It’s a series that doesn’t shy away from the physical and emotional weight of the violence on display, all supporting the idea that the machinations of the idle ultra-wealthy can be its own chilling house of horrors. It’s a foundation that gets tested as “Ares” veers into some distinct horror subgenres, but this ensemble and creative team keep the show’s bearings as Rosa’s journey gets wilder with each passing hour spent under the society’s watchful eyes.
Built on a solid foundation of striking primary colors set against neutral Old Money lavishness, directors Giancarlo Sanchez and Michiel ten Horn fashion a sharp visual representation of power, privilege, and prejudice. What she finds is far more than a collection of legacy admits dabbling in “Eyes Wide Shut” cosplay. Looking to ingratiate herself with a different Amsterdam crowd, university freshman Rosa (Jade Olieberg) goes against a friend’s advice and seeks admission into a secretive society. A brutal, finely crafted prologue gives way to an eerie spin on a college hazing story in this series from creators Pieter Kuijpers, Iris Otten, and Sander van Meurs. “Ares” wastes absolutely no time plunging any viewer into a well-polished nightmare.
That continues up through the opening season’s closing moments, which prove that there are far more discoveries to be made, wherever the people at its center manage to end up. Director Shinsuke Sato and fellow co-writers Yoshiki Watabe and Yasuko Kuramitsu, adapting the series from the original manga, manage to keep both the audience and the show’s characters at a healthy distance from the truth in a way that isn’t just driven by keeping a show going. In order to stave off the threat of execution (the nightly offings of people whose timecard is up is chilling), they must join the throng of other cross-dimensional survivors to compete in tasks that range from tests of teamwork to winner-take-all shows of deduction and/or force. Part of a new effective wave of puzzle-based dystopias, this Japanese drama finds a group of friends unwittingly transported to a Tokyo that has transformed into a game-based fight for survival. “Alice in Borderland” “Alice in Borderland” Haro Aso, Shogakukan/Robot
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(We’ll also be adding to our overall ranked list of the best Netflix series, where you’ll find some of the shows we talk about here.) But for now, here is an introductory collection of some of the best recent TV offerings on Netflix from around the world, in alphabetical order. So we’ll continue to add to this regularly over the coming months. With dozens of shows added to the back catalogue every week, this is far from a comprehensive list of what’s worthy on the platform. So in an attempt to help narrow down the wealth of international options available to Netflix subscribers, we’ve put together a list highlighting some of the most fruitful places to start. ‘Squid Game’ Unveils Season 2 Cast with Table Read Sneak Peek
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