Just been around the world – 11 cities in 7 countries on 3 continents in eight weeks – from Grasmere to Auckland via Abu Dhabi. So plenty of stream bingeing.
My show of 2024 – Sky’s Day of the Jackal – on Sky and Peacock. Brilliant writing, music, acting and directing. Eddie Redmayne reigns. Go Bianca, Rodin and The Jackal.
If you liked Succession, you’ll love the Australian Outback’s take on families / business / legacy and cattle – Territory. Gritty, authentic, Aussie modern neo-Western from Netflix.
Series Two of The Diplomat – Netflix. Brilliant plot, addictive characters – Golden Globe winner, with Rory Kinnear as the British PM making every moment on camera count. And what a cliff hanger!
Dark Winds – also on Netflix – reminiscent of Longmire. Riveting story of two Navajo police officers teaming up to solve a brutal double murder. Close to home and the reservations that border our Sonoran Desert home.
You Would Do It Too. I spend a lot of time in/around Barcelona and was drawn to this. It’s new (on Apple) and has started well.
And finally – I’m a sucker for heist movies – here’s one from Sweden (go figure!) – Helicopter Heist based (loosely I suspect) on a real story. Another example of Netflix increasing internationalism.
PS: Am so missing Kevin Costner in the latest Yellowstone Series V drop.
KR
