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We choose a selection of this month’s fiction productions on Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max and other platforms and networks
Trailer for the series ‘The Regime’
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A political satire with Kate Winslet as the protagonist. A period story filled with ambition, sex and manipulation. Some neighborhood criminals involved in the largest jihadist attack in the history of Spain. Guy Ritchie’s universe made into a series. The new creation of those responsible for Game of Thrones. Among the television proposals that stand out this month there are many prominent names in front of and behind the cameras and several options that travel to the past with different points of view.
Furthermore, the silliest and most absurd comedy is the queen in The (completely invented) adventures of Dick Turpin (day 1 on Apple TV+). Mandy Patinkin is the best detective in the world and has to investigate a murder on a cruise ship in Death and stuff (day 5 on Disney+). The story of porn star Rocco Siffredi becomes a series in Supersex (day 6 on Netflix). Swedish youth success Young Highnesses It closes its story with its third season (day 11 on Netflix). The girls on the bus (15th on HBO Max) follows four female journalists on an election campaign. and Argentina Coppola, the representative (15th on Disney+) turns Guillermo Coppola’s story into fiction, manager of Maradona.
In terms of Spanish fiction, Yolanda Ramos is a famous person in rehabilitation in José Corbacho’s new series, A new sunrise (day 10 in Atresplayer) and the network that allows the entry of thousands of kilos of drugs into the port of Barcelona is the center of the thriller Iron hand (15th on Netflix).
Of this month’s premieres and returns (which you can check on our calendar), we recommend giving this selection a chance.
The Regime
In the reviews of this six-episode miniseries, opinions are divided in some aspects, but there is unanimity on one thing: Kate Winslet, its protagonist, is brilliant and is reason enough to watch this political satire. Will Tracy, one of the screenwriters of Succession and from the movie The menu, signs the script for a story directed by Stephen Frears and Jessica Hobbs. Kate Winslet plays the dictatorial chancellor of a fictitious European republic, which she runs from a luxury hotel that she has converted into a kind of personal Versailles and whose paranoia grows at the same time that the economy of her country collapses. Hugh Grant, Martha Plimpton, Matthias Schoenaerts and Andrea Riseborough complete the cast.
When and where to see it? Monday the 4th on HBO Max
See you in another life
Trailer for the series ‘See you in another life’
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Gabriel Montoya Vidal, Baby, a 16-year-old young man, was the first convicted for the attacks of March 11, 2004 in Madrid. His story is the guiding thread of a series that shows the Asturian plot that led to the largest jihadist attack committed in European territory. Based on the summary of the 11-M macro-trial and the interview that Baby gave to journalist Manuel Jabois (and that he published in the book See you in this life or the next), Jorge and Alberto Sánchez-Cabezudo launch a six-episode miniseries that shows how small-time criminals ended up being the facilitators of a tragedy.
When and where to see it? On Wednesday the 6th on Disney+.
The Gentlemen: The series
Without being exactly an adaptation or a spin off from the film of the same title, this series created, co-written and produced by filmmaker Guy Ritchie does recover the spirit of the film. Theo James plays a man who unexpectedly inherits a huge estate from his father that comes with a huge cannabis empire. Threats soon emerge in the form of thugs who want to get their share of the pie and take advantage of the new manager’s inexperience, but he will learn quickly. The violence, black humor and extreme characters common in Ritchie’s films are also in this series.
When and where to see it? Thursday the 7th on Netflix.
Mary & George
The story behind this period drama is real even though it may seem like a lie. Mary Villiers raised her second son to make his way at court. Her objective was to get as close as possible to King James I of England and, thus, ascend the social ladder. So much so that the young man, George, became the king’s lover and ended up being the first Duke of Buckingham. Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine star in this series that combines historical drama, comedy and thriller political full of palace intrigues, sex and quite a bit of nerve. There are already those who have described it as a cross between The favourite y The Great.
When and where to see it? On Friday the 8th on SkyShowtime.
