Adam Blevins

Published Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT

Adam Blevins began working in the entertainment industry in 2022 as a Staff Writer for Agents of Fandom, where he progressed to Senior Editor and interviewed talent from Marvel Studios, House of the Dragon, and Planet of the Apes. He joined Collider as a News Author in April 2024, was promoted to a Senior position in December 2024, and has written over 3,000 articles for the site, including exclusives relating to Avengers: Doomsday, The Penguin, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, and more. He primarily writes about the latest box office numbers and the hottest movies and TV shows on streaming, while also covering superhero and sci-fi news. He has completed a set visit for The Chosen and even has several months of experience writing Gaming Features at ScreenRant. You can find him on X, LinkedIn, and Muckrack.

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2026 has been a breakout year for** Lola Petticrew**, who starred in one of the biggest shows in the world, Furious. All episodes of the Hulu original series are now streaming after the explosive Season 1 finale a few weeks ago, and Hulu has already confirmed that the hit show, which also stars Emmy Rossum, is officially returning for Season 2. Two years before Furious, Petticrew further established her place as a star by featuring alongside Hazel Doupe and Maxine Peaks in Say Nothing, the nine-episode miniseries that debuted to widespread critical and audience acclaim. Petticrew even received a nomination for Best Lead Actress at the 2025 BAFTAs. She’s also famous for her earlier roles as Allegra in A Bump Along the Way, Amber in Dating Amber, and Young Laura in She Said. Lola Petticrew’s latest smash hit series comes in the form of Trespasses, which is currently airing on PBS after airing in the UK last year.

She leads a star-studded ensemble with support from Gillian Anderson and Tom Cullen — fans may recognize Anderson from her iconic role as Dana Scully in The X-Files, and Cullen is best known for his work as Anthony in Downton Abbey. This afternoon, Collider is happy to partner with PBS to exclusively preview a new sneak peek at Trespasses Season 1, Episode 2, which sees Cushla express her frustrations to Michael after she learns that he’s married and that engaging in affairs is a repeated pattern for him. PBS has also released a broader description of Episode 2 before it airs on September 27: “In Episode 2, as Cushla’s affair deepens, tensions rise at school and home. Her kindness with her pupil backfires, her mother’s drinking worsens, and her love for Michael is tested by betrayal, jealousy, and the dangerous politics closing in around them.”

Four love stories, four completely different ideas of what it means to be somebody’s person. This is the one that matches how you actually fall, and what it would ask of

You do not fall for strangers. You fall for the person you have already been talking to for years, which is the slowest and by some distance the most durable way anybody has found to do this.

You want a partner, not an audience. Somebody who wants their own life as badly as you want yours, and who would never ask you to be smaller to make the relationship easier.

The intensity was never the problem. The secrecy is. You are drawn to a love that lives entirely in private, and to the particular ache of wanting somebody you are not supposed to want.

You do not do this cautiously. When it happens for you it is immediate and total and it rearranges everything, and you would not accept a smaller version

PBS’ official synopsis of Trespasses, which could also be described as Outlander meets Belfast, reads as follows: “Based on Louise Kennedy’s acclaimed debut novel, Trespasses presents an unforgettable story of forbidden love set against the backdrop of the Troubles in 1970s Belfast. Cushla (Petticrew), a young Catholic schoolteacher, meets and falls for Michael (Cullen) – an older, married Protestant barrister. Despite the suspicions and warnings of her glorious wreck of an alcoholic mother, Gina (Anderson), Cushla and Michael are irresistibly drawn to one another as they’re pulled between love, desire, duty and freedom.”

The hit PBS series was written and created for TV by Ailbhe Keogan, who is also known for her work as a writer on other projects such as Run & Jump, Joyride, and Bad Sisters. Check out new episodes of Trespasses on PBS and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of the series.

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Tom Cullen

Set in 1970s Northern Ireland, Trespasses follows a young Catholic teacher who engages in a secret relationship with a married Protestant solicitor. Amid escalating sectarian tensions, their forbidden romance attracts scrutiny from family, community, and the surrounding conflict.