Our journalists suggest some series and films to watch on Disney+, Apple TV+ and Prime Video. Here they are.
Gen V (Prime Video)
Just as enjoyable (but less exciting) as The Boysthe series from which it derives, this action comedy has kept its promises, if only for the warning that appears before each episode: Generation V is really “restricted to those 18 and over for violence, vulgar language, sexual content, nudity, alcohol consumption and drug use”. And yet, its premise seems harmless: it depicts the daily life of a group of young superheroes in training. But these troubled, hormone-filled teens are anything but ordinary.
Marc-André Lemieux
Loki, season 2 (Disney+)
Loki is a pleasure for the eyes and ears! The retrofuturist aesthetic of the first season, which totally charmed us, reached new heights in this second part. The complicity between Tom Hiddleston, Owen Wilson and Sophia Di Martino is as delicious as ever, and the arrival of Ke Huy Quan (Everything, Everywhere, All At Once) only makes the whole thing better. That said, this second season is particularly difficult to follow. Space-time concepts and the jargon used to explain them are not always clear.
Pascal LeBlanc
The Morning Showseason 3 (Apple TV+)
Despite its flaws, the ten episodes of the third chapter of The Morning Show were swallowed in one gulp. This is the best season of the three, with a touch of Succession that is not unpleasant at all.
Hugo Dumas
The Other Black Girl (Disney+)
A television adaptation of Zakiya Dalila Harris’ 2021 novel, this suspense series tells the story of Nella (Sinclair Daniel), an editorial assistant who discovers sinister things about the company she works for when a second woman black arrives there and begins to climb the ladder. Composed of 10 episodes of 30 minutes each, The Other Black Girl catches the eye from the outset by addressing current issues.
Marc-André Lemieux
No One Will Save You (Disney+)
Behind the camera for the second time, Brian Duffield – and cinematographer Aaron Morton – films the action beautifully thanks, among other things, to long shots and excellent use of light, particularly indoors. of the House. Most of the American filmmaker’s scripts are full of humor and lightness despite often horrifying situations. That is not the case here. No One Will Save You is intense and unpredictable. Until the last scene.
Pascal LeBlanc
The Bear 2 (Disney+)
The permanent cacophony and the aggressive frenzy of the first episodes discouraged many viewers from getting into the oven The Bear. I understand 100%. With its characters with multiple nicknames, its thunderous music and its dialogue peppered with swear words, The Bear does not appeal to the same taste buds as a mainstream candy show. But the second season, more tender, is much better balanced, I think. The episodes abandon technique and urgency to focus on the hearts of the characters, their complex past, their aspirations and their inspirations.
Hugo Dumas
Hijack (Apple TV+)
There are lots of things wrong with Hijack. First of all, the bad guys don’t seem dangerous at all. Then, we worry a lot about the fate of the passengers, who don’t seem friendly at all (or even panicked, otherwise we would be). But we still embark on this hair-raising ride, punctuated by unforeseen twists and turns.
Hugo Dumas
Jury Duty (Prime Video)
Jury Duty is unlike any other series offered in 2023. Its concept is explained at the start of the first episode: it is a documentary which relates the daily life of a jury during a trial in California. But in reality, everything is false: the case and, above all, the judge, the lawyers, the security guards, the complainant and the accused. They are all actors playing roles… except one person, Ronald Gladden, juror number 6. This solar panel installer knows nothing, a bit like Jim Carrey in The Truman Show. The result ? A fascinating, absurd and really, really funny fictional reality show.
Marc-André Lemieux