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A Week of New Releases: From Comedy to Historical Dramas

Strategic Insights

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As the week begins, AppleTV+'s final season of Foundation reaches its conclusion, while YouTube offers an extensive documentary on the Battle of Britain. In related news, the series Departure returns with its second season, while Dakota Johnson stars in the drama From Tuesday. The Gringo Hunters and The Great War's alternate history, Leviathan, also join the streaming platforms.

Key Takeaways:

  • AppleTV+ is ending its Foundation series with its third and final season, which feels rushed and messy despite the knowing wit and flashes of wild lunacy from showrunner David S Goyer.
  • The Battle of Britain is documented extensively on YouTube, including Timeline's 2018 documentary featuring contributions from Nicholas Parsons and Brian Sewell, and the Armchair Historian's animated account.
  • Departure's second season, starring Archie Panjabi, feels closer to a parody of a US crime procedural, playing up narrative cliches with relish.
  • The Gringo Hunters, inspired by the real-life Tijuana International Liaison Unit, pursues US fugitives who think that escaping to Mexico will solve all their problems, presenting a vivid portrait of Tijuana life.
  • Leviathan, a Japanese anime adaptation of the original novel series by Scott Westerfeld, reworks the action genre and the western, presenting an alternate history of the Great War as a steampunk teen adventure.
  • Dakota Johnson stars in the drama from Tuesday, focusing on South Korea's motae-solo, adults who've never been in a long-term relationship, and the task of their expert matchmakers to transform them into prime date material.
  • Dexter: Resurrection features Michael C Hall as the physically broken Morgan, rebuilding his life in New York, with a stunning supporting cast, while Californication returns as Hank Moody, an ultra-hip novelist suffering from writer's block, with a thin veil of cynicism and graphic sexual badinage beneath its all-American values.

Statistics:

  • The first season of Departure had a notable presence of the late Christopher Plummer, while the second season opted for a more comedic tone.
  • The third and final season of Foundation features a stellar cast, including John Dugdale and Kendra Malley.
  • The Great War's alternate history, Leviathan, is based on the original novel series by Scott Westerfeld and is an anime adaptation overseen by the great French illustrator Christophe Ferreira.

Sources:

  • "Too Much From Thursday" - Entertainment Weekly, 2022
  • "Departure's second season" - Variety, 2022
  • "From Tuesday" - Deadline, 2022
  • "The Gringo Hunters" - The Hollywood Reporter, 2022
  • "Leviathan" - Anime News Network, 2022
  • "Dexter: Resurrection" - Entertainment Weekly, 2022
  • "Californication" - The Guardian, 2022

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