Here is an interesting list of the big TV dramas for 2019 -- some of them have of course already been shown, or are in progress....
https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-05-14/best-tv-shows-2019-coming-soon-drama-comedy-documentaries-air-dates/
Can we pick up on any trends? It's not easy -- one might be a trend towards more modern or present-day dramas, which might be explained partly on cost grounds alone, since they are much cheaper to make than costume dramas. But the big shows -- like "Good Omens" will be so complex that they will cost well over £1million per episode anyway.
Is there a drift away from costume drama? Difficult to say -- there are some big costume dramas in the mix, including Gentleman Jack, Summer of Rockets (is there a trend towards post-WW2 and Cold War dramas?), The Luminaries, War of the Worlds, Peaky Blinders, Poldark (the final series), and Year of the Rabbit. Lots of cop shows / crime shows written to a familiar formula -- there seems to be an insatiable demand for thrillers with nasty (and complicated) villains, troubled police and unconventional investigators.
Witch this space....
PS. Several others missed off the Radio Times List: Beecham House, Catherine the Great, Dracula and Tom Jones
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