The Girlfriend is a slippery, dual-perspective psychological thriller on Prime Video, adapted from Michelle Frances's 2017 bestselling novel. Robin Wright, who also directs several episodes and executive produces, stars as Laura, a successful gallery owner and fiercely protective mother whose comfortable life tilts off its axis when her adored son Daniel brings home a new girlfriend. Olivia Cooke plays Cherry, the ambitious young woman who may be a devoted partner or a calculating opportunist, depending entirely on whose version of events you believe.
The series' central formal trick is to refuse to take a side. As the relationship between the two women curdles from wary politeness into open psychological warfare, the show replays key events from each woman's point of view, subtly altering a glance, a line of dialogue, or a gesture so that the same scene reads as either menacing or perfectly innocent. The effect keeps the audience permanently off balance, unsure whether Laura is a mother rightly sensing danger or a snob poisoning her son's happiness, and whether Cherry is a victim or a predator.
Wright and Cooke are both excellent, circling each other with icy precision, and critics praised the series as a tense, morally ambiguous adult thriller elevated by its two committed leads. Stylish and coolly unnerving, The Girlfriend is streaming on Prime Video.
This Fool" is an American comedy television series created by Chris Estrada, Pat Bishop, Matt Ingebretson, and Jake Weisman. The show stars Estrada and Frankie Quiñones. It premiered on Hulu on August 12, 2022 and was renewed for a second season in November 2022. The series follows Julio Lopez, a 30-year-old man who still lives with his mother and grandmother in his childhood bedroom and works at a gang rehabilitation center in Los Angeles called Hugs Not Thugs. His older cousin Luis, a former gang member, is in the rehabilitation program after being released from prison. The series was created by Estrada with producers Bishop, Ingebretson, and Weisman, and Fred Armisen is an executive producer. All 10 episodes of the first season were released on Hulu on August 12, 2022.
"House of the Dragon" is an upcoming American television series created by George R. R. Martin and Ryan Condal for HBO. The series is set in the world of Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" novels, which were adapted into the HBO series "Game of Thrones." The series will be a prequel set in the world of Westeros and will chronicle the history of House Targaryen, including events leading up to the Targaryen civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons. It is expected to focus on the rise and fall of the Targaryen dynasty, their alliance with the dragonlords of Valyria, and the world-changing events that occurred before the events of the main series. The series is set to be premiered in 2022. "House of the Dragon" was filmed using a combination of live-action and visual effects. The series was filmed on location in several countries, including Spain, to provide the backdrop for the fictional world of Westeros. The visual effects were used to create the dragon creatures, and to enhance and enrich the fantasy world depicted in the series. The production team also used various techniques to create the look and feel of the medieval world, such as using practical effects, such as prosthetic makeup, and constructing detailed sets and costumes. CGI was used to create the dragons and other fantasy elements that appear in the series. The dragons were created through a combination of motion capture, practical effects, and computer-generated imagery. The motion capture was used to capture the movements of the dragons, while the practical effects were used to create the physical appearance of the dragons, and the CGI was used to bring the dragons to life on screen. The series was produced by George R. R. Martin, Ryan Condal, and others, and directed by Miguel Sapochnik and several others.
"The Drop" is a story about a young married couple, Lex and Mani, who are trying to have a baby while living in Los Angeles. They attend a destination wedding in Mexico with Lex's old college friends, but an accident during their stay causes the couple to question their relationship and their potential parenthood. However, the story is weakened by an ensemble of absurdist friends who take focus away from the main conflict and lead to a fractured and uneven exploration of love. The story starts off with an exciting premise, but ultimately falls short in its execution. The Drop is a comedy film that centers around characters talking endlessly, over-analyzing and presuming rather than making progress. The main incident that drives the story is when one of the characters drops a baby, and the characters spend the rest of the film discussing the incident and its implications. The movie is in the style of Seinfeld episodes, and movies by the Duplass brothers, where the humor comes from the characters' conversations rather than the plot. The movie also deals with the theme of privilege, and how well-off people with too much free time tend to believe in nonsense, while thinking they've discovered the truth.
