It’s finally Friday, the moment to dedicate our free time to the cinema with the movies that hit the billboard either watching series on the couch. For those who prefer the homemade and quiet plan, we bring you three premiere recommendations just landed on streaming platforms to enjoy the weekend of September 16 to 18.
If marathons are your thing, you’re in luck, because this Friday the first seasons of two Spanish series have premiered in full. In Netflix you can see Holy, a police thriller shot between Spain and Brazil; and on Amazon Prime Video the proposal is a private matter, an intrigue story set in the 1940s, starring Aura Garrido and Jean Reno. Finally, a return, the fifth season of The Handmaid’s Taleof which you already have the first two intense episodes available on hbo max.
‘Holy’ (Netflix)
what is it about
It tells the story of Santo, the most wanted drug trafficker in the world, whose face has never been revealed. He is being pursued by two police officers, Cardona and Millán, who at first are radically antagonistic, but who must learn to collaborate and understand each other to solve the case and stay alive.
what reason is there to see her
Holy is an exciting action, intrigue and suspense with a different police plot: “in a police thriller, the protagonist is usually the drug and we don’t show it”, he told Bruno Gagliasso (Operation Black Tide)one of its protagonists, to EL ESPAÑOL about this series that his co-star, Raul Arevalo (I’m going to have a good time), defines as a series of very human characters who have their dark side.
It is one of the most ambitious national series on Netflix, and the first shot between Spain and Brazilsomething that has been used on a cultural level and also to enrich the texture and color palette of the image.
‘A Private Matter’ (Amazon Prime Video)
what is it about
In the Galicia of the 1940s, Marina Quiroga, a daring upper-class young woman with the soul of a detective, sets out to catch the murderer who has been stalking the city for months. But she will not do it alone, her faithful butler, Hector, will be by her side to help her. Together they will fight against all the obstacles to achieve it and will overcome the gender prejudices of the time, the resistance of the new commissioner or the attempts of Marina’s mother to marry her off.
what reason is there to see her
At the other end of the spectrum of Holywe find this action, comedy and mystery series that plays with the charm of detective stories and period drama that is already a trademark of Bambú Producciones.
Aura Garrido plays Marina, a young woman from a wealthy family who has always wanted to be a law enforcement officer, but whose status as a woman prevents her from doing so, until one day she finds herself near the scene of a crime and decides to become, once and for all. all, in the detective she always wanted to be. Next to her, jean reindeergiving life to his endearing butler, a peculiar couple with a lot of chemistry.
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‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ – Season 5 (HBO Max)
what is it about
June grapples with the aftermath of killing Commander Waterford as she struggles to redefine her identity and purpose. Serena tries to improve her image in Toronto as the influence of the totalitarian establishment creeps into Canada. June, Luke and Moira battle the system from a distance as they continue their mission to save and reunite with Hannah. In Gilead, Commander Lawrence works with Nick and Aunt Lydia as he attempts to reform Gilead, and Esther prepares for her first assignment as a Handmaiden.
what reason is there to see her
The Handmaid’s Tale returns with its season 5 to show the consequences of bloody end of the previous installment, in which June took justice into her own hands. Something that Serena Waterford will not be willing to ignore, as we see in the shocking second episode.
In this new stage, the (anti)heroine of this dystopia will have to face the consequences of her last decision, a revenge with which she has put herself in danger after having escaped from Gilead. She has become the most wanted person and the declared enemy of the system, “a cancer that must be removed”, as one of the characters in the trailer says. And all in a chilling environment in which the ideology of Gilead has found supporters outside its borders.
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3 recommended premiere series to watch this weekend on Netflix, HBO Max and Amazon