Time flies so fast! With just one month left in 2018, are you ready for the new year?
2018 is still an extraordinary and magical period for American dramas. From the list of winners of this year's Emmy Awards, it may be seen that the American drama is in a shuffling stage of the handover of the old and the new, this year we ushered in a richer, more luxurious and better new works, and also sent away many old dramas that we have been immersed in for a long time.
"American Spy Dream" is completely over, but fortunately, Emmy finally awarded this drama a trophy for best actor in the drama category, which is also a complete success
In fact, this article is not the annual inventory of American dramas in 2018, but a preview of new dramas in December, after all, in the next month, there are still many good dramas worthy of our attention.
According to the convention, December has entered the winter break, and the new strength of the American drama is obviously not as fierce as in the previous months, but fortunately, the return of old dramas such as "The Amazing Mrs. Maisel" and "Relative Universe" can also make the next drama famine period seem less boring.
Mrs. Maisel is back!
Although the momentum of American dramas has weakened, British dramas and other overseas dramas will collectively exert their efforts this month, bringing many good dramas. It is worth mentioning that these episodes have a characteristic, that is, they are adapted from classic literary works:
Adapted from Grandma's "ABC Murder", remade from the immortal classic "Les Misérables", comparable to "Animal Farm" of "Rabbit Republic", and "Perfume", which was once filmed in 2006, a new modern remake version has also been launched, that is, the drama version of "Perfume".
Let's take a look at what episodes to look forward to this month!
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 2
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 2
Recommended value: ★★★★★
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Start date: December 5
Broadcast platform: Amazon
Writers: Amy Sherman-Palladino (The Gilmour Girl), Jan Kirkman ("Coming Home Again")
Directed by: Amy Sherman-Palladino (Gilmour Girl)
Starring: Rachel Brosnaan (House of Cards), Zachary Levy (Shazam)
After "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" became a hit last year, it won eight dollars at this year's Emmy Awards, which also included two important awards for best comedy series and best comedy actress, which earned enough face for Amazon, which was weak in new dramas.
The second season is about to be launched, and judging from the media scores that have been exposed by the US rating website, the second season of "Mrs. Maisel" has maintained the previous level:
Rotten Tomatoes has a positive rating of 94% and an MTC rating of 83
In the new season, Mickey Maisel, who has successfully debuted as a stand-up comedian, will face greater difficulties and challenges.
This first hurdle is her difficult parents. Last season, Mickey completed a surprise transformation from a housewife to an independent woman, but her parents did not know about it.
In the new season, the parents are still planning to find a new husband for their daughter, and in the trailer, the father Abel is still the same old set of words to Mickey: As long as you find a husband, all the troubles will be solved. ”
Obviously, getting parents to support their ideals of comedy performance became Mickey's first problem in the next step.
However, Mickey's emotional state does not seem to require her parents to have too many "hate marriage" worries.
In fact, not only was Mickey's ex-husband Joel unforgettable for her in this season, but she also fell in love with a new character played by Zachary Levy. How Mickey chooses between the new and the old also satisfies people's appetites.
In addition, the second season should also filter out some of the fairy tale filters that were too good before some episodes, after all, Mickey's independence and awakening in the previous season seemed to stay only in the middle and upper classes where she lived a carefree life, and she will have to meet the real world in the future, and the darkness and cruelty of New York in the 50s are connected.
And these plots about "After Nala left" may be the final focus of the second season.
Mickey's character, Rachel Brosnaan, once said: "The comedy world of stand-up comedy is very difficult", and how to break the deadlock in the comedy world where men make rules, Mickey still has a long way to go.
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The ABC Murders
Recommended value: ★★★★ ☆
Genre: Drama/Suspense/Thriller/Crime
It starts on December 26
Broadcast platform: BBC
Writers: Sarah Phelps (Innocence), Agatha Christie (Murder on the Orient Express)
Directed by Alex Gabassi (The Legend of Frankenstein)
Starring John Markovich (The Alternator), Rupert Grint (Harry Potter series)
The BBC's grandma remake has become a must-have meal every Christmas. After a series of adaptations of No One Survives, Prosecution Witness and Innocence, the BBC has set its sights on Agatha Christie's more famous classic Murder on ABC, the first BBC adaptation of Detective Poirot in recent years.
"The Scourge of Innocence"
The serial killer in "Murder on ABC" leaves an ABC railroad travel guide next to the victim's body every time he kills, and the page that opens is the location of the killing. The police were helpless against the daring killer, and it was not until the latter challenged Poirot that the case gradually turned around.
The series is still scripted by The British screenwriter Sarah Phelps, who participated in the first three adaptations, while the new version of the Belgian detective Poirot is played by John Markovich from the United States, and the poster is pale, probably the oldest Poirot ever!
