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Unprisoned, a father/daughter relationship
Unprisoned examines the complex relationship between a father and daughter. A terrific cast led by Kerry Washington and Delroy Lindo polish this series to a deep, meaningful shine. The series was created by Tracy McMillan, based loosely on her own life.
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Triptych, an intense thriller from Mexico
The series Triptych (Triada) puts star Maite Perroni in the demanding part of playing three identical sisters. She does a terrific job with the roles in this intense and mysterious story full of surprises and twists.
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The Defeated: post war drama set in Berlin
The Defeated takes place in 1946 in Berlin. Much of Berlin was a pile of rubble. The Americans, British, French, and Russians squabbled for power in the divided city. The series narrows in on a few characters as they struggle to survive and rebuild their lives.
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The Way Home, with Andie MacDowell and Chyler Leigh
The Way Home attracted my attention because it stars Andie MacDowell and Chyler Leigh. It’s a family story on the Hallmark channel with a sci-fi twist.
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The 7 Lives of Lea, time travel body swapping drama from France
The 7 Lives of Lea (Les 7 vies de Léa), a French series, is a time travel story with body swapping thrown in the create a mystery around a 30 year old death.
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The Law According to Lidia Poët, an amazing woman
The Law According to Lidia Poët tells the story of a courageous and amazing woman. It’s based on the real woman who was Italy’s first ever female lawyer. Set in 1883, the Italian series covers her struggles to be a practicing lawyer. She was brilliant, brave, bold, and totally fabulous.
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Lockwood & Co, a ghostly sci-fi thriller
Lockwood & Co is sci-fi based on novels by Jonathan Stroud. It’s set in a future world where ghosts can kill you and only young people have the needed “talent” to find and destroy the ghosts.
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Under the Vines, S2, it’s harvest time in New Zealand
Under the Vines returned for season 2 with the same warm and charming group of novice winemakers. They struggle to figure out wine, love, and life in this cheerful series.
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Cunk on Earth, docu-style parody
Cunk on Earth brings British humor and parody to the documentary. Philomena Cunk, played by a straight-faced Diane Morgan, is a cornucopia of bad information, mispronunciations, and malapropism. She asks ridiculous questions of real experts and they do their best to answer as if the questions made sense.