This devastating adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s classic is compelling television. Set in an alternative present day where far-right Christians took over the US, creating the religious state of Gilead. Women have limited allowed roles – including Handmaid – a concubine for the leaders. This expands on Atwood’s original narrative in thought provoking ways.
This series is set in the near future, where the earth has been occupied by aliens. Will Bowman (Josh Holloway) is given a job he cannot refuse with the Occupation, while his wife (Sarah Wayne Callies) works with the resistance. This series poses hard questions regarding what it takes to survive in the face of …
In the not-too distant future, a plague has wiped out most of humanity. James Cole (Aaron Stanford), a drifter, is tapped to go back into the past (his past, our present) to prevent the pandemic from happening. He teams up with Dr Cassandra Railly (Amanda Schull) in an effort to figure out how the plague …
What if there were a playground where everything is allowed because the hosts are actually robots? What is the line between human and not human? What would robots learn when subjected to the worst impulses of people? What is real and what is not real? Marvelously well done, with the incomparable Anthony Hopkins.
Set in a post-apocalyptic world where a global pandemic wiped out much of humanity. At the same time, children started to be born with animal features. This series takes place about ten years later as the remaining people and the young hybrid children struggle to find their way in this new world. Often dark, but …
A nurse from WWII, Claire (Catriona Balfe), while on a second honeymoon in Scotland, falls through some standing stones and into the 1740s. There she meets Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan), a handsome Scots nobleman/soldier/outlaw and they marry and fall in love. As the seasons continue, Claire and Jamie get involved in various historical events and …
Created by the Wachowskis and J Michael Strazynski, this series tells the story of eight people who were born at the same instant who can share thoughts and experiences. Confusing at first, this series sucks you in. Occasionally beautiful, often confusing, sometimes preachy – engrossing with characters you will grow to love. Dive in all …
Set in the present day, it turns out that magic is real. This show follows a group of students at Brakebills University, a graduate school for magicians. The first couple of seasons weren’t that enjoyable as the characters are self-centered, thoughtless and generally unpleasant. They blunder into mistake after mistake. Season 3 is a major …
Part of the Defenders group of mild super hero shows. Luke Cage was introduced in Jessica Jones – his own series shines not only because of the good story but it was also such a treat to see so many phenomenal African American actors. Starts slow.
Dramatic space opera – sometimes confusing and the first season could drag, even with the fantastic special effects. The first season also really bothered me by the dearth of strong female characters and reliance on tropes. However, the second season introduced new characters, which fixed the representation problem, and with great new characters and more …