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What We're Excited About
Pride and Prejudice - a KBTC exclusive!
Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle star in this definitive 1995 six-episode adaptation of Jane Austen's masterpiece. Pulsating with energy, the lively, witty Elizabeth Bennet (Ehle) charms smoldering, haughty Darcy (Firth) amid dances, balls, and games of whist in England’s magnificent Regency period. Stream all six episodes now with your KBTC Passport membership.

The Forsytes: Everything We Know Right Now
If you can’t get enough of period dramas and are smitten by shows like The Gilded Age and Downton Abbey, behold The Forsytes, future-you’s new favorite family saga, rich with desire, ambition, and betrayal, coming to MASTERPIECE in 2026! Find out all about The Forsytes—a show so hotly anticipated that a second season has already been commissioned!
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Fridays at 7:30pm
Here's what's coming up next from host Tom Layson and the Northwest Now team:
- 8/22 Opportunity Knocks (encore)
- 8/29 Season 17 Premiere - Back to School 2025
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