Magpie Murders – BritBox drops a trailer ahead of February launch

The show drops next month and we have been granted the first clues… Here at CultBox, we’ve been following the television adaptation of Magpie Murders for some time. Based on Anthony Horowitz’s 2016 best-seller, this is a high-profile show for BritBox. Known as a home for classics like Doctor Who, the streamer is now commissioning … >

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Murder in Provence – First look at BritBox’s new crime series

M.L. Longworth’s stories have been adapted for the small screen with a UK/US partnership.  Back in May, BritBox announced its first global commission; Murder in Provence is a collaboration between BritBox UK and BritBox North America. The show, based on the books by M.L. Longworth, follow the exploits of Antoine Verlaque, Investigating Judge in Aix-en-Provence, … >

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BritBox International heads to Scandinavia

The UK based streamer is branching out into Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Denmark in 2022.  Following a new distribution deal, BritBox International is preparing to double its roster of countries. They currently stream archive British shows to the UK, the US, Australia and South Africa; from early 2022 the streamer’s reach will encompass Scandinavia too. … >

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Spy City – Dominic Cooper’s thriller series is coming to BritBox UK

The six-part series has been penned by novelist William Boyd (Any Human Heart).  Adding another high-profile show to its roster, BritBox UK have announced they will premier Spy City this Christmas. The glossy looking miniseries, which follows the exploits of agents in 1961 Berlin, stars Dominic Cooper (Agent Carter) as British spy Fielding Scott. Here’s … >

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Doctor Who animations coming to BritBox for Christmas 2021

The British TV streamer will add two more Second Doctor stories to their line-up.  In an announcement of their December highlights, BritBox have revealed that they will add the animated versions of Fury from the Deep and The Faceless Ones to their classic Doctor Who line up on December 23rd. Both stories, featuring the Patrick … >

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Sanditon – First Look at the second season and cast changes

Despite it’s 2019 cancellation, the show based on Jane Austen’s unfinished novel is returning. While the itv adaptation of Sanditon, helmed by Andrew Davies, originally failed to do the numbers for itv, it has been revived thanks to a co-production deal involving Masterpiece on PBS and UK streamer Britbox. While the first season ended with … >

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Gerry Anderson

Gerry Anderson documentary in production for Britbox

BritBox UK announces new and exclusive documentary, Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted The Format Factory and Anderson Entertainment have announced a new and exclusive documentary. Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted is in production and will be launched on BritBox on 14th April 2022. Gerry Anderson’s career spanned 60 years, and he created some of the … >

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