马特·史密斯和约翰·利斯高加盟Netflix剧集《王冠》(The Crown，暂译)，二人分别饰演菲利普亲王和丘吉尔。剧集剧本由《女王》编剧彼得·摩根创作，首播集由《时时刻刻》导演史蒂芬·戴德利执导，讲述伊丽莎白二世与丘吉尔在二战后，重塑英伦的故事。之前确定由克莱尔·福伊出演伊丽莎白二世。

　　The History Channel已续订《维京传奇》第四季。

　　Netflix已续订《马可波罗》第二季。

　　Horrible Histories is back with a special episode delving in to the life and times of the world's most famous writer. Tom Stourton stars as the Bard, as we find out about his humble beginnings, his glove-making father and his early life as an actor. How did he climb to become a royal favorite? And what was it like to be in the audience of one of his plays, where fruit was thrown at the stage, it was illegal for women to act, and there were no toilets!?!

　　Jenna Coleman将出演ITV电视台的历史剧《维多利亚Victoria》，并扮演从18岁到嫁给Albert王子时期的维多利亚。同时Rufus Sewell也加入该剧，饰演Lord Melbourne，维多利亚时期的第一任首相。Lord和维多利亚一见如故成为亲密的 挚友，但同时他俩的绯闻迭起也动摇了政府的威信。维多利亚在位时间长达63年零七个月，是在位第二长的英国君主，也是世界上在位第二长的女性君主。
　　《维多利亚》首播90分钟，之后每集一小时共八集。

　　杰米·贝尔主演的新剧《逆转奇兵》的背景是美国的独立战争时期，是一部间谍惊悚剧。故事改编自作家/历史学家Alexander Rose的作品《华盛顿的间谍们》(Washingtons Spies: The Story of Americas yakubd.ccFirst Spy Ring)，关于美国第一个间谍的不为人知的秘密故事，终于被揭开。杰米·贝尔将饰演Abe Woodhull，一个小农民，住在被英国占领的长岛敌后地区。他与一群儿时的伙伴，成立了The Culper Ring，一个看起来不怎么真实的秘密特工小组。他们四处活动，使得反叛军各种获利，推动了战争的浪潮。他们大胆的尝试，也彻底改变了“间谍的艺术”，我们所熟知的现代谍报技术就此诞生，伴随着不能回避的道德层面的复杂考验。这是一个充满活力且具有当代意义的故事，《逆转奇兵》将历史变得更加悬疑，且拥有娱乐共鸣。

BBC Two确认预订由Ben Elton执笔的喜剧《Upstart Crow》，本剧主要讲述威廉·莎士比亚的生平，将作为BBC在2016年莎翁纪念节的一部分播出。David Mitchell将饰演早...

　　本片为Netflix 制作的8集古巴历史纪录片，从西班牙入侵，奴隶制度，自由斗士，讲到猪湾事件和导弹危机的冷战风云，是不可多得的关于古巴历史的大作，第一集讲述了西班牙入侵古巴的故事。

　　Historian Dan Jones tells the story of the War of the Roses.

　　Who is God? Where did we come from? Why does evil happen? What happens when we die? Every human being on earth has asked themselves these questions at some point, and most likely each person has found a different answer.This series will take viewers on a trip around the world to explore different cultures and religions on the ultimate quest to uncover the meaning of life, God and all these big questions in between.
　　The series seeks to understand how religion has evolved throughout the course of civilization, and in turn how religion has shaped the evolution of society. Although in our current geopolitical landscape, religion is often seen as something that divides, the series illuminates the remarkable similarities among different faiths, even those that seem to be in staunch contrast. This is a quest for God: to shed light on the questions that have puzzled, terrified and inspired mankind, not to mention Freeman himself.
　　Each episode is centered on a different big question about the divine:
　　Creation – Are there similarities among the religious creation stories from around the world? How do they compare with the scientific theory of the creation of the cosmos and the dawn of civilization?
　　Who Is God? – How has the perception of God evolved over human history? Is God just an idea, and if so, can we find evidence of a divine presence in our brains?
　　Evil – What is the root of evil and how has our idea of it evolved over the millennia? Is the devil real? The birth of religion may be inextricably tied to the need to control evil.
　　Miracles – Are miracles real? For many believers, miracles are the foundation of their faith. Others regard miracles as merely unlikely events on which our brains impose divine meaning. Belief in miracles, however we define them, could be what gives us hope and drives us to turn possibility into reality.
　　End of Days – Violent upheaval and fiery judgment fill popular imagination, but was the lore of apocalypse born out of the strife that plagued the Middle East two millennia ago? The true religious meaning of the apocalypse may not be a global war, but an inner revelation.
　　Resurrection – How have beliefs in the afterlife developed, and how has our reaction to the afterlife changed the way we live this life? Now that science is making such rapid advances, we may soon be confronted with digital resurrection. What will that do to our beliefs?
　　To explore each of these topics, host and narrator Freeman went on the ground to some of humanity’s greatest religious sites, including Jerusalem’s Wailing Wall, India’s Bodhi Tree, Mayan temples in Guatemala and the pyramids of Egypt. He traveled with archaeologists to uncover the long-lost religions of our ancestors, such as those at the 7500 B.C. Neolithic settlement Çatalhöyük in Turkey. He immersed himself in religious experiences and rituals all around the world, and became a test subject in scientific labs to examine how the frontiers of neuroscience are intersecting the traditional domain of religion.
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　　1780年的英国，罗斯·波达克（艾丹·特纳 Aidan Turner 饰）为了逃避走私指控被迫参军并远赴美洲战场作战，将未婚妻伊丽莎白（海达·里德 Heida Reed 饰）留在身后。三年后，罗斯从美国独立战争的战场上返回家乡康沃尔郡。他发现父亲已经死了，父亲的矿场关门了，其他家族矿场也在不断裁员，房子破败不堪，就连伊丽莎白也将嫁给自己的堂兄弗朗西斯（凯尔·索列尔 Kyle Soller 饰）。罗斯在苦闷中决定开始新的生活。他偶然在集市上救下了性格刁蛮的乡下少女德梅尔扎（埃莉诺·汤姆林森 Eleanor Tomlinson 饰）并雇佣她为女仆，两人在每天的相处之中渐渐产生了情愫并结为夫妻。罗斯试图重震父亲的矿井产业，但是他的商业对手乔治·沃勒根（杰克·法辛 Jack Farthing 饰）处处使坏。弗朗西斯因为生活上的不顺和对罗斯的猜忌与伊丽莎白逐渐疏远，生意上的挫败更是让他险些失去一切。家族的没落，兄弟的隔阂以及对手的搅局都让罗斯·波达克复兴家族的道路倍加艰辛，唯有妻子德梅尔扎永远的守候能给罗斯暗淡的生活带去一丝温暖。
　　然而，就在生活趋于平静之时，已经成为寡妇的伊莉莎白选择改嫁，而她的新一任丈夫乔治恰恰就是波达克在生意场中的劲敌。

　　该剧将以纪实性的传记风格呈现，从平江起义、抗日战争、解放战争到建国后的抗美援朝、庐山会议，彭德怀元帅一生的重要时刻均得以还原。