A disaster series directed by Thomas Vinterbeg, a sororal odyssey signed by the Japanese master Kore-eda, a new adaptation by the author of “Big Little Lies” under the Florida sun… A great week for series, to see, or not.
Esben Smed et Magnus Millang dans « Families Like Ours », de Thomas Vinterberg.
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By the Series department
Published on January 11, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.
“Families Like Ours”, miniseries (MyCanal)
Denmark, threatened by rising waters, evacuates its inhabitants. Thomas Vinterberg produces a disaster series that is more intimate than spectacular, relevant and moving despite some narrative weaknesses.
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“Families Like Ours” on Canal+, the hopeful ecological dystopia from the director of “Drunk”
“Asura”, miniseries (Netflix)
A sororal odyssey in Japan in the 70s, with multiple repercussions on personal and sentimental destinies. New family variation from master Kore-eda, who sometimes struggles to move us.
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“Asura”, on Netflix, the mixed return of Kore-eda
“Apples Never Fall”, minisérie (Max)
Nothing new in this third series adaptation of the work of Liane Moriarty, the author of Big Little Lies. But everything comes together to keep us in suspense for seven episodes.
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“Apples Never Fall”, a very simple but addictive series, in which we still bite into
“Rivages”, miniseries (France.tv)
An oceanographer leads the investigation after the disappearance of a trawler off the coast of Fécamp… The suspense of this thriller with fantastic overtones also flows quickly, weighted down by artificial dialogues.
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“Rivages”, on France.tv: a series that is floundering
“Erica”, saison 1 (TF1+)
Julie de Bona is Erica, a writer who finds inspiration for her future novels in crime scenes… Let’s hope that her writings will be more convincing than the expected plots of this fiction.
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“Érica”, season 1: a detective series that lacks inspiration
“At the Dawn of America”, season 1 (Netflix)
In the mid-19th century, a mother and her son are swept up in the violence of the Wild West. This miniseries, written by the screenwriter of The Revenantchills the blood as much as it moves, despite a crude production.
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“At the Dawn of America”, on Netflix: once upon a time there was a western with fire and blood
“Extra”, saison 1 (OCS)
Catherine (Anne Girouard), mother and choir leader, acts as a sexual assistant for people with disabilities. The series lacks clarity and subtlety for a subject that demands a lot.
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On OCS, “Extra.” …or not: the sexuality of disabled people in a truly failed version
“Elsbeth”, season 1 (TF1+)
In the family of eccentric and irresistible investigators, welcome to Elsbeth Tascioni. The lawyer from Chicago arrives in New York to work with the police, and it’s very cool!
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“Elsbeth”, on TF1: when the lawyer from “The Good Wife” plays Columbo in New York
“Panda”, season 2 (TF1+)
The cool Camargue cop is back, still in love with his colleague Lola (already taken)… The casting, Julien Doré in the lead, remains endearing. It’s a shame that the investigations don’t push the cursor of zaniness far enough.
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“Panda”, season 2: the return to TF1 of the coolest investigator in the Camargue
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