Undiscovered Netflix gems

Ha! I don't know about you, but in this weather, I don't want to do much more than sit at home on the couch and watch some series. Especially now that I have a half-baked cold that just won't go away. Sitting under my favorite blanket and with my favorite snacks within reach, I'm secretly spending quite a few hours in front of the television. I've discovered a number of hidden gems that I'm sure you haven't seen yet. Everyone is talking about Ozark (you definitely need to watch that) and Judas, but these series have surprisingly remained under the radar. Here we go:

Imposters (Videoland)

Maddie is a female con artist who takes on a different personality each time to seduce a man (and once a woman) into marriage. Once married, she empties all the bank accounts and leaves her victims broke and disillusioned. Three of her victims find each other and set out together to find Maddie, who is already busy with her next victim. I finished this series in two evenings. What a delight. Attractive people, painful situations, the necessary detective work, and it also makes you think. Because all the victims are convinced that Maddie really loved them and that they are the only ones who truly know her. How well can you really know someone? That's the question.

Fyre (Netflix)

How a music festival can go dramatically wrong. Ja Rule (not exactly a nobody) partners with Bill McFarland to organize the world's most fantastic festival on a private island in the Bahamas with influencers and models. Who wouldn't want that? They make a beautiful promotional video featuring supermodels like Chanel Iman, Hailey Baldwin, and Bella Hadid frolicking in the surf with tame pigs (I kid you not) and feeding each other grapes on a yacht. Then influencers like Kendall Jenner spread the video. She gets $250,000 for this, while other influencers do it for free tickets. Sales are going smoothly. For exorbitant amounts, you can rent luxury beach villas with a private chef, celebrate a party on a yacht with Kendall Jenner, and be transported by private jet. Then everything goes wrong, and well too. This is not a series, but a documentary. And if you want to exclaim ’oh my god‘ every five minutes, you definitely need to watch this. And now that I'm processing a moral note here and there: maybe it's time we stop blindly admiring influencers, let alone doing everything they say. They just say whatever.

Watership Down (Netflix)

The older among us might still remember the previous version of Watership Down. I'm talking about 1978. I don't remember exactly what it was about, but I still see myself sobbing in my nightgown on the couch. There is now a new version made, and it is truly beautiful. Okay, you might need to get used to the fact that it's about rabbits, but this is really a stunning series. Scared rabbits turn into heroes after being threatened by the construction of a new housing estate. I got completely into it and had to grab the Kleenex again. So in that respect, not much has changed.

Mozart in the Jungle (Amazon Prime)

You'll need to get a Prime subscription for this, but this series is so worth it. The wine-drinking, joint-smoking conductor Gael Garcia Bernal (just for that you should watch) becomes the new conductor of the uber-chic The New York Philharmonic. Additionally, you have the young oboist Hailey who dreams of being admitted to the same orchestra. You can already feel it: this will be intrigue, humor, and a total clash of cultures.

Wanderlust (Netflix)

Wanderlust means the desire for elsewhere. Generally, this is about traveling, but in this case, it's about cheating. Therapist Toni Colette (from Little Miss Sunshine and Muriel's Wedding) tries to save her stagnant marriage. She and her husband both take a lover. This is to both of their satisfaction: their own sex life is on fire again. The people who have more trouble with it are their three teenage children and the rest of the village.