The platforms and chains reach the last month of the year broke. The strikes that have kept Hollywood at half throttle (or completely stopped) for half the year are taking their toll on the shortage of new content. As an example of them, in the selection that we present today there are only European titles. The premiere of the prequel to The Money Heist focused on the past of one of the most powerful characters of the original band of thieves. Also, the end of the fictional story of Elizabeth II with the last episodes of The Crown. A harsh look at the rise of the far right and a Norwegian political satire are other featured stories of the month.
Furthermore, the thriller dramatic The couple next door (day 4 on Movistar Plus+) places the protagonist of Outlander, Sam Heughan, in a couples crossing between neighbors of a luxurious residential neighborhood. Kim Kardashian is the main attraction of the 12th season of American Horror Story: Delicate (day 6 on Disney+), which has motherhood as its central theme. The eighties comedy Night Court (13th on WarnerTV) returns with a young woman in front of the craziest courthouse in Manhattan. And one of the great audience successes of Amazon Prime Video, reacherreturns (the 15th) with a second season that will confront the protagonist with new mysteries and betrayals.
The Spanish Everyone lies (day 14 on Movistar Plus+) further entangles the atmosphere in its apparently perfect community with the appearance of a corpse. The Simpson (20th on Disney+) enter their 35th season and the stories of a 12-year-old demigod become flesh and blood in Percy Jackson and the Olympians (20th on Disney+), a proposal that aims to attract the whole family to the screen.
Of this month’s premieres and returns (which you can check on our calendar), we recommend giving this selection a chance.
The Walk-In
The series that premiered on the British channel ITV in 2022 addresses one of the most relevant social and political phenomena in recent years, the rise of the extreme right. An always remarkable Stephen Graham plays the repentant neo-Nazi Matthew Collins, who infiltrated one of the most dangerous far-right groups in the United Kingdom. Several real events fuel this harsh drama, such as the attack against a dentist shouting “white powerr” (white power) with a machete and a hammer in 2015 or the murder of MP Jo Cox in 2016 at the hands of a man linked to the neo-Nazi group National Alliance.
When and where to see it? It premieres on Tuesday the 5th on Filmin.
The Farads
It’s the eighties. A young aerobics teacher begins a relationship with Sara Farad after defending her from an attacker. Thus, Oskar will be introduced to the Farad family, who is dedicated to arms trafficking and who makes his dream of opening his own gym come true. To do this, Oskar moves to Marbella and becomes another member of the Farads, through whom he will get to know the jet set Marbella, the geopolitics of the moment and with whom it is convenient to do business and with whom it is not. Miguel Herrán, Susana Abaitua and Pedro Casablanc star in the series created by Mariano Barroso and Alejandro Hernández that combines the thriller with family drama.
When and where to see it? The eight chapters will be available on the 12th on Amazon Prime Video.
I Am Ruth
In each season, the British series created by Dominic Savage addresses stories of women who have to face adversity. Its third season is reduced to a single 90-minute episode, starring Kate Winslet and her real-life daughter, Mia Threapleton, which won two Bafta awards, one for best drama and another for best actress for Kate Winslet. She plays a middle-class single mother with two children. One is Freya, a 17-year-old girl who has developed a destructive addiction to social media. Her mother will do everything possible to help her. Savage and Winslet co-write the chapter with the intention of telling a story about the importance of mental health in young people.
When and where to see it? On December 12 at 10:00 p.m. on COSMO.
The Crown
Last month it was on this list and this month, too. Because now comes the end of the series that has covered the reign of Elizabeth II through fiction. We could say that it arrives at her lowest hour after the disappointing first four episodes, but the queen must be fired as she deserves. There are six chapters left and the 21st century arrives. Guillermo arrives in Eaton after the death of his mother, where he will meet Kate Middleton. The monarchy is fighting to face its image crisis among public opinion. And Carlos and Camila’s wedding arrives.
When and where to see it? The final six episodes premiere on Thursday the 14th on Netflix.
Dressed in blue
Two years after the death of La Veneno, Valeria finds the VHS of the documentary in her house Dressed in blue, which narrates the experiences of six trans people in Spain in the early eighties. Based on these experiences, Valeria decides to write a book to give a voice to those who do not deserve to be forgotten. Part of the artistic team of Poison returns to what is sold as its spiritual continuation and which maintains a similar narrative, halfway between the present and the past. The series has had at least one trans person on each work team and has the Javis as producers, although they leave the script and direction in the hands of other teams.
When and where to see it? At Atresplayer starting on the 17th.
Power Play
In the late seventies, a young pro-abortion doctor, Gro Harlem Brundtland, becomes Minister of the Environment. When the government begins to crumble around her, she ends up rising to become Prime Minister of Norway, the first woman to do so. It was in 1981 and only for a few months. She would then return to the position in 1986 and again in 1990. Combining reality, fiction and a lot of humor, this political satire that won the award for Best Series at CanneSeries is inspired by the first term of a woman committed to abortion and ecology surrounded by men who are not very skilled or concerned about the common good.
When and where to see it? The six episodes premiere on Filmin on the 19th.
Berlin
Years before Berlin joined his brother’s plan to make money non-stop at the National Mint and Stamp Factory, he had already been at the forefront of other legendary robberies. For one of them he travels to Paris with a small gang of thieves with different specialties. The objective is to make jewels valued at 44 million disappear from the safe of an auction house. But Berlin didn’t count on the fact that love would come in the middle of his plan, turning everything upside down. In addition to the iconic character of The Money Heist, they come back for this one spin off / prequel agents Raquel Murillo (Itziar Ituño) and Alicia Sierra (Najwa Nimri). And in the new band, Michelle Jenner, Tristán Ulloa and Begoña Vargas, among others.
When and where to see it? On Friday the 29th, all eight episodes premiere on Netflix.
The winter king
The myth of King Arthur, in the style of Vikings either the dragon house (saving distances). The story dates back to the 5th century, in a Britain divided into several opposing territories. King Uther Pendragon tries to unite the different factions to fight against the Saxons. His hopes lie in his heir, Prince Mordred, but Merlin’s omens indicate that the child could bring ruin to the kingdom. Then, Merlin challenges the monarch and goes in search of Arthur, his bastard son, the only one capable of unifying the tribes against the Saxons under his command. Critics have highlighted the production, cast and locations more than the script.
When and where to see it? On Movistar Plus+ starting on the 29th.
Other notable series for December
Premiere. Day 4 at Movistar Plus+.
12th season. Day 6 on Disney+.
Third and final season. Day 8 at Movistar Plus+.
14th season. Day 13 on Disney+.
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