Britbox’s arresting content

THE streaming options continue to proliferate with Britbox launching in South Africa this Friday.

Yes, the new video-on-demand service, which has already successfully launched in the US, UK, Canada and Australia, has over 2 million subscribers, globally.

This joint venture between the BBC and ITV, who are behind some of the biggest offerings to come out of the UK, will see audiences enjoying the best of dramas, comedies, documentaries, lifestyle shows and murder mysteries – their forté.

Just to whet appetites, season six of Line of Duty is on the menu. Interestingly, I got to interview writer, creator and director Jed Mercurio, who is behind the critically acclaimed crime series, and he unpacked the surprises from this season.

In fact, the twists are something he prides himself on. Heck, even Stephen King is hooked on the series.

Of the two episodes I caught, I loved the parallel storytelling, where an unsolved case is revisited while the head of the investigation is also being secretly monitored on allegations of misconduct.

Fast-paced and tense, viewers will be left on tenterhooks.