July 2020 Watchlist

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Valeria - Netflix - Already Available

Touted as a Spanish Sex and the City, Valeria follows four friends as they navigate life in Madrid. The protagonist Valeria is a struggling writer who has been married for 6 years, then she meets Victor a charming troublemaker at a party. I’ve already watched a couple of episodes and I am hooked!

Insecure - HBO & Now TV - Already Available

In a major oversight and perhaps an avoidance of American comedy has lead me to not take notice of Insecure. But after the massive wake up call that was the past few months, I need to make sure I’m watching black oriented narratives more. Insecure tells the story of two women Issa and Molly who have been friends since university and how they navigate relationships, jobs and life in america as black women.

The Luminaries - BBC One & iPlayer - Already airing

As a general rule of thumb, if Eva Green is in something then it’s good. The Luminaries is a miniseries adapted from the Man-Booker winning book of the same name. It is set during the 1860’s gold-rush in New Zealand and is a story of love, betrayal and murder…sounds intriguing. The series also stars Eve Hewson, Himesh Patel and Marton Csokas.

Warrior Nun - Netflix - July 2nd

The title alone is enough to pique my interest. Warrior Nun looks like it will be a fun and ridiculous romp and I’m all here for that. The premise is that a young woman awakens in a morgue with some kind of powerful divine artefact embedded into her back and she soon discovers a new world of demonic forces and a sect of nuns who are trained to fight these monsters. The world is in a really weird place right now so a little supernatural fun will do no harm.

Cursed - Netflix - July 17th

From Frank Miller, Cursed is a reimagining of the legend of Arthur. Judging by this trailer we are going to get a similar visual style to 300 and Sin City, which I love. It’s also a series to watch if you fell in love with The Witcher last year. Toss a coin to Netflix, oh valley of plenty, oh valley of plenty

The Umbrella Academy - Netflix - July 31st

Season 1 was such a blast so I am really hyped for The Umbrella Academy to return, unfortunately, there is no trailer for season 2 yet but I’m sure it’s coming very soon. The storytelling is fantastic and it’s a great twist on the overwrought superhero genre so if your yet to delve into this show go watch season 1 ASAP.