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Review: Strangers, season 2

Leave a Comment / Streaming / By Virginia DeBolt / August 31, 2018 / Edward Akrout, John Hans Tester, Kathleen Munroe, Maria Dizzia, Meredith Hagner, Mia Lidofsky, Sarita Choudhury, Strangers, Tara Summers, Women Directors, X Mayo, Zoë Chao

Facebook Watch series Strangers from filmmaker Mia Lidofsky finished up a second season with the lead character in a rather unsettled state. Season 2 of this warm and clever comedy series is longer and better than ever.

10 Great TV Series Directed Wholly or Partly by Women from 2017

2 Comments / TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / December 22, 2017 / Alias Grace, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Ava DuVernay, Claire Scanlon, Floria Sigismondi, GLOW, Jennifer Leacey, Kari Skogland, Kat Candler, Kate Dennis, Lana Wachowski, Lynn Shelton, Margaret Atwood, Mary Harron, Melanie Mayron, Mia Lidofsky, Minkie Spiro, Neema Barnette, One Mississippi, Queen Sugar, Reed Morano, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Sally Wainwright, Sense8, Sian Heder, So Yong Kim, Strangers, Tanya Hamilton, The Handmaid's Tale, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Tig Notaro, Tina Mabry, To Walk Invisible: The Brontë Sisters, Victoria Mahoney, Wanted, Wendey Stanzler, Women Directors

My standard disclaimer about top 10 end of year lists: there are many things I don’t see on TV because I don’t have the right channels or subscriptions. If I overlook your favorite, that may be why. Here are the best TV shows I saw in 2017 (even if they weren’t released in 2017).

Review: Strangers, season 1

1 Comment / Streaming / By Virginia DeBolt / October 12, 2017 / Breeda Wool, Bridget Ragen, Eka Darville, Facebook, Isabelle McNally, Jemima Kirke, Jim Strouse, Langston Kerman, Leisha Hailey, Matt Oberg, Meredith Hagner, Mia Lidofsky, Refinery 29, season 1, Shiri Appleby, Strangers, trailers, Women Directors, Zoë Chao

Strangers is a series with 7 short episodes all available on Facebook. It’s one of the most charming things I’ve seen in a long while.