Broadcast Revisited

CW: Mentions of suicide. Kate and Carl revisit this meditative HBO miniseries from 2014. Directed by Lisa Cholodenko, based on the novel by Elizabeth Strout, Frances McDormand stars as a complicated Maine woman trying to find some meaning in this life as she navigates marriage, motherhood, and mental illness across 25 years in her seaside town. 

This week, Kate and Carl return to the Ryan Murphy multiverse with the second installment of American Crime Story, about the 1997 murder of fashion designer Gianni Versace by the serial killer Andrew Cunanan. In this operatic 2018 miniseries, Darren Criss stars as Cunanan with an ensemble featuring Edgar Ramirez, Ricky Martin, Finn Witrock, Judith Light, and Penelope Cruz as Donatella Versace.

An unexpected two-for-one episode! Kate and Carl sit down to discuss the 2009 BBC Wuthering Heights and end up spending just as much time discussing season 1 of the BBC/HBO series Gentleman Jack (and plenty else). Consider it the Byronic Heroes episode!

In Part 2, Kate and Carl discuss the complicated relationship between Alex and Regina and how the series succeeds in exposing the many flawed systems that make it cost so much to be poor in this country.

This week, Carl and Kate look back only a few months to the 2021 Netflix hit, MAID. Inspired by Stephanie Land's memoir of the same name, starring Margaret Qualley and Andie MacDowell, this miniseries offers a frank portrait of American poverty and one woman's perseverance to build a better life.

In Part 2, Kate and Carl discuss the twists and turns that propel the series toward its thrilling finale, as well as the brilliant scene work between Maggie Gyllenhaal, Andrew Buchan, and Lubna Azabal as Atika. 

Maggie Gyllenhaal stars in this captivating 2014 political thriller from the BBC. Kate and Carl discuss her role as Nessa Stein, heiress to a British-Israeli munitions company trying to overcome her family's legacy and do her part to bring peace to the Middle East. Co-starring Stephen Rea, Janet McTeer, and Andrew Buchan.

In Part 2, Kate and Carl discuss the characters of Celeste, Renata, and Bonnie, and the thrilling and operatic finale of the series (yes we said series, Broadcast Revisited does not acknowledge the ill-conceived second season). 

In Part 2, Kate and Carl discuss Natasha's fall from grace, Andrei's fate, Pierre's great awakening, and so much more in the second half of this stirring adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's War & Peace.