![]() However, that doesn’t quite do Kaleidoscope justice. “A heist 25 years in the making” is how Netflix hypes this ambitious crime drama, following master thief Leo Pap (the ever-watchable Giancarlo Esposito) and his crew’s effort to steal a staggering $7 billion haul. ![]() is a great addition to Netflix’s wider canon of supernatural teen dramas-and one that boasts a killer post-punk soundtrack to boot. Satisfyingly spooky, with some top-tier action and a talented young cast that relishes Cornish’s trademark sharp dialogue, Lockwood & Co. Dodging the adult-run organizations that typically send kids out to tackle the “Visitors,” the trio aims to make a name for themselves-and maybe prove that the authorities don’t have undead matters under control at all. When Lucy Carlisle (Ruby Stokes) relocates to London after a mission in her hometown goes horribly wrong, she joins the eponymous ghost-hunting agency, run by teen savant Anthony Lockwood (Cameron Chapman) and his ally George (Ali Hadji-Heshmati). ![]() ![]() Don’t expect a transatlantic take on the recent Ghostbusters reboot though-this is a world where children are the only people able to combat the malign spirits plaguing the living. follows a group of teen ghost hunters in an alternate present-day Britain. Smith), and a more ambitious long-form story stretching across its three seasons, Lost in Space is a strong update for modern viewers.īased on the books by Jonathan Stroud and developed by Attack the Block director Joe Cornish, Lockwood & Co. With less saccharine family dynamics than the original, less camp (with the arguable exception of Parker Posey, stealing scenes as the nefarious Dr. Stranded, with no way to reunite with the colony mission they were once part of, the family’s fate may rest with a strange robot befriended by youngest son Will-but unlike in the original show, this robot caused the disaster that stranded them. The stakes are far higher in this reboot, though, with the Robinsons trapped on a dangerous alien world after an attempt to evacuate a doomed Earth goes disastrously wrong. That means you can settle in to this glossier take on the Robinson family and their desperate attempt to survive on an alien planet without fear of a permanent cliffhanger or a never-coming conclusion. It’s a few years old at this point, but Netflix’s update of the classic 1960s sci-fi show is one of the rarest entries on the service now-a genre show that the streamer can’t cancel after one season, because it’s already completed its three-season run. Even more brilliantly animated than its predecessor, and with a unique 1920s inspired aesthetic, Korra is a show that grew up alongside its audience, and is all the stronger for it. As the series progresses over its four seasons, The Legend of Korra proves itself a very different beast than its predecessor, exploring political themes and social prejudices in deeper-and often darker-detail, while also expanding the more fantastic elements of the universe and revealing the origins of the first Avatar. When Korra, the new Avatar, moves to Republic City to complete her training in manipulating the primal elements under the tutelage of Tenzin-Aang's son, now with a family of his own-she and her new friends Mako and Bolin find themselves caught in the growing tensions between those with the ability to "bend" elements and the Equalist movement, who claim the unpowered are an oppressed class. Set 70 years after Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra explores how Avatar Aang's once war-torn world has progressed after decades of relative peace.
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