Scenes After a Marriage -Apple TV- Sweden- is a limited series chronicling the potential uncoupling of a married couple with two young children. In each episode they meet at a roadside café midway between their two homes, she in Sweden and he in Copenhagen where he’s running a successful new restaurant. Its for the purpose of handing over their children for visitation to each parent. During these logistical meets we see the couple revisit the ways their marriage has worked and failed as well as examine the strengths and weaknesses each has brought to the relationship. It’s funny and brutally honest.
Detective Hole- Netflix-Norway-Based on the character created by Norwegian writer Jo Nesbo, this series weaves together several stories all involving the flawed but skilled detective Hole. The emotionally damaged Hole has tentatively embarked on a new relationship. But there is a serial killer on the lose who dispatches his victims in ritualistic and barbaric ways. In addition there is rot at the core of the police department pitting Hole against a charismatic, powerful detective who serves as his treacherous foil.
Bad Influencer-Netflix- South Africa- Juxtaposes the world of glamour, influencers and aspiration with the poverty and harsh realities of city living. BJ is a struggling single mom in Johannesburg, South Africa. In an effort to afford a better school for her young son, BJ, a talented craftsperson, has taken to creating impeccable fakes of designer handbags. When she is outed as producing fakes she finds an alliance with Pinky, a bling-laden upscale influencer who has been booted out of her cushy existence when her married sugar daddy dumps her. BJ will produce the bags. Pinky will sell them to unsuspecting customers. This works until the mob gets involved and the two women must use their skills to save themselves.
