Summary: This anthology of animated short stories includes some of the most incredible visuals I’ve ever seen in a Netflix release. Her claim is that, no, he’s the one who’s too cozy with the gangsters, and that his whole anti-mafia schtick is just a charade. In a place where gangsters kill over the slightest provocation, here’s a guy who delivers TV news reports in which he bellows at the camera, snarling at any mafioso who might be watching, “You pieces of s**t.” Where this story really gets wild, though, is when Pino accuses a judge of being on the take, while the judge, in turn, levels the charge right back at Pino. The TV station founder is Pino Maniaci, the man who said the quote above and who stirs up a hornet’s nest while, as he puts it, “fighting the Mafia with no ifs or buts.” One of my favorite docuseries available on Netflix, Vendetta is a show about a small Sicilian TV news station that decided to go head-to-head with the mob. Summary: “If you want to stop me,” the old man with the glasses and huge mustache says to the camera in Netflix’s Vendetta: Truth, Lies, and The Mafia, “you have two options. “The writing, acting, direction, casting, editing, soundtrack, design, and titles are all perfect. “One of the best series of all time,” Ricky Gervais tweeted after finishing Season 2. More territory, edging out rivals, launching the next Spotify - it’s all part of the same frantic endgame. Here’s what I’ll say about the series, one of the best shows on Netflix, to quote myself from a prior post: The Sweden in Netflix’s compulsively binge-able crime drama Snabba Cash is a land of the endless hustle, a place where entrepreneurs fetishize bling and quick cash, and where swaggering business titans with outsized egos make pronouncements like I am the system.įrom hungry startup founders to ruthless dope dealers, everyone in this tense drama is after the same thing: The big score. Summary: If you loved a classic crime saga like Breaking Bad, you need to put this Netflix gem from Sweden on your watchlist right now. Stars include: Evin Ahmad, Dada Fungula Bozela, and Alexander Abdallah This show also has something rarely see with spy dramas - specifically, an at-times lighthearted tone, with its refusal to take itself too seriously in evidence even before the opening shot.īefore that, there’s a title card, greeting us with the following tongue-in-cheek intro: She’s abruptly released upon the dismantling of the Berlin Wall and quickly sets out on a revenge spree that leads from Berlin to improvised electro clubs and Mallorcan fincas all the way to Chile’s Atacama Desert. Kleo, the character, is an East German spy who has just spent two years in prison when we meet her. Jella Haase as the title character in the Netflix spy series “Kleo.” Image source: Julia Terjung/Netflix Summary: This Cold War-era, German-language spy thriller mixes a Killing Eve-like protagonist with a killer soundtrack and solid storytelling to make this one a no-brainer to add to your watch list - if, that is, you’re a fan of espionage thrillers. Stars include: Jella Haase, Dimitrij Schaad, and Julius Feldmeier Both seasons of the show also ended with jaw-dropping set pieces, including one wherein the teenage Magne (who comes to realize he’s the reincarnation of Thor) is locked in a fight with one of the baddies and calls thunder down from the heavens in a way that looks super-cool. It’s definitely worth your time - and tells a much meatier story than anything you’ll get about these same characters from Marvel. Ragnarok doesn’t ever get mentioned when people talk about the best shows on Netflix, and that’s a shame. Additionally, the show currently has a strong 86% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, with the review site’s critics’ consensus summary adding that “its intimate scale grounds Norse folklore in an approachable way that ought to appeal to young adult viewers.” Synnøve Macody Lund, Herman Tømmeraas, and Theresa Frostad Eggesbø in “Ragnarok.” Image source: Netflix Season 3 of Ragnarok will arrive on Netflix on August 24. Summary: In this series’ fictional Norwegian town, the gods Thor and Loki are reincarnated as two brothers who learn how to use their power and strengths to battle the forces of evil (which are presented here in the form of environment-destroying corporate titans). Stars include: David Stakston, Herman Tømmeraas, and Theresa Frostad Eggesbø
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