May brings us a new case of a movie veteran who goes to the small screen: Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a CIA agent about to retire, who discovers a secret about his family that forces him to return to action one last time. time on Fubar (Netflix). Patricia Arquette also returns to the small screen with High desert (Apple TV), a black comedy in which she plays an ex-addict who decides to start her life over after the death of her mother as a private investigator and a prequel that expands the universe from Julia Quinn's novels: Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (Netflix). And more interesting news of the month are:
THE PLUMBERS OF THE WHITE HOUSE HBO Max (Tuesday 2)
A behind-the-scenes satirical drama of the Watergate scandal when Nixon's political spoilers E. Howard Hunt (Woody Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Justin Theroux) accidentally topple the presidency they were trying to protect. The action begins in 1971, when the White House hires these two former CIA and FBI agents and they land on the Committee for the Reelection of the President, plotting various covert operations, including bugging the offices of the Democratic National Committee. .
SHERWOOD Filmin (martes 2)
David Morrissey and Leslie Manville star in one of the best BBC dramas of 2022. Set in a mining town, the plot revolves around two murders that tear apart a community already fractured by its dark past. These murders lead to one of the largest manhunts in British history, as well as worsening the historical divisions caused during the miners' strike that took place three decades earlier (1984-1985).
A LITTLE LIGHT: PROTECTING ANNE FRANK
Disney (Tuesday 2)
Based on the true story of Miep Gies (Bel Powley), a vital and passionate young woman at a time in history when her opinions could cost her her life. Otto Frank (Liev Schreiber) asks for his help in hiding her family from the Nazis during World War II. A request to which Miep agrees without hesitation. For two years, she and her husband, along with other willing heroes, hide the Frank, van Pels and Pfeffer families in a secret hideout.
SILO Apple TV (Friday 5)
Based on Hugh Howey's trilogy of dystopian novels, the series is the story of the last 10,000 people on Earth, living more than a kilometer below ground, protected from the toxic outside world. No one knows when or why the silo was built, and anyone who tries to find out faces dire consequences. Rebecca Ferguson stars as Juliette, an engineer looking for answers about the murder of a loved one and gets caught up in a mystery.
THE KABUL UNIT Movistar Plus (Thursday 18)
In a new mission for the Unit team, several agents are in Afghanistan a few days before Kabul is taken by the Taliban and Spain begins the evacuation of civilians and collaborators. Their objective is to meet with an infiltrator who has information about a possible attack in Europe, but they are surprised by the confrontations and end up involved in a dangerous situation. Nathalie Poza, Marian Álvarez and Michel Noher lead the cast.
FATAL ATTRACTION Sky Showtime (Monday 22)
A profound reinterpretation of the iconic 1987 psychosexual thriller with Michael Douglas and Glenn Close, this series explores fatal attraction and the timeless themes of marriage and infidelity. All through the lens of current attitudes towards strong women, personality disorders and coercive control. Starring Joshua Jackson and Lizzy Caplan.
I AM Cosmo (Mars 23)
Channel 4 anthology series that in each episode tells the story of brave women who face a limit situation in their lives like Nicola, trapped in a dysfunctional and coercive relationship; Kirsty, a single mother who finds herself in dire straits; and Hannah, who lives tormented by social expectations. Kate Winslet, Lesley Manville, Suranne Jones and Vicky McClure, in the cast.
