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![From L-R: Alphy Kottaram played by Rishi Nair in Grantchester, Louisa Binder playing Constance March as she pushes along a little boy and a little girl and Lesley Manville as Susan Ryeland in Magpie Murders.](https://image.pbs.org/bento3-prod/pbsnc-redesign-phase-1/blogs/watch/monthly%20dramas/cb7b36f0c2_2024-august-dramas-1440-560.jpg)
Hopefully, you’re caught up on season 2 of Hotel Portofino in which marriages crumbled, business ventures went sour, and a heartbreaking loss left us all stunned. But want not, the drama continues as season 3 premieres July 28th. Taking place two years after the season 2 finale, Bella is basking in the joy of her budding romance with the charming architect, Marco. Things are looking up as she prepares to welcome her father and sister. However—without giving too much away—an unexpected arrival brings a looming divorce, and everyone is trying to avoid a fascist leader (Danioni).
If you’ve been keeping up with Grantchester on Sunday nights, season 9 will be coming to its finale on August 4th. Of course, if you’re like me, you might have already binged watched the whole thing with Passport. I’m happy to report that the ending has me excited for season 10!
Based on a best-selling novel, Magpie Murders blends a classic whodunit with modern intrigue. Editor Susan Ryeland stumbles upon a hidden puzzle within the manuscript of her latest crime novel. As she delves deeper into the mystery, the lines between fiction and reality blur, leading her on a thrilling investigation. Watch Magpie Murders on the PBS App with Passport, setting the stage for the highly anticipated follow-up, Moonflower Murders, arriving in September—where the next captivating mystery unfolds.
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Bella is preparing for her father and sister’s arrival but is thrown when Cecil appears requesting divorce. Over the weeks, Bella must decide her future as well as avoiding fascist leader, Danioni. But with the Wall Street Crash, things get worse as Bella and Cecil lose everything. Dark secrets are exposed during another adventure on this sun-soaked 1920s Italian drama.
Watch Hotel Portofino premiering Sunday, 7/28, 8 PM on PBS NC. Watch all episodes on the PBS App with Passport starting 7/28.
When a woman known by Alphy goes missing, vicar Alphy and detective Geordie race to find the answers. Then, in the season finale, when a reclusive man is found dead on the streets of Cambridge, Alphy and Geordie begin to unravel a series of clues that leads them to a shocking revelation.
Watch Grantchester Sundays, 9 PM on PBS NC. Watch all episodes on the PBS App with Passport.
Lesley Manville and Tim McMullan star in the TV adaptation of Anthony Horowitz's bestselling novel about a dead mystery author, an incomplete manuscript, and suspects galore. Manville and McMullan will reprise their roles in Moonflower Murders, coming to the PBS App and PBS NC in September.
Watch Magpie Murders on the PBS App with Passport.
Masterpiece Studio Podcast
Magpie Murders creator, writer and executive producer Anthony Horowitz and series star Lesley Manville return to the podcast to discuss the surprising finale, and perhaps even give Susan Ryeland and Atticus Pünd fans something to look forward to.
A historical drama for a modern audience, Wolf Hall, the 2016 Peabody Award and Golden Globe winner for Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television, tells the story of Thomas Cromwell, played by Mark Rylance—a blacksmith’s son who rises from the ashes of personal disaster, and deftly picks his way through King Henry VIII's court, where “man is wolf to man.”
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