11/19/2023 0 Comments Netflix original series list![]() ![]() I’ll never get over that The OA cliffhanger, I’m still sore about Santa Clarita Diet, and when it comes to Sense8, well I guess I’ll just count my blessings that there was some sort of conclusion. Netflix isn’t just the champion of streaming, it’s quickly becoming the King of Canceled-Too-Soon. Dave TrumboreĬast: Christine McConnell, Colleen Smith, Steven Porter, Michael Oosterom, Drew Massey, Tim Lagasse, Dita Von Teese, Adam Mayfield Wild Wild Country could have gone even further in its explorations of the depravities – or conspiracies, depending on your perspective – experienced there, but you’ll have to watch it for yourself to draw your own conclusions. (Sheela’s list of criminal charges also includes attempted murder, second-degree assault, illegal wire-tapping, arson, and immigration fraud and those are just the ones she served time for.) The six-part documentary focuses mainly on Osho’s right-hand woman, Ma Anand Sheela, who defends not only her actions upon meeting and falling for the charismatic man, but also everything she’s done in his name over the years, like: manipulating local zoning regulations to gain a political majority of their fellow Rajneeshees, recruiting homeless people from across America to come and settle in their compound to maintain that majority, and ultimately attempting to poison, if not kill, townspeople by intentionally spreading Salmonella. What began as a retreat for the controversial, wild-eyed leader at “The Big Muddy” ranch – later named Rajneeshpuram – soon turned into a cultish HQ for the guru and his followers. Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, who moved to northern Oregon in the 1980s. Wild Wild Country chronicles the rise of followers of Indian guru “Osho," a.k.a. This documentary series, from producers Mark and Jay Duplass and directors Maclain and Chapman Way, and Ubisoft’s video game fiction are basically the same story, except that the real-life tale might be more insane. Every time I think about Wild Wild Country, I can’t help but also think about Far Cry 5 and my run-ins with the Eden’s Gate cult and their charismatic leader. I’m not usually one for true-crime documentaries but hoo boy this one is a doozy. It's a complicated puzzle of a show, but like all great puzzles, it's incredibly satisfying to put the pieces together. That'll put you in the same boat as the characters in this intense time travel drama - beginning as what seems like a simple mystery about the children going missing from the fictional town of Winden ends up stretching across multiple time periods and realities, as the families caught up in this apocalyptic fable attempt to figure out whether or not they can keep the past and/or the future from repeating. Warning: Trying to figure out exactly what is happening in the German series Dark is going to require an empty wall in your home and a lot of index cards, thumbtacks, and string. Adam ChitwoodĬast: Louis Hofmann, Andreas Pietschmann, Ella Lee, Maja Schöne, Anne Ratte-Polle, Angela Winkler, Florian Panzner, Lisa Vicari, Moritz Jahn, Daan Lennard Liebrenz, Sebastian Rudolph, Ludger Bökelmann, Oliver Masucci, Nele Trebs, Jördis Triebel, Felix Kramer, Walter Kreye, Anne Lebinsky, Tatja Seibt, Antje Traue, Gina Alice Stiebitz The performances are unsurprisingly spectacular, and the world-building is terrifically sweaty. And it’s pretty good! Especially that first season, which introduced a murder mystery in the Florida Keys and a family full of secrets. Eventually, Netflix had enough data that they could figure this out with computers and algorithms, but Bloodline is really one of the OG “binge-worthy” shows. ![]() And for Bloodline, teasing out a season-long mystery in a way that compelled the viewer to continue onto the next episode immediately was key. At that time, the focus was on “binge-watching” – a new mode of consuming new episodes of television. It premiered in the Before Times, in 2015, when Netflix hadn’t produced much original content at all. One could argue that Bloodline was one of the most influential Netflix series in the streaming service’s history. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, and Daniel ZelmanĬast: Kyle Chandler, Linda Cardellini, Ben Mendelsohn, Jacinda Barrett, Sam Shepard, and Sissy Spacek ![]()
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