In the shoes of… a teenager caring for her sick parents, a math genius hunted down by the secret services, or forty-somethings putting their masculinity to the test… We tell you everything about the series of the week, at see, or not.
In “In My Skin”, Bethan (Gabrielle Creevy, center) leads a double life between high school joys with her friends Lydia (Poppy Lee Friar) and Travis (James Wilbraham), and family difficulties. Photo Clémentine Schneidermann
Published on January 25, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
“In My Skin”, seasons 1 and 2 (Arte.TV)
Portrait of a young girl confronted with her mother’s psychiatric illness and an initiatory story with intact momentum, this Welsh series, rewarded by several Bafta Awards, touches the heart.
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“In My Skin”, on Arte.tv: sensitive and delicate portrait of an English teenager faced with family adversity
“Prime Target”, miniseries (Apple TV+)
Carried by excellent actors, this miniseries about a gifted figure caught in the heart of a conspiracy manages to hold attention until the last episode. And this despite the absurdity of the plot.
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“Prime Target” on Apple TV +: a mathematical thriller with a well-calculated cast
“Super Males”, season 1 (Netflix)
Four immature forties break down and are sent to a course to decondition toxic masculinity. We laugh a little, but the new Netflix series from the creators of Heart Plan doesn’t follow through with his ideas.
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“Super Males”, on Netflix: we are still waiting for real male introspection
“Public Disorder”, season 1 (Netflix)
Wiser and less political than the film from which it is adapted, the excellent A.C.A.B. : All Cops Are Bastards, by Stefano Sollima, this Italian series broadcast by Netflix acutely represents the violence of the scheming and corrupt CRS of Rome.
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“Public disorder”, on Netflix: police everywhere, injustice on all sides
“The Night Agent”, saison 2 (Netflix)
Not very credible, not subtle when it talks about emotions, season 2 of this formatted blockbuster, inspired by 24 hours flat, aims above all for efficiency. For action fans, without too much thought.
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“The Night Agent”, on Netflix: an effective season 2, with always gripping action
“The Tattooist of Auschwitz”, miniseries (M6+)
By using the concentration camp context in the service of an impossible love story, this fiction perpetuates a touting approach – already contained in the novel from which it is adapted.
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“The Tattooist of Auschwitz”: a miniseries that indecently mixes romance with the horror of the camps
“Whiskey on the Rocks”, saison 1 (Disney+)
Recounting a true incident that almost sparked World War III in the early 1980s, this Swedish series takes a crude laugh about it. A little sobriety wouldn’t have hurt.
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“Whiskey on the rocks”, on Disney +: a political comedy that can quickly get drunk
“High Potential”, saison 1 (Disney+)
HPI with Californian style, without Audrey Fleurot and Mehdi Nebbou, what does that look like? The Disney+ series closely pastiches the French scenario and ultimately produces only a remake without genius or originality.
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“High Potential”, on Disney +: the insipid American clone of HPI
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