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Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
Thu Apr 28, 2022, 10:43 PM Apr 2022

If you liked/loved Ozark, Poldark, Little Fires Everywhere, Love (Netflix)

Wanted (Australian), Borgen (Danish), Dead to me, Anatomy of a Scandal, The Affair, Shameless, & Downton Abbey to name a few, what would you recommend to watch next?

I know not a genre, but would describe as a mix of "family ( seemingly normal people), epic, intrigue, romance, maybe murder ( not the CSI kind), dramedy, politics, revenge, if foreign dubbed easy to understand, no subtitles, cheer for the little guy."

Tall order, eh. We have probably seen it all

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If you liked/loved Ozark, Poldark, Little Fires Everywhere, Love (Netflix) (Original Post) Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2022 OP
Best series I've seen on Netflix is "Occupied," though it's got subtitles Ocelot II Apr 2022 #1
I will look for it! Strikes me that you can choose language dub now.. Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2022 #2
I'll take subtitles any day; in dubbed movies the actors' mouths don't quite move in sync Ocelot II Apr 2022 #3
World on fire Sedona Apr 2022 #4
Better Call Saul? nt intrepidity Apr 2022 #5
ones that I liked deRien Apr 2022 #6
Young Wallender is a gem. NH Ethylene May 2022 #28
Fargo on FX/Hulu Bristlecone Apr 2022 #7
Thanks. Been meaning to look for that, the TV series Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2022 #8
It's good and each season is a different story with great cameos. Bristlecone Apr 2022 #9
Perfect! Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2022 #11
1/4 way through season II and then realized we had already seen it Laura PourMeADrink May 2022 #29
Glad to hear. I have not watched the latest season with Chris Rock Bristlecone May 2022 #30
Hope it's good because I read some really bad reviews about season 4 mostly because Laura PourMeADrink May 2022 #31
This message was self-deleted by its author Bristlecone Apr 2022 #10
shot in my hood. the funeral home is a couple blocks away. mopinko Apr 2022 #13
i might do a short hulu sub for fargo. mopinko May 2022 #32
Russian Doll or Killing Eve imaginary girl Apr 2022 #12
Oh my god! Finally watching killing Eve on Hulu. It is unbelievably great Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2022 #40
i enjoyed lucifer a lot. mopinko Apr 2022 #14
Lucifer is really good!!! nt yellowdogintexas Apr 2022 #18
Big Little Lies, Sharp Objects, The Gilded Age Silver Gaia Apr 2022 #15
A note on Better Call Saul, which is great, BTW. vanlassie Apr 2022 #16
Yes! And Breaking Bad is one of the best shows ever to air Silver Gaia Apr 2022 #17
We need to get back to watching more of Better Call Saul. I think we watched a couple episodes Laura PourMeADrink May 2022 #26
Yes! Silver Gaia May 2022 #27
I just saw this; Grace and Frankie are back!!!! yellowdogintexas Apr 2022 #19
I just finished bingeing the last episodes of Grace and Frankie. llmart May 2022 #20
I noticed that lately too. She got Kardashian lips. Why oh why? Laura PourMeADrink May 2022 #22
Handmaid's Tale, Killing Eve, Succession, Inventing Anna, Dropout... Beaverhausen May 2022 #21
Thanks. Seen them all but the Dropout.. just watched Laura PourMeADrink May 2022 #23
Good for family wryter2000 May 2022 #24
Thanks. I know we watched one penguin movie and liked it Laura PourMeADrink May 2022 #25
enjoying stranger things. mopinko May 2022 #33
Is it science fictiony? Laura PourMeADrink May 2022 #34
very mopinko May 2022 #35
Did you ever see the Leftovers? Laura PourMeADrink May 2022 #36
no mopinko May 2022 #38
It was in HBO. Normal people then something Laura PourMeADrink May 2022 #39
the obama national parks series is also great. mopinko May 2022 #37

Ocelot II

(115,281 posts)
1. Best series I've seen on Netflix is "Occupied," though it's got subtitles
Thu Apr 28, 2022, 10:47 PM
Apr 2022

and it's kind of dark and tense. But it's a really good political thriller involving evil Russians.

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
2. I will look for it! Strikes me that you can choose language dub now..
Thu Apr 28, 2022, 10:55 PM
Apr 2022

I know, not purist. Thanks for recommendation O

Ocelot II

(115,281 posts)
3. I'll take subtitles any day; in dubbed movies the actors' mouths don't quite move in sync
Thu Apr 28, 2022, 11:13 PM
Apr 2022

with the audio and it drives me nuts.

deRien

(164 posts)
6. ones that I liked
Fri Apr 29, 2022, 12:01 AM
Apr 2022

are Lupin (French), Emily in Paris (light, just for fun), Bonfire of Destiny (again French), Virgin River (a little Hallmark inspired), Young Wallender and Pine Gap (Australian)

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
8. Thanks. Been meaning to look for that, the TV series
Fri Apr 29, 2022, 12:27 AM
Apr 2022

I think we saw a couple episodes and never went back to it. 👍

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
29. 1/4 way through season II and then realized we had already seen it
Wed May 18, 2022, 11:16 PM
May 2022

Now I remember, we loved season 2 and then started watching three thinking it would be the same cast but it wasn't. Onward to season 3

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
31. Hope it's good because I read some really bad reviews about season 4 mostly because
Thu May 19, 2022, 12:05 PM
May 2022

There were huge holes in the plot lines. But it'd be cool to see Chris Rock

Response to Laura PourMeADrink (Reply #8)

mopinko

(69,811 posts)
13. shot in my hood. the funeral home is a couple blocks away.
Fri Apr 29, 2022, 01:08 AM
Apr 2022

every once in a while they take over a few blocks. never seen it, tho.