The other casts in the play are basically familiar faces in British dramas:
Rupert Grint, the "Ron" of the Harry Potter series, will play Agent Cromer, as well as Andrew Bakken, the male protagonist of "Small Town Doubt", and Tara Fitzgerald of "Game of Thrones", all of which play an important role.
Frankly speaking, the BBC's previous three adaptations of Grandma's book have not been satisfactory, and I hope that this time it can bring people a different look and feel with this more suspenseful work.
Rabbit Republic
Watership Down
Recommended value: ★★★★
Genre: Animation/Adventure
It starts on December 25
Broadcast platform: Netflix
Writers: Richard Adams (Watership Heights), Tom Bidwell
Director: Noam Muro (300 Warriors: Rise of the Empire)
Starring: James McAvoy (X-Men: Apocalypse), Nicholas Holt (Mad Max 4)
"Rabbit Republic" is a classic work created by British writer Richard Adams, telling the story of a pair of rabbit brothers who still embark on a dangerous journey to create a new homeland when they are facing the crisis of their homeland destruction.
In 1978 and 1999, the story was adapted into animated films and animated series, respectively, and became a childhood memory for generations.
Adams's book is typical of animal fiction, and in literary circles it is almost on par with George Orwell's Animal Farm.
And "Rabbit Republic" is indeed similar to "Animal Farm", under a story that looks like a fairy tale fable, there is a richer philosophical meaning and historical projection.
After nearly 20 years of precipitation, Netflix and the BBC have once again brought this timeless story to the screen.
The new version of Rabbit Republic is a four-hour 3D animation, and the cast of the series is comparable to hollywood A-list animated blockbusters, with James McAvoy, Nicholas Holt, John Boyega, Ben Kingsley, Olivia Coleman, Tarren Egerton and Pei Chunhua all contributing voices.
However, judging from the stills and trailers exposed by the show, the effect of this 3D animation is also difficult to say... (This style of painting is a horror movie for someone like me with rabbit phobia!!! ）
Coupled with the director and screenwriter, there was no work that was too handy before, and people pinched a sweat for this drama...
As the finale animation of Netflix and the BBC this year, but also adapted from a very good classic book, I hope this new version of "Rabbit Republic" does not disappoint!
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Perfume
Recommended value: ★★★ ☆
Genre: Drama
It starts on December 21
Writers: Patrick Juskind (The Great Hotel of Desire, Perfume)
Director: Philip Kaderbach (Our Fathers)
Starring: Wotan Welk Merlin (Adlon Grand Hotel, Death Experiment), August Dich (Shameless Bastard, Operation Bernard)
Patrick Juskind's novel Perfume, published in 1985, has been adapted several times in the form of films, plays and television series in the more than 30 years since its publication.
The most famous of these is the 2006 film version by German director Tom Tikwe.
Ben WeiShaw plays the complex serial killer in the book in the film, he kills 26 girls in succession in pursuit of the ultimate fragrance, and his sincerity and perversion are vividly displayed in Ben Meow's interpretation.
The Netflix adaptation of "Perfume" has moved the timeline of the original book from the 18th world to the modern era, and the story has been subversively rewritten.
The series tells the story of six people at a boarding school who have become friends because of their strong interest in smell, and one of them is brutally killed many years later, and the police slowly discover the secret of this small group in the process of investigation.
The director of "Perfume", Philip Kaderbach, is also a more active TV series creator in recent years, he has previously directed "Our Fathers", "Naked in the Wolves", "Côte d'Azur" and other dramas, and the standard has also fluctuated greatly.
In contrast, he is better at shooting historical and war themes than at small pattern stories of thrilling suspense.
However, the true quality of this work is still difficult to make up its mind, and everything should wait until the series is released before evaluating it.
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Les Misérables
Genre: Drama/Romance/History
Start date: To be determined in December
Writers: Andrew Davis (War and Peace), Victor Hugo (Les Misérables)
Director: Tom Senran (Watch over the World)
Starring: Dominic West (Tomb Raider), Lily Collins (Jade)
The BBC is here to get things done again!
The new version of Les Misérables, to be released in December, is another BBC epic classic remake of War and Peace in 2016.
At that time, "War and Peace" was actually more decent, the story adaptation was as close as possible to the original work, and the costume was also very careful, but the overall drama was difficult to reach the thickness of Tolstoy's original work.
This may also be the problem that this new version of Les Misérables wants to solve. This version is said to focus primarily on the complex antagonistic relationship between Jean Valjean and Javert.
The drama version of that year's "War and Peace"
Compared to War and Peace, Les Misérables actually has more pearls in the past, and the most recent adaptation was a version directed by Tom Hopper in 2012 and starring Hugh Jackman.
Even if it is impossible to surpass the classic, how to compare with the classic, for this adaptation of the BBC, it means a huge challenge.
