Kingdom; The Fragile Souls of Fighters

Kingdom is a mixture of drama and sport series that is swinging between male-dominance competitions and fragile relationships of its characters. Unlike most series with this theme, Kingdom prefers to explore characters in situations rather than telling stories. This approach leads the series to be character-centered instead of relying on one long story or episodic stories.

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Ozark, Not a “Breaking Bad”?

Ozark is not a Breaking Bad but it reminds us of how the situation can change people and how they try to reverse the course of events. Even though Marty Byrde is not at the edge of death like Walter White in Breaking Bad, he accepts the risk of dealing with a drug cartel to improve his family’s financial condition. A whirlpool that pulls Marty and his family to deep ocean of crimes.

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The Alienist, a Dark bitter Sherlock Holmes

The Alienist has follows the cliché of Sherlock Holmes. An intelligent doctor-detective, a male friend-assistant and a few female characters,  but its atmosphere and characters are deep, bitter, brutal and dark. There is no room for jokes and funny surprises like what we see in Sherlock. Instead, there are hideous scenes and vicious characters around victims who are young boys.

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