Transatlantic Television Drama: Industries, Programs, and Fans Audiobook (Free)

In 2014, the U.K. science-fiction television series Dark Mirror premiered on Netflix worldwide, quickly becoming a hit with U.S. viewers. Like other cherished English imports, this series piqued Us citizens’ curiosity with ideas of dark comedy, clever plotlines, and six-episode seasons that left viewers frantic for more. In Transatlantic Television Drama, volume editors Michele Hilmes, Matt Hills, and Roberta Pearson team up with leading scholars in TV research and transnational television to about Transatlantic Television Drama: Industries, Programs, and Fans take a look at how serial dramas like Black Reflection captivate U.S. viewers, and what this reveals about the methods Us citizens and Brits relate with each other on and off the screen.

Focusing on production strategies, performance designs, and viewers reception, chapters delve into some of the most widely-discussed programs on the transatlantic circuit, from ongoing series want Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey, Orphan Black, and Sherlock, to those with long histories of transnational circulation like Masterpiece and General practitioner Who, to others whose transnational achievement speaks to the procedure of exchange, version, and cooperation such as Rome, Parade’s End, Broadchurch, and Gracepoint.