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Review: Bad Banks, season 1

3 Comments / Streaming, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / February 14, 2020 / Albrecht Schuch, Bad Banks, Barry Atsma, Désirée Nosbusch, foreign tv series, Germain Wagner, Jean-Marc Barr, Mai Duong Kieu, Marc Limpach, Paula Beer, season 1, The Laundromat

Bad Banks is a German language financial thriller streaming on Hulu. A second season is out, but hasn’t arrived on Hulu yet.

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Review: Luna Nera, season 1

Leave a Comment / Streaming, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / February 6, 2020 / Antonia Fotaras, Black Moon, foreign tv series, Francesca Comencini, Francesca Manieri, Giorgio Belli, Laura Paolucci, Luna Nera, Manuela Mandracchia, Paola Randi, season 1, Susanna Nicchiarelli, Tiziana Triana, Women Directors

Luna Nera (or Black Moon) is an Italian language series on Netflix. It’s a tale of witches and witch hunters set in 17th Century Italy.

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Review: Omniscient (Onisciente)

4 Comments / Streaming, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / February 4, 2020 / Carla Salle, foreign tv series, Guilherme Prates, Isabel Valiante, Jonathan Haagensen, Júlia Pacheco Jordão, Luana Tanaka, Marco Antônio Pâmio, Omniscient, Onisciente, Pedro Aguilera, Sandra Corveloni, Women Directors

Omniscient (Onisciente) is a Brazilian sci-fi series streaming on Netflix. I thought it was one of the best TV series I’ve seen in weeks. It’s set in a not-too-distant future where everyone in the city has a personal drone observing

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Hannah John-Kamen and Richard Armitage in The Stranger

Review: The Stranger

10 Comments / Streaming, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / February 3, 2020 / Anthony Head, Brandon Fellows, Callie Cooke, Charlotte Coben, Daniel O'Hara, Dervia Kirwan, Ella-Rae Smith, foreign tv series, Hannah Quinn, Harlan Coben, Jacob Dudman, Kadiff Kirwan, Paul Kaye, Richard Armitage, Shaun Dooley, Siobhan Finneran, Stephen Rea, The Stranger, Women Directors

The Stranger is a new Harlan Coben mystery thriller on Netflix. The story is set in motion when a young woman calling herself The Stranger (Hannah John-Kamen) reveals secrets to several people living in Manchester, England.

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Review: Locked Up (Vis a vis), season 1

2 Comments / Spanish Language, Streaming, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / January 31, 2020 / Adryen Mehdi, Alba Flores, Berta Vázquez, Carlos Hipólito, Cristina Plazas, Daniel Ortiz, foreign tv series, Inma Cuevas, Jesús Castejón, Laura Baena, Locked Up, Maggie Civantos, María Isabel Díaz Lago, María Salgueiro, Marta Aledo, Najwa Nimri, Orange is the New Black, Ramiro Blas, Roberto Enríquez, season 1, Vis a Vis, Wentworth

Locked Up (Vis a vis) is an addicting Spanish language series on Netflix. It’s a women’s prison story with more twists than a corkscrew.

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Review: Ackley Bridge, season 3

4 Comments / Streaming, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / January 23, 2020 / Ackley Bridge, Amy-Leigh Hickman, Charlie Hardwick, foreign tv series, Gurjeet Singh, Jo Joyner, Megan Parkinson, Natalie Gavin, Penny Wollcock, Poppy Lee Friar, Rachna Suri, Robert James-Collier, Sam Retford, season 3, Tony Jayawardena, Ty Glaser, Women Directors

Ackley Bridge, season 3, is streaming on Acorn TV for US viewers. This British series is about a racially diverse school in West Yorkshire. Season 3 dealt with some heavy, heartbreaking topics.

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Gustaf Hammarsten and Leïla Bekhti in Midnight Sun

Review: Midnight Sun

6 Comments / Streaming, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / January 15, 2020 / Albin Grenholm, Editha Domingo, foreign tv series, Göran Forsmark, Gustaf Hammarsten, Jeremy Corallo, Jessica Grabowsky, Leïla Bekhti, Maxida Märak, Midnight Sun, Oscar Skagerberg, Richard Ulfsäter

Midnight Sun is a Swedish noir mystery thriller. This top notch TV series is a mix of Swedish, French, English, and unnamed Sámi languages. It’s currently streaming on Hulu.

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Review: Apple Tree Yard

4 Comments / Streaming, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / January 14, 2020 / Amanda Coe, Apple Tree Yard, Assad Zaman, Ben Chaplin, Bill Pullman, Emily Watson, foreign tv series, Jack Hamilton, Jessica Biel, Jessica Hobbs, Louise Doughty, Mark Bonnar, Olivia Vinall, Steven Elder, Susan Lynch, The Sinner, Women Directors

Apple Tree Yard is a BBC mystery series in 4 episodes. It full of psychological and suspenseful secrets and surprises. Emily Watson stars in a role that’s unusual for her to play. She’s brilliant at it. There are some spoilers

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Review: The Gift (Atiye)

4 Comments / Streaming, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / January 7, 2020 / Atiye, Beren Saat, Civan Canova, foreign tv series, Mehmet Günsür, Melisa Senolsun, Meral Çetinkaya, Metin Akdülger, Sengül Boybas, The Gift, Tim Seyfi

The Gift (the original title in Turkish is Atiye) is a mysterious journey into ancient secrets and modern efforts to unearth the unknown. This Turkish language TV series is on Netflix.

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Hélène de Fougerolles and Tomer Sisley in Balthazar

Review: Balthazar, season 1

3 Comments / Streaming, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / January 3, 2020 / Aliocha Itovich, Balthazar, Clélia Constantine, Clothilde Jamin, Côme Levin, foreign tv series, Hélène de Fougerolles, Pauline Cheviller, Philypa Phoenix, Rosewood, season 1, Tomer Sisley, Yanig Samot

Balthazar is a French language crime drama featuring a male forensic pathologist in Paris who works with a female chief inspector. Season 1 is available on Acorn TV. A second season has already aired in France.

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