Helena Bonham Carter's 'Nolly' To Premiere on PBS for Spring 2024
Masterpiece announced it had acquired the ITV drama Nolly in January 2023 as part of a more extensive slate of 2023-2024 premieres. At the time, the three-part series had not yet premiered in the U.K. — it debuted a couple of weeks later in February — and it seemed a possibility Masterpiece would schedule the series to follow in later spring not long after the ITV debut. However, spring slipped into summer, and fall is now upon us with a slew of premieres, none of which included the series. Finally, almost ten months after the initial announcement, Nolly has a release date: March 2024.
The series, a period drama, will slot in with the PBS spring premiere lineup that usually kicks off with Call The Midwife at 8 p.m. ET, and last year also included Sanditon and Marie Antoinette. With Sanditon now stand end (for real this time), Nolly will take the 9 p.m. ET berth, making for female0-focused period dramas for spring 2024. No word if Marie Antoinette (greenlit for Season 2) will follow at 10 p.m. ET again or not.
Even if Marie Antoinette does not return to the same spot, Call the Midwife and Nolly would make for an excellent pairing. The former is rounding to the end of the 1960s, whereas the new series is set in the early 1980s, making for two mid-century modern set shows. Check out the trailer.