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
40. Oh my god! Finally watching killing Eve on Hulu. It is unbelievably great
Wed Jun 1, 2022, 12:08 PM
Jun 2022

Trouble is I can't get anything I need to get done done

Wow... Whoever created this is a genius

mopinko

(69,811 posts)
14. i enjoyed lucifer a lot.
Fri Apr 29, 2022, 01:11 AM
Apr 2022

i didnt realize it came from a comic til about halfway through.
i'm not a huge comic book, but i'm enjoying gotham. it's the backstory to batman.

Silver Gaia

(4,514 posts)
15. Big Little Lies, Sharp Objects, The Gilded Age
Fri Apr 29, 2022, 09:01 AM
Apr 2022

Those three are all HBO shows. The first two I suggested because you liked Little Fires Everywhere, and the third because of Downton Abbey. (The Gilded Age is also from the pen of Julian Fellowes.) Since you liked both Poldark and Downton Abbey, there are a lot of great shows on PBS Masterpiece you might like. For instance, The Durrells in Corfu is a delightful dramedy about a family in the 1930s who move to a Greek island (I secretly want to live there!). That seems to fit some of your genre criteria. There are some period dramas on Starz that you might like, too, like The White Queen or even Outlander. Others here have mentioned Better Call Saul and Fargo. I agree with those choices. Both are outstanding crime dramas with finely drawn and superbly acted characters. We seem to have similar tastes, so if I think of anything else, I will come back to your thread and add it.

vanlassie

(5,637 posts)
16. A note on Better Call Saul, which is great, BTW.
Fri Apr 29, 2022, 01:41 PM
Apr 2022

It’s a spin off of Breaking Bad. A lighter, funnier theme, however.

Silver Gaia

(4,514 posts)
17. Yes! And Breaking Bad is one of the best shows ever to air
Fri Apr 29, 2022, 02:33 PM
Apr 2022

on television! Both shows were created by Vince Gilligan, who is brilliant. This is cinematic television at its best! That applies to both shows.

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
26. We need to get back to watching more of Better Call Saul. I think we watched a couple episodes
Tue May 17, 2022, 12:20 AM
May 2022

and had that "humdrome, next" feeling . Does it get better with age?

Silver Gaia

(4,514 posts)
27. Yes!
Tue May 17, 2022, 06:05 AM
May 2022

Did you watch Breaking Bad? As noted above, it's a spin-off from Breaking Bad, but it holds its own as a stand-alone, too. It takes a while to get to the story of Saul Goodman ("S'all good, man&quot because to know and understand him, you need to first know Jimmy McGill, but that's a great story, too! Vince Gilligan, the creator, is a masterful storyteller. His cinematography is more like what we see in films than in TV shows, so watch for that. This is truly cinematic television. It's a slow burn at first, but the pace will pick up, and the current final season is a wild ride!

yellowdogintexas

(22,129 posts)
19. I just saw this; Grace and Frankie are back!!!!
Sat Apr 30, 2022, 01:48 AM
Apr 2022

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Hotel de Luna on Netflix gorgeous Korean series 24 episodes

Madame Secretary is very good.
I love Brooklyn 99 on Hulu. If you have never seen Malcolm in the Middle, it is on Hulu.

Leverage and Leverage Redemption - definitely not to be missed. It's on Amazon/IMDB. Leverage is 5 seasons and Redemption is 1. Watch Redemption after you watch original Leverage. These are good old long con stories. The bad guys always get what they deserve.

Umbrella Academy; Norsemen (a sendup of Vikings) The Worst Witch
Three animated ones we loved: Kotaro Lives Alone; The Piano in the Forest; Hilda



llmart

(15,503 posts)
20. I just finished bingeing the last episodes of Grace and Frankie.
Sun May 1, 2022, 08:53 PM
May 2022

I was teary eyed at the end. Some of it didn't seem as funny as when it first started, so I'm glad they decided to end it. Still can't believe Jane Fonda is almost 85, though all the plastic surgery is starting to make her mouth look odd. I wish women wouldn't do that to themselves.

wryter2000

(46,016 posts)
24. Good for family
Mon May 16, 2022, 04:11 PM
May 2022

Penguin Town on Netflix.

About a species of rare penguins who come ashore in South Africa every year to mate and end up interacting with the humans who live there. The most remarkable thing is it's largely told from the point of view of individual penguins, who all have names like "Mr. and Mrs. Culvert, Junior, Lord and Lady Courtyard." Lord and Lady Courtyard can be seen going through someone's house to get to the ocean, obviously with the cooperation of the humans (called giants) who live there. The narrator represents the thoughts of the penguins, often with a great deal of humor.

Utterly delightful. I watched it twice and still turn it on from time to time.

mopinko

(69,811 posts)
37. the obama national parks series is also great.
Sat May 28, 2022, 10:48 PM
May 2022

besides the joy of hearing his voice and seeing his face, there's some amazing photography. color night vision, and great under water.
lotsa cute baby animals.
5⭐️

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