Susanne Simpson, Executive Producer and Head of Scripted Content for MASTERPIECE, the Emmy Award winning PBS drama series, returns to "Historical Drama with The Boston Sisters" for the 5th season preview of MASTERPIECE and MYSTERY! — a podcast annual event since the launch in 2021.

In episode 76 Susanne previews new MYSTERY! series coming in the fall 2025 (MAIGRET and THE GOLD), and new historical dramas for MASTERPIECE coming in 2026: THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO based on the classic novel by Alexandre Dumas (pere); and THE FORSYTES, a prequel to the THE FORSYTE SAGA, a 2002 MASTERPIECE series based on the trilogy of novels by English author John Galsworthy (1867-1933).

TIME STAMPS:

0:29 - Podcast summary

0:53 - Susanne Simpson intro

2:14 - Public media funding and MASTERPIECE

4:47 - Previewing 2025 - 20265:00 PBS Passport

5:50 - MAIGRET on MYSTERY!

10:11 - THE GOLD on MYSTERY!

12:26 - THE FORSYTES on MASTERPIECE

20:30 - Multiracial casting in THE FORSYTES and historical drama

27:30 - THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO on MASTERPIECE

31:36 - Edmond Dantès, revenge, and justice

36:03 - Where to watch MASTERPIECE and MYSTERY!

36:37 - Subscribe to Historical Drama with The Boston Sisters

37:14 - Disclaimer

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