Ahsoka – G.L.

Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson), hero of the Clone Wars animated series, receives her own live-action incarnation following her positive introduction to the Disney Star Wars empire in The Mandalorian. The story is one that we have become all too familiar with. Ahsoka must investigate an emerging threat to the galaxy following the fall of the Empire,…

Special Ops: Lioness – G.L.

After leaving a life of spousal abuse and torment, Cruz Manuelos (Laysla De Oliveira) enlists in the Marines and is taken under the wing of experienced intelligence agent Joe (Zoe Saldana). The pressure is on for Joe, whose last undercover operation went awry, resulting in the termination of an operative and she is determined not…

The Diplomat – G.L.

International relations and diplomacy take centre stage in this new series from Netflix that has the gloss of House of Cards and the drive of The West Wing in one political package. The series, starring Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell, centres on the newly appointed United States ambassador to the United Kingdom, Kate Wyler, as she is called up…

Bloods – G.L.

An unlikely pairing of Famalam’s Samson Kayo and Absolutely Fabulous star Jane Horrocks has resulted in a tickling witty new sitcom set on the emergency services frontline. Bloods follows the daily escapades of paramedics Maleek and Wendy, who despite appearing as chalk and cheese when initially partnered together, soon prove to be a support to one another in more ways…

Unorthodox – G.L.

Exploring themes of religion and feminism, Unorthodox is a German-American drama miniseries that seizes its subject matter from Deborah Feldman’s 2012 autobiography Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots, in which the author leaves her husband in Williamsburg, New York with the aim of starting a new life as far away from her community as possible in Berlin….

The English Game – G.L.

With football removed from the scene in the current climate, Netflix brings us what it hopes will be the plug to fill the hole left behind by the sporting kingdom. With aid of famed writer and actor Julian Fellowes, who has in the past brought such period wonders as Gosford Park and Downton Abbey, the streaming service presents The…

Freud – G.L.

A curious new German series about Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud – Freud – is brought to you by Netflix under the banner of a historical psychological thriller. For the most part, this is true. Harnessing blood-curdling periodic elements that resemble Ripper Street and The Alienist, the series begins grounded and easily consumable as we get to know the young, bearded Sigmund (Robert Finster)…