obsession that could cost them everything.

  • I DIDN’T DO IT – 5/22 A detective rejects the claim that his daughter took her own life, chasing deadly secrets that lead to baffling questions and shocking truths.

TV SERIES SPOTLIGHT

  • “24: Legacy”
  • “American Crime”
  • “Angel”
  • “Colony”
  • “Cow And Chicken”
  • “Evil Con Carne”
  • “Static Shock”
  • “Terra Nova”
  • “The Addams Family” (Animated)
  • “The Incredible Hulk”
  • “The Jeff Foxworthy Show” – 5/15

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The Battle for Castle Itter

Starring: Aleksandar Trmcic, Daniel Grogan, Frano Lasic, Boris Lukman, Laurent Rouy, Marko Filipovic, Ugljesa Spasojevic, Petar Arsic, Misa Beric, Stasa Nikolic

Directed by: Maximilian Elfeldt

A ragtag unit of U.S. troops clash with the French elites they were sent to rescue until SS forces surrounding the prison castle force them to unite.

  • PREMIERES May 1 on Tubi
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EXCLUSIVEJason Priestley is staying on The CW.

Priestley, who stars in Wild Cards for the network, is the star and exec producer of Private Eyes West Coast, which has just been picked up by the Nexstar-owned broadcaster.

Priestley and Supernatural’s Cindy Sampson have reprised their roles as private investigators Matt Shade and Angie Everett in the series, which was originally greenlit by Canada’s Corus Entertainment.

The ten-part series will air later this year on The CW. It has already been renewed for a second season by Corus.

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