The White Queen (2013)

The story of the War of the Roses through the eyes of three important female personalities.

'The White Queen' is the first of the historical drama series based on Philipa Gregory's novels. It features Queen Elizabeth Woodville of the House of York, and together with the points of view of Lady Margaret Beaufort (Henry VIII's grandmother) and Anne Neville (Richard III's wife), forms a complete and romanced reimagining of several decades of turbulent and full of betrayals history that has long fascinated  us and always will.

Director:  Colin Teague and others   

Production:  Starz   

Creator:  Emma Frost, Philipa Gregory (novel)   

Duration:  1 season of 10 episodes (1 hour each)   

With: Aneurin Barnard, Rebecca Ferguson, Amanda Hale, Faye Marsay, Max Irons, Caroline Goodall, Janet McTeer, James Frain, Rupert Graves

Rating: 8/10

Ozark (2017 - )

Un consultant financiar este fortat de imprejurari sa isi mute familia in Ozark pentru a gasi metode rapide si eficiente de a spala bani pentru seful sau, cap al unui cartel de traficanti de droguri .

Un serial eficient, in spiritul lui Breaking Bad  sau Peaky Blinders sau The Sopranos. Cu personaje bine definite, aparent doar oameni obisnuiti initial, rapiti din normalul lor de zi cu zi, si fortati de imprejurari sa isi (re)descopere abilitati inedite, Ozark ofera o excursie in afara normalului privitorilor, binevenita fiind fara riscurile de care protagonistii se lovesc frecvent, dar plina de suspans si respiratie taiata oricum. Serialul nu este un roller-coaster constant, si are momente de taraganare enervanta din cand in cand, dar fiecare din aceste episoade sunt bine contracarate de desfasurari de evenimente intense ce aproape le anuleaza sau rezulta intr-un echilibru binevenit.

Regia: Jason Bateman si altii

Productie: Netflix   

Creator:  Bill Dubuque, Mark Williams   

Durata: 3 sezoane a cate 10 episoade (~1 ora fiecare); sezonul 4 va avea 14 episoade

Cu: Jason Bateman, Laura Linney, Julia Garner, Sofia Hublitz, Lisa Emery, Janet McTeer, Skylar Gaertner

Rating: 9/10

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