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Forbes
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Netflix's Best New Show Lands A 100% Rotten Tomatoes Score From Critics
The Survivors Netflix has been on something of a roll with its mystery series as of late, from the 100% scored Secrets We Keep to the newly Emmy-submitted Dept. Q. Now, a new series has arrived from Australia that also has a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score. That would be The Survivors, a new series starring a lead from a rival streaming service, Charlie Vickers, who plays Sauron in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. It also has Yerin Ha, the actress who was a supporting character in the awful Halo show on Paramount Plus but who has landed some seriously big parts including the co-lead of the next season of Bridgerton and now a big role in this perfectly scored mystery. What a turnaround. What's the story here? This is the official synopsis: Unlike Dept. Q, this is meant to be a six-episode limited series, and it was based on a book, so there's no more source material to come with its self-contained story. It debuted at #3 on Netflix, a very solid performance, but again, viewership doesn't really matter when you're not attempting to grab a second season. The Survivors As it stands, with limited critic reviews in, it has that 100%. There are not enough audience reviews for a score yet on Rotten Tomatoes, but we can head over to IMDB to see that it has a 6.5 out of 10 with a thousand or so reviews in. That's okay, not amazing, given the context of ratings on that site. What's good about it? Here's a sampling of the critical praise: With episodes around 45-50 minutes, it's perhaps a 1-2 day commitment, depending on your schedule, and an easy binge so you can see if your view matches critics. I started it, and I was sort of immediately put off by some bad CGI showcasing the original accident, but hopefully, it gets better from there. I'll give it more of a chance, I suppose. Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, Bluesky and Instagram. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.
Yahoo
01-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jane Seymour Reveals if 'Dr. Quinn' Co-Star Joe Lando Would Ever Appear on 'Harry Wild' (Exclusive)
Jane Seymour is, well, an icon. Born Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg, Seymour has had some iconic roles, including that of Bond girl Solitaire in Live and Let Die and as the titular figure in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. One of the roles she played has become a cult classic movie, Somewhere in Time. I would wager to say every woman over 30 knows this movie about a present-day playwright (Christopher Reeve) who becomes obsessed with a woman from the 1920s. As he's doing research, he discovers he somehow was there back in that time period. If you've never seen it, you should check it out. It's free to stream on Tubi. Even though she is now 74, the ageless Seymour doesn't seem to be slowing down. She currently stars as the titular character in Harry Wild, a former literary professor with a knack for solving mysteries. She teams up with teen Fergus Reid (Rohan Nedd) to solve crimes the police detectives can't. Seymour sat down with Parade to talk about the new season of Harry Wild. 🎬 🎬 What can viewers expect in Season 4 of ?The new season of Harry Wild has some wonderful backgrounds and stories. We explore the world of horse racing, there is a great one in the ballroom dancing world, where some bizarre things go on that Harry, of course, enjoys because she actually likes to dance, and we have a serial killer who makes their decisions with a toss of a coin. We also see what's going to happen with Harry B (Lochlann O'Mearáin), and we see what's going on with Fergus and Lola (Rose O'Neill). What was your favorite episode of the new season of ?I think one of my favorite episodes might be the one that takes place in the convent with an order of silent nuns (Episode 402 "For Whom the Bell Tolls"). Somehow, Harry and Fergus have to figure out how to interrogate a group of nuns that have taken a vow of silence. I'm sure Dr. Quinn fans would love to see Joe Lando guest star on . Who would you like to see as a guest star on the show?Along with the viewers, I would love to have Joe Lando in an episode of Harry Wild. If there's any possibility, it's something we would love to happen in the future, and if I don't get to work with him on Harry Wild, I'm always looking for something really great to do with him elsewhere. Related: Get the Scoop on Season 4 of Jane Seymour's Acorn TV Mystery Series What kind of mysteries would you like to see Harry and Fergus solve in future episodes of ?As for future adventures for Harry and Fergus, the great thing about working with Dave Logan and Jo Spain is they always come up with a new and extraordinary world that they can investigate, and they never cease to amaze me. Every time I read a new script, I go 'Wow! That is something else I hadn't even thought of.' Can I think of one specific world I would like for them to get into? Maybe medicine, because I'm always intrigued by medicine, something in the medical world. Related: Take a look at this Parade exclusive sneak peek from the upcoming episode, "Murder on the Dance Floor". In this episode, when two performers go missing from a dance school, Orla (Aoife Mulholland) and Lola persuade Harry to investigate. Take a look at some select images from this week's brand new episode of Harry Wild. New episodes of Harry Wild drop on Mondays on Acorn TV.
