7/22/2023 0 Comments Season 4 of harlotsThe Handmaid's Tale tends to dominate Hulu talk, but after I streamed Handmaid's Tale Season 2, Hulu had an ad for Harlots and it caught my attention. Harlots never seems to get enough credit, in my opinion, and even though I already wrote about it as one of the best Hulu shows of 2018 I'm sliding in another plug. I almost replaced this with Amazon's Fleabag, which just finished Season 2, but Phoebe Waller-Bridge's fourth-wall-breaking comedy seems to be getting enough attention on its own. We're reportedly getting an Occupied Season 3, so don't worry about being left on a cliffhanger if you get hooked. It's a timely (prescient, really) series any fan of House of Cards would appreciate. So the series follows the quiet Russian takeover of Norway - the people who collaborate, the people who fight back, and the escalating tensions. The European Union panics in the face of that decision and agrees to a "velvet glove" invasion of Norway, led by Russia. Norway's new prime minister, Green Party leader Jesper Berg, cuts off fossil fuel production in favor of plans for thorium-based nuclear power. Occupied Season 1 premiered in 2015, set in a very near future where the world is facing an energy crisis. And it has such a kickass theme song, I tracked it down and bought it on iTunes - which is not something I do frequently. It's also apparently the most expensive Norwegian production to date. This political thriller might be the strongest series I've ever watched on Netflix. He rightly won more awards for this work, and I've love to see him continue to stretch like this. Tracie's story is beautiful and tragic and I dare you not to fall madly in love with her - and with Sean Bean's performance. That high bar was met later in Season 2 when Sean Bean played bored English teacher Simon, who comes alive at night as transvestite Tracie. The episodes show how the accused got into that situation, and episodes end by revealing the verdict.Ĭhristopher Eccleston had the first episode in Accused Season 1 and won awards for his performance. The BBC One series ran for two seasons from 2010-2012, with each episode following a different "accused" main character as he or she awaits judgment. Through Amazon, I can watch Acorn titles and found Accused. (I can watch Netflix on my tablet but hate to watch any series on my phone.) I have a Comcast subscription, and can stream Netflix and Amazon through the apps on my TV. I'm old school and still haven't cut the cord. This British anthology series isn't new, but I just got a chance to watch it on TV through Acorn TV. You don't know Sean Bean as an actor until you've seen him in Accused Season 2's "Tracie's Story." He's magnificent. Then you'll probably join me in asking Netflix for Season 4. Season 1 has eight episodes and you could easily binge them over a weekend and keep going for more. The series is cleverly designed, with each episode centering around a particular theme. Ethics are tested, and deeper mysteries unfold about each contestant and the Offshore itself. We follow the candidates through each difficult task, and can imagine what we'd do in each scenario. This intelligent, thought-provoking show is what The Hunger Games (and Divergent, and other dystopian stories) should have been. When each person in the Inland turns 20, he or she has a chance to make it to the Offshore by going through The Process, a series of challenges and tests that only 3% pass. In this future, people in the Inland live in poverty, with just a select few living in luxury in the Offshore. The first season of 3% came out in 2016 and I can't recall how Netflix got me hooked, but it was probably through the Hunger Games-like premise.
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