Director Tom Senran has previously filmed such dramas as "House of Cards" and "Watching the World", and as for the works with grand patterns and epic temperament, it is really difficult to say whether he can shoot well. However, with the support of a veteran British screenwriter like Andrew Davis, this "Les Misérables" should still be able to maintain the expected level!
The cast of the series is much stronger than that of "War and Peace", dominique West who plays Valjean, David Oylo who plays Javert, and Adil Akhtar and Olivia Coleman who play the bad water, all of whom are strong and fierce acting schools, and do not have to worry about their performances.
Here's a special mention of Coleman, she is really prolific this year, in addition to this "Rabbit Republic", and the movie "Darling" starring "Sister Stone" Emma Stone is also expected to win her first Oscar nomination.
In terms of young actors, Lily Collins wants to challenge Fantine' role, and whether she can surpass her predecessor Anne Hathaway is still more expected.
Innocent people
The Innocent Man
Genre: Documentary
It starts on December 14
Writer: John Grisham (Killing Hour)
Director: David Gordon Green (Moonlight Panic)
Netflix's "Indictment of Society" documentary series is new, based on the Best-selling book of the same name by American author John Grisham, "Innocent Man" will be 6 episodes long, telling the real story of a baseball star who was completely destroyed due to false wrongdoing.
Born in Ida, Oklahoma, Ron Williamson returned home after a setback in his baseball career, only to be involved in a bloody murder.
Local law enforcement agencies mistakenly identified Williamson as the killer during an unprofessional investigation. He was eventually sentenced to death, and it was only five days before his execution that he was able to settle his grievances with the efforts of his lawyers.
On the basis of the original book, this drama has added another case of the murder of a young girl in the town of Edda, which is also hastily closed by law enforcement agencies, so that innocent people have been wronged.
Obviously, "Innocent People" wants to explore the shortcomings of American law enforcement and judicial uniforms from a richer dimension, as well as the true meaning of justice.
The director of the series is David Gordon Green, the famous director who just restarted "Moonlight Panic" this year, but for him who has no previous experience in documentary shooting, he actually does not have an advantage in this drama.
"Innocent People" is the fourth documentary series with similar themes launched by Netflix this year, and before that, "The Evil Man", "The Staircase" and the second season of "Making a Murderer" did not seem to have reached the popularity and sensation similar to the first season of "Making a Murderer".
The second season of "Making Murderers" is obviously not as popular as the first season
This new work with a best-selling foundation hopes to achieve a breakthrough in this homogenized competition.
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Nightflyers
Recommended value: ★★ ☆
Genre: Sci-fi/Horror
Start date: December 2
Broadcast platform: Syfy
Writers: Brian Nelson ("Fruit Candy"), George W. Bush R· R. Martin (Game of Thrones)
Directed by: Andrew McCarthy (Women's Prison), Mike Cahill (Type I Origins)
Starring: Owen Macen (Resident Evil: The Final Chapter), David Ajara (One Day)
As "Game of Thrones" comes to an end, major American drama platforms have begun to dig into George W. Bush. R· Uncle R. Martin's other IP too. The first to come out was "Nightcrawler" produced by Syfy.
Either Syfy's level is unstable, it can make a good drama like "The Sky is Vast", and it can also create a shocking fairy series like "Shark Whirlwind".
"The Sky Is Vast", unfortunately has been cut by Syfy, and now the show is taken over by Amazon
Of course, "Nightcrawler" is not so extreme, from the word of mouth exposed by the American media, it is just a general rotten bar, Rotten Tomatoes 28% praise rate and 4.68 ratings, even the audience rating can not save the show, popcorn index is only 66%, barely passed. Most reviews mention "boring", "confusing", "lack of detail".
Nightcrawler is about eight scientists and a telepathic man who, after boarding the most advanced spaceship, the Night Navigator, travel to the edge of the solar system in search of extraterrestrial life, discover that the adventure is more dangerous than they thought.
It seems to be a very conventional space thriller, and it seems that it lacks a more interesting plot core.
At present, the first episode of the show has been broadcast, and now you can almost see cooked meat.
If you are interested in space science fiction themes, you can try it.
Finally, take a look at this month's full list.
December 2
《Noyfy》
December 5
The Amazing Mrs. Maisel Season 2 Amazon
December 7
Dogs of Berlin Netflix
December 9
Relative Universe Season 2 Starz
December 14
The fourth season of "Happy House Again" Netflix
"Innocent People" Netflix
Protector Netflix
Wonders of the Tide Netflix
The third season of "The Crosser" Netflix
December 18
"Long Song" BBC
December 21
The Magic Man Netflix
Season 2 of The Runaway Kids Hulu
The first season of Perfume Netflix
December 25
Rabbit Republic Netflix
December 26
Murder on the ABC BBC
December 28
Cricket Boy Netflix
December 30
ORVILLE Season 2 FOX