The show revolves around a corporation running numerous underground establishments (known as "Dollhouses") around the globe that program individuals referred to as Actives (or Dolls) with temporary personalities and skills. Wealthy clients hire Actives from Dollhouses at great expense for various purposes, including heists, sexual encounters, assassinations, expert counsel, and all manner of unique experiences.
It's the early 1980s, and the spirit of innovation in personal computing is about to catch fire. Hot on the trail is a renegade trio -- a visionary, an engineer and a prodigy -- who risk everything to realize their vision of building a computer that can change the future. Not long after IBM corners…
In this reimagining of the classic Dracula story, the world is dominated by vampires, requiring humans to work together to survive. The series centers on Vanessa Helsing, daughter of famed vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing, who wakes up after a five-year coma to discover a vampire-controlled world. She soon learns that she possesses a unique…
Soulsville U.S.A. captures how an underdog record label launched a movement and superstar musicians like Isaac Hayes and Otis Redding.
Sauron has returned. Cast out by Galadriel, without army or ally, the rising Dark Lord must now rely on his own cunning to rebuild his strength and oversee the creation of the Rings of Power, which will allow him to bind all the peoples of Middle-earth to his sinister will. Building on Season 1’s epic…
Private detective John Sugar investigates the disappearance of Olivia Siegel, the beloved granddaughter of Hollywood producer Jonathan Siegel. As Sugar tries to determine what happened to Olivia, he unearths Siegel family secrets, old and new.
X-Men '97 will go down as one of the biggest surprise hits of modern times. As an older gentleman who watched the original X-Men Animated Series when it first aired back in the 90s, the show is the sweetest love letter to us original fans, but accessible enough for the newer generations. Episode 5 showed…
The extraordinary Japanese folklore of "Yokai" and "Otaku" gives rise to a strange relationship of love and mystery.
I love movies about reality-bending scientific mysteries. Just having a story where the stakes are so large, it engulfs who we are and what we do is amazing. Think Arthur C. Clarke's "Childhood's End", "Contact", or "The Signal". Interestingly enough, I had never heard of "3 Body Problem" until I saw the Netflix trailer. After researching the story I was amazed how Liu Cixin's world-ending story had escaped me. I plan to watch the series and then read Cixin's book trilogy. I'm sure more content will be spread across those pages than in the 8-episode streaming series.
I’m waiting for the backlash from the trolls about season 12 before anyone has seen a frame of the first episode. But until then, I’ll enjoy the trailer for a new Doctor Who series.