Manhunt: The hunt for the killer
It is thriller takes as its common thread the search for John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of Abraham Lincoln, to narrate a story about him. thriller conspiratorial criminal of the time. Tobias Menzies, protagonist of the series, plays Edwin Stanton, a lawyer and politician who was the United States Secretary of War at the time. Booth, an actor sympathetic to the Confederate cause, shot Lincoln in a theater a few days after the American Civil War had come to an end, putting the future of the country in check. The president’s assassin managed to flee and a wide deployment was launched to find him.
When and where to see it? On Friday the 15th, Apple TV+ premieres the first two episodes, followed by a new one every week.
Such Brave Girls
Kat Sadler is the creator and star of this BBC comedy about a family made up of two sisters (the actresses are sisters in real life too) and their mother. Although the official plot doesn’t say much—an irreverent family comedy about a dysfunctional family that goes through life with little judgment and a peculiar sense of humor—critics have highlighted its honesty and how it manages to delve into dark places. They also highlight Kat Sadler as a new comedic voice to keep in mind.
When and where to see it? On Tuesday the 19th at Filmin.
Palm Royale
Maxine Simmons is a housewife fascinated by high society who meets in select Palm Beach (Florida). To do this, she will have to talk like them, behave like them, dress like them… but being accepted by them is not that simple. A luxury cast led by Kristen Wiig puts together this social satire set in the sixties and which shows the distance between rich and poor to continue in the wake opened by The White Lotus although with a different tone, style and setting. Allison Janney, Laura Dern, Ricky Martin and Josh Lucas round out the cast, with Carol Burnett and Bruce Dern guest starring.
When and where to see it? On Wednesday the 20th, Apple TV+ premieres the first three episodes, followed by a new one every week.
The three body problem
The science fiction trilogy by Chinese writer Liu Cixin is the basis of the new television project from the creators of Game of Thrones. David Benioff and DB Weiss, along with Alexander Woo (The Terror) are the creators of this ambitious series, one of Netflix’s star projects for the first half of the year. The plot has as its starting point some signals sent into space by a secret military project that reach some extraterrestrials, who decide to travel to Earth and communicate with humans through a kind of video game. The cast is led by Eiza Gonzalez and Benedict Wong, and there are some familiar names in the cast for fans of Game of Thrones, like John Bradley, Liam Cunningham and Jonathan Pryce.
When and where to see it? Thursday the 21st on Netflix.
Renegade Nell
Sally Wainwright, the creator of Happy Valley, is responsible for this adventure comedy set in England in 1705. After being accused of murder, the young Nell Jackson flees along the roads, robbing carriages to survive. Over time she will discover that she is a fundamental piece in trying to stop a magical plot against the Queen of England. The plot may seem a bit crazy, but Wainwright being behind it and the promise of light-hearted entertainment are plenty of reasons to have this series on your radar.
When and where to see it? On Friday the 29th on Disney+.
Other series highlights from March
Premiere. Day 1 on Apple TV+.
Premiere. Day 5 on Disney+.
Second season. Day 6 on Disney+.
Premiere. Day 6 on Netflix.
Premiere. Day 10 at Atresplayer.
Third and final season. Day 11 on Netflix.
Premiere. Day 11 at Movistar Plus+.
Premiere. Day 12 in Filmin.
Premiere. Day 13 on Netflix.
Third season. Day 14 on Netflix.
Premiere. Day 15 on HBO Max.
Premiere. Day 15 on Netflix.
Premiere. Day 15 on Disney+.
Second season. Day 20 on Disney+.
Premiere. Day 20 on Disney+.
Premiere. Day 22 on SkyShowtime.
Fourth season. Day 28 on Movistar Plus+.
Second season. Day 29 on Apple TV+.
Premiere. Day 29 on Calle 13.
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Editor of the Television section. She has developed most of her career at EL PAÍS, where she worked in Participation and Social Networks. Since its founding, she writes the Fifth Season series blog. She has a degree in Journalism from the Complutense University of Madrid and in Hispanic Philology from UNED.
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