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Apple TV+’s ‘Echo 3‘ is created by Mark Boal. The action thriller series unfolds the events after Amber, a research scientist, gets kidnapped in Colombia. Consequently, the situation gets tense for Prince and Bambi as they follow her into the wilderness to rescue her. Episode 7 of the series is titled ‘Red Is Positive, Black Is Negative.’ This episode witnesses Prince and Bambi’s further attempts to extract Amber from the black site facility and bring her home safely....

Hosted by Antoni Porowski, Netflix’s ‘Easy-Bake Battle: The Home Cooking Competition,’ AKA ‘Easy-Bake Battle,’ is a baking show that focuses on home cooks. The series welcomes three people in each episode to cook some delicious food according to the presented challenges. After two rounds of competition, one home cook is declared the Easy-Bake Champion. The winner is awarded $25,000 and a chance to continue defending their title and earn more money in the next episode....

Setting proves to be extremely integral to any story. The language of a particular production also has to do with the authenticity of the portrayed setting. The setting helps make a story unique, grounding it to a certain reality as well. BBC’s ‘Hidden‘ is a Welsh crime series that uses its setting of Wales in multiple ways to tell an atmospheric and deep tale. The show is titled ‘Craith’ in Welsh....

Netflix’s ‘Luna Nera’ is a young adult drama that uses the premise of witch trials to tell a compelling story. At the centre of it is a young girl whose life is upturned when she discovers that she is a witch. As the whole town turns against her, she struggles to come to terms with her truth, figuring out a way to move on with her life. The show depicts the barbarity of the society that doesn’t hesitate from burning women alive....

‘Outer Banks’ follows the story of a group of teenagers who get entangled in a two-centuries-old mystery. John B’s father had dedicated his life to hunting for a famous shipwreck. However, nine months ago, he mysteriously disappeared. While everyone else believed him dead, John B had faith. He knew his father was not the kind of person who would get lost at sea. And then, something strange happens. He soon finds himself chasing after the clues left behind by his father....

SPONSORED LINKS Created by Marguerite MacIntyre and Julie Plec, ‘Vampire Academy’ is a fantasy horror show based on Richelle Mead’s eponymous book series. The story takes place in St. Vladimir’s Academy, an institution meant for supernatural creatures. Rosemarie “Rose” Hathaway is a dhampir (half vampire-half human) who studies at the academy in hopes of becoming the guardian of Vasilisa “Lissa” Dragomir, a royal moroi. During their time as students, the girls navigate through their turbulent love lives and complicated politics while preparing to face their enemies....

Netflix’s ‘Surviving Death’ is a fascinating documentary series by Ricki Stern (‘Reversing Roe’ and ‘Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work’) that explores the concept of not only life after death but also all the possibilities that surround it. Including personal stories, interviews with scientists, mediums, paranormal experts, and child psychiatrists, this series looks into near-death experiences, seances, after-death communication, and past-life recollections (or reincarnations) to understand the meaning of mortality and what might come afterward....

Netflix’s ‘Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist’ follows the story of Manti Te’o, the rising star in football who fell prey to catfishing. He had been in a relationship with a woman named Lennay Kekua, whom he’d met online. As time passed, their relationship deepened, but they never really met each other. Still, it was serious enough for Manti to tell his parents, Brian and Ottolia Te’o, about it, who also talked to the woman on several occasions....

‘Batwoman’ is not just another show set in the ‘Arrowverse’ but also a progressive addition to the superhero genre. For starters, it stars an actress belonging to the LGBTQ community playing the lead character, Ruby Rose. The show is set three years after the disappearance of Bruce Wayne a.k.a. Batman and follows his cousin, Kate Kane. Kane is shown battling her inner demons in a quest to become a vigilante and symbol of hope for the city of Gotham....

Bravo TV has grabbed the reality television market by its horns. The network regularly airs a variety of different reality TV shows targeted at people aged 25 to 54. Despite a more or less fixed age demographic, the network produces some unique reality shows with very specific premises. ‘Below Deck Mediterranean‘ is yet another Bravo TV reality show that aims to enthrall viewers with a vibrantly unique lifestyle. The show is a spin-off to ‘Below Deck‘ and sports a somewhat similar premise....

