Trailer: Making MASTERPIECE

Today is the 50th birthday of MASTERPIECE (formerly known as Masterpiece Theatre) — which is a huge accomplishment for a media brand, especially a drama anthology series on public television that airs British drama series.

To celebrate this occasion, I’ve been working on an audio documentary called Making MASTERPIECE, which will examine five decades of MASTERPIECE history in three episodes and talk to the many people in front of and behind the camera about the development of this series and its legacy.

There’s a brand-new video trailer below that announces the audio documentary (below) and the launch date for the first episode: February 28. I’ve been working on this project in one form or another since July 2019 and I am beyond thrilled that it will finally be released in just a few weeks. Plus, this trailer is just amazing.

Here’s a full description for Making MASTERPIECE:

Making MASTERPIECE is the full story of how public media's favorite place for the best of British drama went from crazy idea to a franchise 50 years strong. Hosted by MASTERPIECE Studio host Jace Lacob, the three-part documentary miniseries features the inside scoop on everything from Downton Abbey to Upstairs, Downstairs, and everything in between. Featuring exclusive interviews with MASTERPIECE favorites like Rufus Sewell, Lily Collins, Alan Cumming, Laura Linney, Charles Dance and many more, Making MASTERPIECE launches February 28, 2021. Making MASTERPIECE will appear in the MASTERPIECE Studio podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts.