A four-part mini-series on Netflix - The English Game by Julian Fellowes. Very good and easy to watch; no brain power required.
To watch Succession I went to Prime Video, Home, then scrolled down to a section called HBO: Free for a limited time. Iām on episode 10, and they have all been free.
I liked succession - and I liked Yellowstone. they were very similar. Iām re-watching Downton Abbey right now.
My relative has never seen DA nor Mad Men - trying to figure out which one of those Iād recommend if she could only watch one. Both are so good!
We are binging Line of Duty on Acorn, but I think itās on Prime, too. Adrian Dunbar is an actor I like. Itās got a bit of Law & Order feel, but in the UK and about IAās perspective.
@bgbg4us , as much as I loved DA, I enjoyed Mad Men more.
We just finished season 2 of Succession. H and I both love this show! Sooooo good! Go watch it now!!!
Someone may have posted earlier, but for fans of the Bosch series , the new season is out. Iāve watched 2 episodes and am enjoying it. Iām a fan of Michael Connellyās Bosch books and it took me a while to get used to the actor who plays Bosch in the series. In my mind, Bosch didnāt look like this actor.
For anyone who hasnāt seen Offspring, Iām rewatching it, and loving it as much the second time through. Itās an Australian family drama, very funny, too, and I love the characters so much that I hate when I get to the end. It has 7 seasons, so can last you a good while if you can resist binging until 2 am as I frequently do.
@psychmomma thanks for the recommendation! It looks good.
Loved Offspring!
I could definitely watch it again, especially since itās has to be at least two years since I watched it.
^ I think itās been about 2 years for me, too. I seem to clear my memory pretty fast of entertainment info, so itās almost been like starting fresh.
@doschicos Thanks for Girl/haji recommendation. What a great and very different kind of show!
Itās amazing to me that there are so many good shows Iāve never heard of, even after googling for ideas. Iām very thankful for this thread.
Thank you everyone for your suggestions. I opened up three tabs - netflix, hulu and amazon prime and added everything that looked good to my watch lists. Iāve been doing some pandemic binge watching and finished Doc Martin, Call the Midwife, Kimās Convenience and the mini-series Unorthodox so was looking for some more. A few people mentioned A French Village, which I loved and I watched on Prime and then Hulu but then the last two seasons are on MHZ, whatever that is. Very frustrating. If anyone sees those last few seasons pop up on hulu or prime, please post!
It would be so good if after a recommendation, people put in WHERE they watched it- netflix, prime, etc.
Glad you liked it, @maya54.
List of streaming services with 30 day free trials or other deals.
https://www.timesunion.com/tv/slideshow/Photos-from-article-These-are-all-the-TV-201571.php
@walkinghome I got a 30-day free trial of MHz and am watching the last two seasons of the show. There are only 13 episodes so itās doable.
Late to the game but WOW the last couple of episodes of Big LIttle Lies season 2!!!
If anyone hasnāt watched a good series to watch. Maybe one of the ones being offered without a subscription???
Adding to the thanks to @doschicos for the Giri/Haji recommendation. I binged it over the weekend. Really excellent and engaging ā good writing, good acting, beautiful filming, charismatic stars. Itās a high-quality Japanese or Hong Kong gangster movie with a whole bunch of strong female characters (and a funny/tragic male prostitute) added in, with a concomitant interest in emotional relationships in addition to the usual focus on moral gray areas, corruption, and power. And about 2/3 of it takes place in London, mostly in English.
It has sporadic violence, some of which makes it to the āgraphicā level, but it tends toward discretion in that regard. Much of the violence in the story takes place off screen, and there is only one scene where on-screen violence extends more than a few seconds. The violence is not glamorized.
This is a good bet for people who liked The Departed and The Sopranos.
Also watched the first two episodes of Mrs. America, being dribbled out on F/X and Hulu. Cate Blanchett is just fabulous as Phyllis Schlafly ā she really leans in to the character, and makes her engaging, sympathetic, and ruthless in equal measures. The script helps a lot; its take on Schlafly is nuanced and well-rounded. Tracey Ullman is also really good as Betty Friedan. We were a little less enamored of the scriptās and Rose Byrneās portrayal of a very soft-edged Gloria Steinem.