Category: TV series
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Black Doves review: a spy thriller lead by women
Black Doves brings mystery and a bit of fun to the spy thriller / action flick genre. A great cast lead the way, bringing along a number of colorful secondary characters with a convoluted story about an international incident.
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The Midwich Cuckoos review: a supernatural horror series
The Midwich Cuckoos tells a familiar supernatural horror story as a 7 episode series. Keeley Hawes and Max Beesley lead a cast filled to the brim with spooky children.
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Whitstable Pearl S3 review: this cozy English mystery shines
Whitstable Pearl, season 3, continues its streak of warm, cozy mysteries and crimes in the small English coastal town of Whitstable. All the episodes of season 3 are available now on Acorn TV.
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The Mothers of Penguins review: Polish series about parents
The Mothers of Penguins (Matki pingwinów) is a heartwarming Polish series about parents with differently abled children who must find a suitable school for their kids. The are four families featured – three led by moms and one led by a dad.
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A Man on the Inside review: Ted Danson finds another hit comedy to lead
A Man on the Inside stars Ted Danson, who has picked yet another excellent comedy role to keep us glued to our screens in half hour increments. The setup is perfect for many more seasons. I’ll be shocked if the series isn’t renewed very soon.
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Inspector Ellis review: interesting detective work, interesting detective
Inspector Ellis (simply called Ellis in the UK) is a detective series. Sharon D. Clarke stars as a detective “with the mind of a jaguar” who is dispatched to rural locations to take over cases that aren’t going well under local control.
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Disclaimer review: not the thriller I hoped for
Disclaimer opens with a warning not to trust what you see in the frame. Then it proceeds to show you how misunderstood photographs can destroy your life.
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High Potential review: new ABC series
High Potential is a new ABC (and Hulu) series about an extremely intelligent woman who becomes a consultant for the police. It’s on Tuesdays on ABC. As of now, I’ve seen six of the 11 episodes in the season.
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The Law According to Lidia Poët, S2, a real and amazing woman
The Law According to Lidia Poët, season 2, continues the true story of Italy’s first woman lawyer. The bold and courageous Lidia Poët advances her battle to be allowed to practice law as she works with her brother to defend clients and solve crimes.
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The Diplomat, S2: high stakes global pressure cooker
The Diplomat, season 2, continues with the same plot line that began in season 1. It’s of global concern who bombed a British naval vessel and killed over 40 British sailors. American Ambassador Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) investigates several possibilities with tense, behind the scenes action.