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Young Wallander (S1 Review) | Shades of Nordic Noir Mystries

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This new contemporary Swedish mystery crime-drama, Young Wallander focuses on Henning Mankell's iconic detective Kurt Wallander. Adam Palsson (Avenue 5) plays the titular role and is joined by Richard Dillane (Strike Back, The White Princess), Leanne Best (Carnival Row), Ellise Chappell (Poldark), Yasen Atour (Robin Hood), Charles Mnene (The Informer), Jacob Collins-Levy (True History of … Continue reading Young Wallander (S1 Review) | Shades of Nordic Noir Mystries

Condor (S2 Review) | A Season to Redefine A Character

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The Max Iron (The Little Drummer Girl, The Host) lead spy thriller is back for a second season. Kristen Hager (The Kennedys After) as Mae Barber, Bob Balaban (The Politician, The Monuments Men) as Reuel Abbott are among the returning cast. Constance Zimmer (House of Cards, UnReal), Toby Leonard Moore (Billions), Rose Rollins (The Catch, … Continue reading Condor (S2 Review) | A Season to Redefine A Character

The Letter for the King (S1 Review) | Shallow people stumbling through an adventure

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The Dutch book De Brief voor de Koning (1962) by Tonke Dragt has finally been developed into a TV series by Will Davies for Netflix. Premise: 16-year-old aspiring knight Tiuri finds himself on a perilous mission to deliver a secret letter to the king who lives across the Great Mountains. Review: The premise is not … Continue reading The Letter for the King (S1 Review) | Shallow people stumbling through an adventure

Noughts + Crosses | S1 Pilot review

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Premise: The series is speculative fiction describing an alternative history in which native African people had gained a technological and organisational advantage over the European people, rather than the other way around, with Africans having made Europeans their slaves. The series takes place in an alternative 21st-century Britain. At the time of the series, slavery … Continue reading Noughts + Crosses | S1 Pilot review

Locke & Key (S1 Review) | Beautiful & Creepy

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Adapted from the supernatural horror graphic novels of the same name by Joe Hill (Horns) and Gabriel Rodriguez, Locke & Key is brought to the small screen by Netflix and stars Emilia Jones (Brimstone, High Rise), Connor Jessup (American Crime), Jackson Robert Scott (It, It Chapter 2), and Darby Stanchfield (Scandal, Mad Men). Premise: Three … Continue reading Locke & Key (S1 Review) | Beautiful & Creepy

TV Review: You (S2) | More Psychological and Grounded

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This psychological thriller television series lead developed by Sera Gamble and Greg Berlanti is inspired by Caroline Kepnes' novels "Hidden Bodies," and lead by Penn Badgley. Last season: A dangerously charming, intensely obsessive young man goes to extreme measures to insert himself into the lives of Beck, a young woman he is transfixed by, and … Continue reading TV Review: You (S2) | More Psychological and Grounded

TV Review: NOS4A2 (Season 1) | Creepy, with a lot of Potential and Filler

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I didn't know what it was about when I started the show. I saw that Zachary Quinto (Star Trek Beyond) and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Micro from Netflix's The Punisher were in it, and knew it was based on Joe Hill's novel "NOS4A2" or "NOS4R2" if you're in the UK. Created by Jami O'Brien (Flesh and Bone) … Continue reading TV Review: NOS4A2 (Season 1) | Creepy, with a lot of Potential and Filler