COOL SERIES FOR THIS COOL WEATHER
Staying at home seems like the best plan for these freezing times. Go cozy on the couch and indulge yourself in some of the greatest shows that streaming services have to offer. There is something for everyone here. Enjoy!
Voir
Year: 2021
Genre: Docu-series
Episode Duration: approx. 18 minutes
Language: English
Perfect for: Movie Lovers
Where to Watch: Netflix
Voir is a six-episode-long Netflix docu-series produced by David Prior and David Fincher – Gone Girl, Fight Club, among others. it´s a collection of visual essays, narrated by movie lovers, that invites viewers to watch something they might have never watched before. Like they: behind every great man, there is a great movie!
Veneno
Year: 2020
Genre: Biopic / Dramadie
Episode Duration: Approx. 50 min
Language: Spanish
Perfect for: Advocates of the LGBTQ+ Community
Where to Watch: HBO
Veneno is a Spanish eight-episode series about Cristina Ortiz Rodríguez, better known as “La Veneno”. This series tells the story of the real-life Spanish transgender celebrity who rose to fame in the mid-90s after appearing in one of Spain's popular late-night tv shows. It chronicles the rising and the fall of an icon. Veneno is the story of a woman who fought tirelessly to find her home, a place where she could be herself.
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Year: 2017- Present
Genre: Comedy Series
Episode Duration: Approx. 50 min
Language: English
Perfect for: People Dying for a Good Laugh
Where to Watch: Amazon Prime
Set in the 1950s, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is that show that will certainly brighten up your day. The show invites its viewers to the colorful world of Midge Maisel, an Upper West Side housewife who, after finding out her husband has been having an affair with his secretary, decides to shake things up with her life. After signing her divorce papers, Midge decides to follow her dream of becoming a stand-up comedian. It´s the story of a woman trying to live life on her own terms in the 1950s patriarchal America.... with a tad of humor on the side!!!!
Pôr do Sol
Year: 2021
Genre: Comedy Series
Episode Duration: Approx. 30 min
Language: Portuguese
Perfect for: Non-sense Comedy Lovers
Where to Watch: RTP Play
Pôr do Sol was this Summer´s big hit on national tv. This satire aims to deconstruct the telenovela genre and poke fun of its flaws. All of this while trying to celebrate the importance of this true national phenomenon. The story has all the ingredients that made us fall in love with the Telenovela when we were young: impossible love stories, twins separated at birth, rich families and their vast breakfasts, die-hard villains, love triangles among others. Pôr do Sol – “Sunset” – is the perfect remedy for those rainy sad days.
Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes
Year: 2020
Genre: Crime Docu-series
Episode Duration: Approx. 50 min
Language: English
Perfect for: Crime Show Lovers
Where to Watch: Netflix
Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes puts one of the most notorious Americans serial killers all time in the spotlight. It is an invitation to the mind of a criminal. Between 1974 and 1978 Ted Bundy confessed to have killed between 30 and 37 women. This project explores Ted and society during the times up to his exaction. It will satisfy all the fans of shows that heavily invest on stock footage
I May Destroy You
Year: 2020
Genre: Dramadie
Episode Duration: Approx. 30 min
Language: English
Perfect for: Lovers of Great Tv
Where to Watch: HBO
Perfect for: Lovers of Great Tv
Where to Watch: HBO
I May Destroy You is a truly important tv show. Written and starred by Michaela Coel, the series explores what is being a woman in today´s day and age. It explores a number of themes, such as consent, dating online, among others, that are a part of today´s youth lives. Variety couldn´t have put it better: “the question of sexual consent in contemporary life and how, in the new landscape of dating and relationships, we make the distinction between liberation and exploitation”. Still, it manages to do so in quite an upbeat manner.
Modern Love
Year:2020-2021
Episode Duration: Approx. 30 min
Language: English
Perfect for: All The Lovers Out There
Where to Watch: Amazon Prime
Modern Love is a comedy series inspired by the long-running, same-named New York Times column that reflects love and relationships nowadays. Through the course of 18 episodes with absolutely no link between them, you are invited to experience other people´s love life. It might even be possible that you will see yourself in some of the characters. This show proves that loving is difficult, tiresome, and, still, very necessary.
Three Identical Strangers
Year:2018
Film Duration: Approx. 1h30 minutes
Language: English
Perfect for: Everyone – It´s a must watch!!
Where to Watch: Netflix
Directed by Tim Wardle, Three Identical Strangers follows the story of Eddie, David and Robert, triplet brothers that were separated at birth. One day, by mere coincidence, all of them get reunited. The thing is none of their families knew that their adopted children had brothers. The flick revolves around the triplet´s quest for truth...and yes, it secret some wanted to hide forever.
