-Unbelievable (Netflix, Series)
The series is based on the true life story of Marie Adler, a young woman who’s moved from foster home to foster home. She’s finally starting to find friends and some confidence as she settles into a program for disturbed youth, when she is raped by a masked intruder in her apartment. The nightmare intensifies when the police begin to doubt her version of the story.
In a parallel storyline in a different American city, two female detectives Grace Rasmussen and Karen Duvall(the fabulous Toni Collette and Merritt Wever) are starting to investigate a serial rapist . . .
– Modern Love (Amazon Prime, Series)
This is an 8 episode series, each an independent romantic story, based on a weekly column published by the New York Times. The stories are very different, from one about an obsessive doorman who judges a young woman’s boyfriends, to the tale of a find-love-appmaker who can’t find love himself.
The series has a large star cast – Anne Hathway, Dev Patel, Tina Fey, Cristin Milotti and many more. I loved the series because of its whimsical nature and feel-goodness. Also I wept buckets 🙂
– The Spy (Netflix, Series)
This is another true life tale of notorious Mossad agent Eli Cohen who goes undercover and infiltrates the Syrian government. He has the ear of the powerful and becomes very close to the President. The series starts from the time Cohen’s cover is blown and when he is arrested by the Syrians and tells the story via flashback. Sacha Baron Cohen (of Borat fame) plays Eli Cohen beautifully.
– Outlander (Netflix, Series)
Outlander is based on books of the same name by Marie Gabaldon. I’ve read the first one, and am a fan because of the time-traveling aspect. It is about World War II nurse Claire Randall who in 1946, is suddenly transported back in time to 1743. There, Claire is immediately thrust in danger and is rescued by the gallant Highland warrior James Fraser.
– Marcella (Netflix, Series)
Marcella Backland (Anna Friel) is a London detective who has returned to work after a span of many years. At work, she reopens a cold case of a serial killer, and at home must deal with her husband who’s getting ready to leave her. Friel plays Marcella with an arresting intensity, and this series is one of the best I’ve seen (of the same calibre as “Broadchurch” and “Happy Valley”).
