One Day in October- This 7 part Israeli series chronicles 7 different true stories of how a varied group of people experienced the tragedy of October 7th in Israel. One episode depicts 2 teen girls hiding for hours in a PortoSan at the music festival. Another concerns the heroic actions of an Orthodox volunteer ambulance driver who risks his life to rescue wounded survivors. The stories are unexpected and moving.
Down Cemetery Road- From Mick Heron, author of the “Slow Horses” series, this thriller pairs Emma Thompson as a clever, snarky private investigator and Ruth Wilson as an academic struggling to find meaning in her life. Both unite to find a missing young girl and unravel the mystery of a war crime committed years ago.
Code of Silence-An unusual thriller that has as its lead a young underappreciated deaf woman who is pulled from her job as a food services worker to help police. She is an expert lip reader and they need her to thwart a gang of dangerous thieves hoping to pull off a daring jewelry heist. Things get more complicated when she winds up emotionally involved with a young tech expert who is part of the gang.