Bravo’s ‘Real Girlfriends in Paris’ is a reality TV series that chronicles six bold and adventurous American women in their 20s as they embark on an exciting journey in a new city full of prospects and opportunities. While settling in, they find each other and indulge in a romantic adventure as they try their best to make the most of the spontaneity of the new city. The six women featured in the reality show’s debut season are Victoria Zito, Emily Gorelik, Anya Firestone, Kacey Margo, Margaux Lignel, and Adja Toure....

‘The Right Stuff’ is a period drama television series that chronicles the expansive and impressive journey of the real-life Mercury Seven, who went on to become America’s first astronauts. Starring in this production is Patrick J. Adams and Jake McDorman. If you’re wondering about the locations that were used to make this epic story come alive on the small screen, then we have got you covered!. The Right Stuff Filming Locations The space series was extensively filmed in Florida....

Directed by Michael Mann, ‘Collateral’ is a 2004 action thriller movie that revolves around an ordinary cab driver named Max Durocher and his customer, Vincent. Even though the former has been a dedicated cab driver for around 12 years, he cannot provide a better life for himself and still believes that this is only a temporary job for him. However, his ordinary life turns upside down when he picks up the well-dressed Vincent, who asks to be his only fare for the rest of the evening....

‘Yellowstone‘ is not a place for the weak and the Duttons have proved that surviving in Montana is not everyone’s cup of tea. A long list of foes has come and perished while the Duttons stand tall. Therefore, with the fifth season, expectations are high from Market Equities, the corporate entity that has proved to be a thorn in the family’s side. Season 5 introduces viewers to Sarah Atwood, who is quickly shaping up to be an enemy of the Duttons as she has joined hands with Market Equities....

Netflix’s ‘Kaleidoscope’ lives up to its name and presents a story that is so intriguingly webbed in itself that every episode, no matter what sequence you watch it in, connects to the others in very intelligent plot twists. It follows the story of a man called Ray Vernon who puts together a crew to rob a security company called SLS, owned by Roger Salas, Ray’s old enemy. Ray intends to steal undeclared bearer bonds worth millions from Roger’s vault, ruining him personally as well as professionally....

TLC’s ‘90 Day Fiance‘ offers us an authentic sneak peek into the lives of US citizens who are engaged to foreign nationals. While the series documents each pair as they go about their everyday life, we get to witness how differences in customs, habits, and lifestyles can prove challenging to a relationship. However, anything can be overcome with love and understanding, and it is interesting to watch how the couples try and deal with their issues in their own unique way....

Set in San Fernando Valley, Netflix’s ‘Day Shift’ tells the story of Bud Jablonski (Jamie Foxx), a blue-collar vampire hunter who the world thinks runs a pool cleaning business. After learning that his former wife intends to move to Florida with his daughter, Bud rejoins the vampire hunting union for better pay. As his new boss doesn’t like him, Bud is paired with Seth (Dave Franco), an office clerk who has never done fieldwork before....

The dark comedy film, ‘A Thin Line Between Love and Hate’ follows the misadventures of a self-proclaimed “ladies’ man.” Darnell Wright (Martin Lawrence) works at a nightclub where he meets beautiful women, including Brandi (Lynn Whitfield). After playing hard to get, she finally gives in to Darnell’s charm and expects to be more to him than just a fling. However, when Darnell does not reciprocate Brandi’s feelings, all hell breaks loose....

‘Black Beauty’ is a drama that reimagines Anna Sewell’s classic book of the same name. The film follows the relationship of Black Beauty (Kate Winslet‘s voice) and a teenager, Jo Green (Mackenzie Foy), as they go through different stages of their life. Black Beauty is a wild horse who is taken away from her family to be brought to Birtwick Stables, where she meets Jo Green. A special bond forms between the two making them inseparable friends....

‘Boys State’ is a film that has the potential of becoming one of the most compelling, entertaining, and well-received documentaries of 2020. From seasoned filmmakers, Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine, comes this sensational movie that has already won the Grand Jury Prize for documentary at the Sundance Film Festival. Focusing on a group of teenage boys from Texas, it is an immersion into a week-long annual program within which high school students gather at one place to take part in an elaborate mock exercise to build their own state government....