The launch of HBO's legal thriller 'War' and the BBC's 'The Split Up' reflects a long-running television fascination with the drama of divorce.
The first season of HBO's new legal anthology series centers on the acrimonious split of a high-profile couple, played by Dominic West and Sienna Miller.
The Guardian's "The Guide" newsletter says this month has seen an unusually strong return of television, including HBO's divorce drama War and the comedy The Paper, after what it called a slow summer for the medium
The writer and actor says the series, centered on a 'sandwich generation' protagonist, channels her own experience of turning 50 and starting over after divorce.