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The Peacock series The Miniature Wife will debut online on April 9.
This dramedy is based on the short story written by Manuel Gonzales, which examines the power (im)balances between spouses Lindy (Elizabeth Banks) and Les (Matthew Macfadyen) after a technological accident induces the ultimate relationship crisis.
The cast includes O-T Fagbenle and Zoe Lister-Jones.
Here is a trailer for The Miniature Wife:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on April 4, 2026| Leave a Comment »
On April 8, The Handmaid’s Tale prequel series The Testaments will debut online on Hulu.
The series follows young teens Agnes (Chase Infiniti), dutiful and pious, and Daisy (Lucy Halliday), a new arrival and convert from beyond Gilead’s borders. As they navigate the gilded halls of Aunt Lydia’s elite preparatory school for future wives, a place where obedience is instilled brutally and always with divine justification, their bond becomes the catalyst that will upend their past, their present, and their future.
The cast also includes Amy Seimetz, Ann Dowd and Rowan Blanchard [among others].
Here is a trailer for The Testaments:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on April 3, 2026| Leave a Comment »
The new limited series A Taste for Murder will debut online on April 7 on Britbox.
Show Synopsis: Set amidst the steep cliffs and fast tides of Capri, this new drama features classic Italian cuisine as the main ingredient to each episode’s central murder mystery, revealing the power of food to foster connection, community, and healing after devastating loss.
Downton Abbey alum Phyllis Logan is among the cast as well as Warren Brown from Luther and Strike Back.
Here is a trailer for A Taste for Murder:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on April 1, 2026| Leave a Comment »
On April 5, the original film Where the Wind Blows will debut at 7 PM on UPtv.
A hardened cowboy (Trevor Donovan) puts his unfettered life on the open range on pause when he pretends to be a temporary husband for his late friend’s widow (Ashley Elaine) so she can adopt. The two go from strangers to something neither expected: a chance at love.
The movie also stars C. Thomas Howell and Michelle Hurd.
Here is a trailer for Where the Wind Blows:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on March 31, 2026| Leave a Comment »
On April 4, the Hallmark Channel movie A Season to Blossom will debut at 8 PM
A drifting aspiring writer (Emily Tennant) returns to sell her late grandmother’s bookstore, but its traditions – and her childhood crush (Carlo Marks) – helps her rediscover her voice, her roots, and a love worth staying for.
Here is a trailer for A Season to Blossom:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on March 24, 2026| Leave a Comment »
The Hallmark Channel movie A Royal Setting will debut on March 28 at 8 PM.
Ruby (Jen Lilley), a world-renowned gemologist is hired by Prince Luca (Dan Jeannotte) to restore the crown jewels and design his crown, challenging tradition and complicating his relationship with his mother, the queen.
Here is a trailer for A Royal Setting:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Video on March 18, 2026| Leave a Comment »
On March 22, the first night of the 3-part event series The Faithful: Women of the Bible will debut at 8 PM on FOX. Each episode is 2-hours long.
This event series is a dramatization of the Book of Genesis from The Bible, focusing on the challenges of marriage, the joys and heartbreak of children, confronting temptation and finding faith.
The three episodes will be told through the lens of five of The Old Testament’s most legendary women: Sarah (Minnie Driver) and her maidservant Hagar (Natacha Karam), Sarah’s great-niece Rebekah (Alexa Davalos), and Rebekah’s nieces, sisters Leah (Millie Brady) and Rachel (Blu Hunt).
The series also stars Jeffrey Donovan, Tom Mison, Tom Payne, Ben Robson, James Purefoy, Taylor Napier and Will Stevens.
NOTE: Part 2 of this event series will air on March 29, and the final part will air on April 5.
Here is a trailer for The Faithful: Women of the Bible:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on March 18, 2026| Leave a Comment »
The new small screen adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo will debut on PBS on March 22 at 10 PM.
Young sailor Edmond Dantès (Sam Clafin from Daisy Jones and the Six and The Hunger Games) is betrayed by those he trusts most and is torn from his fiancé and thrown into a nightmarish prison. But fortune favors patient Dantès: he escapes, claims a hidden treasure, and transforms himself into the enigmatic Count of Monte Cristo to exact thrilling revenge. Can Dantès reclaim justice?
The cast includes legendary actor Jeremy Irons and Blake Ritson (The Gilded Age).
Here is a trailer for The Count of Monte Cristo:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on March 18, 2026| Leave a Comment »
On March 22, the new period piece drama The Forsytes will debut on PBS at 9 PM
Based on the John Galsworthy Nobel Prize winning book series, The Forsytes focuses on a wealthy solicitor who becomes obsessed with a woman who rejects him despite his riches. After they marry, she remains distant, driving him to extreme lengths to control her in this epic early-20th-century family saga.
The series stars Millie Gibson, Joshua Orpin, Francesca Annis, Danny Griffin, Eleanor Tomlinson, Jack Davenport, Stephen Moyer, Tuppence Middleton and Tom Durant Pritchard.
Here is a trailer for The Forsytes:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on March 17, 2026| Leave a Comment »
On March 21, the Hallmark Channel movie Two for Tee will debut at 8 PM.
Tee (Janel Parrish) is a Chinese American pottery artist who meets new community center handyman Will (Chris McNally). As she learns about her family’s traditions through art, can she and Will save the center from closure?
Here is a trailer for Two for Tee:
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