Koala Man is an adult animated series that premiered on Hulu in the US and Disney+ in Australia on January 9th, 2023. The series takes place in an alternate universe called "Bushworld" where the Titanic never sunk and Australia is the world’s superpower. The story follows Kevin Williams, an average middle-aged family man who becomes the superhero Koala Man to issue justice in the town of Dapto. He is joined by his family, including his wife and kids, as he faces a variety of evildoers. The series has received positive reviews from critics. The main cast includes Michael Cusack, Sarah Snook, Demi Lardner, Hugh Jackman, Jemaine Clement and others. Koala Man is an adult animated series about Kevin Williams, an average middle-aged family man who becomes the superhero Koala Man to issue justice in the town of Dapto. Despite his good intentions, nobody likes him and considers him a nuisance. The episodes include "The Theme Song of Koala Man" where Kevin battles the Tall Poppy, a being that eats all the garbage in Dapto, "Deep Pockets" where Kevin creates a Koala-Hotline and solves a big case to get a license, and "The Red Hot Rule" where Kevin tries to prevent the murder of Queen Nicole Kidman by an American criminal who wants to transform Australia into America 2.0. The series is filled with action and comedy, and has a lot of characters and subplots.
Pam & Tommy is a biographical drama miniseries that chronicles the marriage of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee during the time when their unauthorized sex tape was made public. It was created by Robert Siegel for Hulu and produced by Point Grey Pictures, Annapurna Television, and Lionsgate Television. The series was announced in 2018 with James Franco attached to play Tommy Lee, but he later left the project and was replaced by Sebastian Stan. Lily James was cast as Pamela Anderson. The series premiered on Hulu in February 2022 and received generally positive reviews and ten Emmy nominations. The show explores the impact of the scandal on the couple's careers and the culture at the time, which was marked by the transition from glam to grunge and the expansion of the reach and invasiveness of sexual imagery through technology. It also delves into the deeper, untold story of the couple that was largely missed by headlines.
When you watch the episodes of Last Resort, you almost forget that it is just a TV show, because the series looks exactly like a high-budget Hollywood movie. The TV show was filmed in Hawaii by Sony Entertainment and revolves around the fictional submarine USS Colorado (an Ohio-class nuclear submarine equipped with mid and long range thermonuclear missiles). At one day Captain of USS Colorado, Marcus Chaplin receives an order to fire the deadly missiles at Pakistan. His first-time reaction was to execute the order, but meanwhile, when he checks the instruction and verifies order proceeding consequences he becomes stickling about the order he has got. As it is stated in the instructions, even such kind of disastrous order should come via standard protocol. However, in this case order have passed by a special mode used only in the case of one event: "USA is totally destroyed by an enemy". Chaplin feels some doubts about this order and ask the mysterious person from Washington (the one who issued the order) to repeat it in strict accordance with the instruction. In that moment he finds himself dismissed, and his vice Lieutenant Commander Sam Kendal was immediately put in charge. But Kendal asks the same confirmation of the order as instruction demands. As he does this, their vessel suffers hard friendly fire from USS Illinois stealthy standing nearby. Chaplin takes the command and heads USS Colorado to a distinct island at the midst of Indian Ocean. As submarine arrives to the island the crew manages to fix major consequences of the attack. But new issue arises on horizon: the squadron of US bombers is on the way to destroy the rebellious submarine, which has been declared America's most dangerous enemy. The situation has got more heat as Chaplin tries to stop bombers threatening "Washington" by readying missile launch targeted at the US East Coast. Such an entangled plot is perfectly accompanied by equally well combined ensemble cast. Marcus Chaplin is impersonated by House M.D. star Andre Braugher (you remember Dr. Darryl Nolan for sure), while XO Sam Kendal is played by a Lycan-Vampire Hybrid, Scott Speedman, from "Underworld". There is another mysterious character in Last Resort - Lieutenant Grace Shepard , a daughter of powerful US admiral and an undercover leader of the crew. She is portrayed by Harry's Law star Daisy Betts.
