The United States went to war for its independence, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some things the Brits got right. One of them was definitely TV, which is made under an entirely different system in the U.K., which leads to a different kind of TV show.
Thankfully, BritBox provides access to all these shows from the comfort of the United States. If you’re looking for one worth putting on this month, we’ve got you covered with three excellent titles that should be just what you need.
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A show explicitly about our modern obsession with cancel culture might seem like a turn-off, but Douglas Is Cancelled understands exactly how to play with audience expectations. Following a news anchor who makes an off-color joke at a wedding and finds that his life slowly unravels, the series is not at all what you’d expect it to be.
Anchored by two brilliant central performances from Hugh Bonneville and Karen Gillan, the series is about cancel culture. Additionally, it also focuses on all the things men can and have gotten away with and how difficult it becomes to hold them accountable.
You can watch Douglas Is Cancelled on BritBox.
One of many British crime series, but one that comes with a fairly explicit examination of policing itself, The Tower follows the aftermath of the death of a long-serving British policeman and a teenage girl, both of whom fall off the top of a London high-rise.
The lead detective on the case must figure out what happened in this case and how it connects to both class and the role of police in the 21st century. The Tower‘s combination of mystery and social commentary makes it one of the most intriguing British shows of the past few years.
You can watch The Tower on BritBox.
Luther is a great detective drama, but just as crucially, it’s an important reminder of Idris Elba’s compelling screen presence. Over the course of five seasons, Luther follows its titular character as he reckons with humanity’s dark underbelly as he investigates grisly murder after grisly murder.
Highly intelligent but often impulsive, Luther works to balance his personal life with his professional life, understanding that when you work on bleak things, the two can bleed together. Elba became a movie star over the course of making this show, but Luther plays to every single one of his strengths.
You can watch Luther on BritBox.
Some of the best shots in Grok Imagine’s AI-made Odyssey don’t contain actors. Ancient landscapes stretch into the distance. Close-ups of grimy hands suggest people who have touched something rougher than a keyboard. For a few seconds, the illusion holds.
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YouTube videos could soon look better without eating quite so much data, right? Thankfully, the platform plans to introduce a new video format called AV2 on its web player in early 2027, promising more efficient streaming and potentially fewer playback hiccups on slower internet connections. The big headline is a roughly 30% improvement in compression efficiency over AV1, YouTube's existing video format. That doesn't guarantee every video will use 30% less data, but it could make streaming a little easier on both internet connections and data allowances.
What is AV2, and why should viewers care?
YouTube is changing how its Home page works, giving viewers more control over what shows up there and making some of the app’s most-used sections easier to reach. Custom Feeds are now replacing the existing topic chips for eligible users, while YouTube is also testing a redesigned top bar on mobile that moves Subscriptions closer to the Home feed.
YouTube first started experimenting with Custom Feeds earlier this year, letting you type out what you wanted to watch and turning that request into its own stream of recommendations. Now, the feature is starting to look less like a side experiment and more like something YouTube actually wants people to use as part of their everyday Home page.