Emily Owens is "a fresh blood" in Denver Memorial Hospital where she just started to work. To her surprise, everyone in the Hospital is behaving like all the action takes place in a high school. But not only the action even a characters are the same: to her joy and awkward happiness - her med school classmate Dr. Will Collins (Emily had a crush on) works here too; as a bad thing to balance a good one "“ her school-time nemesis Cassandra Kopelson is hanging out nearby, looking ready to make Emily's life intolerable. However, our heroine manages to enlist the help of one of her mentors: Dr. Micah Barnes (Michael Rady), who oversees fresh interns and to befriend with first-year surgical resident Tyra Dupre (Kelly McCreary). Besides the awkward moments showcased in almost every scene where we see Emily, there is one only thing that makes everyone uncomfortable to watch Emily Owens M.D. "“ the idea of "what this clumsy young being is doing here, in real-life hospital, as the real-life doctor, who is definitely should be responsible for the lives of patients?" From the other hand, it's just a TV show and all that mess is made by actors by screenplay, and while the last one thing is questionable, first one (the ensemble cast) looks perfect. Main protagonist, Emily Owen, is portrayed by inimitable Mamie Gummer, while her "sweetheart" Dr. Will Collins is played by Justin Hartley (a star of Smallville).
Mad Men, Magic City and The Playboy have landmarked the "fashion" for television series depicting midst of the 20th century in some romanticized and embellished way which is not surprising (it's hard to believe that series showcasing the real 50-60th life could gain some success). Vegas looks exactly like next one in row of abovementioned TV shows, telling a story about a very typical Sheriff, Ralph Lamb, confronting the evil personalized in a typical Italian mobster Vincent Savino. The character of Sheriff Ralph Lamb was copied from real life person, a Sheriff of Clark County whose name was Ralph Lamb, and who served in 1961"“1979. Vincent Savino impersonate crime boss Marcello Giuseppe Caifano, a real-life mobster too, a high-ranking member of the Chicago Outfit criminal organization, who moved to the city of inspiring opportunities (Las Vegas). He was made overseer of mob-controlled casinos in Las Vegas and has got a "Don" chair of Las Vegas by trading off his wife, a " supersexy blonde hottie" Darlene, to the Godfather of the Chicago Mafia. As the price was paid, Vincent Savino / Marcello Caifano was faced the necessity to take total control over the city, and Ralph Lamb was the last standing on his way.
An ultimately glorious opening in 2012, Revolution, tells us a story about post-apocalyptic future where the blood and soul of our technically advanced world has totally dissappeared "“ the Electricity. Imagine, that in one disastrous moment some unknown phenomena will switch off all the electricity on the planet. Forever. Imagine the world without computers, batteries, machinery, lamps, automobiles, airplanes, ships and train. It's needless to say that would be the world without a bank system, a medical system, a policy and, as the result without the power at all. In Revolution, these tiny forces allowing the electrons to run inside the devices wires are all run out in one moment all over the Earth and nobody knows why and what to do in order to restore it. The Revolution action takes place after fifteen years since the "blackout" "“ the humanity is not even looks similar to what we now mean by this word. There are no United States of America, but there are lots of small republics, counties and anarchies "“ all ruled by cruel leaders. One of those leaders Sebastian "Bass" Monroe (played by David Lyons: Eat Pray Love, The Cape and Mobius) is on the hunt for a man who wears a strange amulet (it looks exactly as USB flash drive), Aaron Pittman, a former Google executive, who received this "amulet" from his friend, Ben Matheson. The "amulet" appears to be a real USB data storage, and when we learn that Ben passed it secretly to Aaron just in seconds before the "blackout" it becomes absolutely clear that the USB-drive is somehow connected with the reason of "blackout" and may be a key to restore the electricity in the world.
Filling an empty niche of modern TV, Chicago Fire colorfully depicts working days of Chicago Fire Department consisting of Truck 81, Squad 3, Ambulance 61 and 25th Battalion. The TV show was developed by Dick Wolf, a man standing behind Law & Order and Community TV shows, who definitely knows how to produce a successful television products and turn them into the series of spin-offs. So, we may easily expect NY Fire, LA Fire and San Francisco Fire in the nearest future. The show features dramatic storyline, the action begins just after the loss of the man during the recent fire accident, and everyone in the crew rebuke others for this loss. Nevertheless, the life continues, as every working day challenges them and their leader, a veteran to gather all the will and strength to perform their duty better the rivals, a Rescue Squad. Chicago Fire concept looks to be very easy replicated and in case of success, the TV show will turn its cast to well known actors (as it happened to Law and Order Cast). So the bright future is almost here for Jesse Spencer (Dr. Robert Chase - "House M.D."), Taylor Kinney (Mason Lockwood - "The Vampire Diaries") and Monica Raymund (Dana Lodge "“ "The Good Wife").