Yahoo
01-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Harry Wild Renewed for Season 5 at Acorn TV
Acorn TV continues to be wild about Harry, and has renewed the Jane Seymour-led mystery series for a fifth season — ahead of this Monday's Season 4 finale. The Harry Wild renewed was announced this evening at the 2025 ATX Television Festival in Austinm Texas, during a conversation with series star and executive producer Seymour, who plays the titular amateur detective. More from TVLine The Chi Renewed for Season 8 Hacks Renewed for Season 5 at Max Yellowjackets Renewed for Season 4 'I am honored to have the opportunity to continue to bring Harry Wild to life for another season and am excited for her to solve a new batch of layered mysteries deeply rooted in literature with my castmates,' Seymour said in a statement. 'It has been so rewarding to work with everyone on this production and I'm thrilled to embark on another season with my Acorn TV family.' In Season 5 of Harry Wild, Harry is 'back with her most sensational and thrilling ride yet, including murder mysteries in the world of whiskey-making, theatre and musical-tattoos,' the official synopsis reads, 'not to mention a gang of middle-aged lady burglars and a murder close to home.' The Season 4 finale streams this Monday, June 2, and a special will air in December. Harry Wild is created and written by David Logan, along with writer Jo Spain, and executive-produced by Logan, Spain, Seymour, Daniel March, Klaus Zimmermann, James Gibb, David McLoughlin, Catherine Mackin, Bea Tammer, Frank Seyberth and Claus Wunn. Want scoop on , or for any other TV show? Shoot an email to InsideLine@ and your question may be answered via Matt's Inside Line! Best of TVLine 'Missing' Shows, Found! Get the Latest on Ahsoka, Monarch, P-Valley, Sugar, Anansi Boys and 25+ Others Yellowjackets Mysteries: An Up-to-Date List of the Series' Biggest Questions (and Answers?) The Emmys' Most Memorable Moments: Laughter, Tears, Historical Wins, 'The Big One' and More
Wall Street Journal
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Wall Street Journal
‘The Better Sister' Review: Jessica Biel's Savvy, Soapy Mystery
'No movie gets better after the first five minutes,' a film critic friend once observed, without adding 'Alas.' What about television? Judging by 'The Better Sister,' a series can start out being stupid and obvious and eventually make fun of the stupid and the obvious, all the while upscaling its own genre. Which genre? The multi-part, premium-cable mystery series centered on a female protagonist—or several—with the crimes at hand being subordinate to the relationships, and the relationships bordering on the psychotic. Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon have specialized in these projects—acting, producing or doing both in the likes of 'Big Little Lies,' 'Little Fires Everywhere,' 'The Undoing' and 'The Perfect Couple,' the productions always based on a popular book. The men are feckless, the money abundant. The women are valiant and, even when trashy, sympathetic.
Forbes
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Netflix's ‘Secrets We Keep' Ending Was Not Great
Secrets We Keep I've reported that Netflix's new mystery series, Secrets We Keep, has put up an impressive 100% critic score so far. I started the show and found it intriguing, but when I reached the end of its six-episode arc, I found the story ultimately lacking in the end. Spoilers follow. The problem with Secrets We Keep is that it gives you very obvious clues about who the perpetrator is, and as it turns out, it was not a red herring at all. The show was practically shouting at you what happened. During the course of the show, we see the dead-eyed Oscar, son of Katarina and Rasmus, repeatedly taking creepshot videos of everyone from the girls at his school to his neighbors having sex with a literal drone cam. It seemed way too obvious that the perpetrators were either of the men, Rasmus or Mike, and Oscar would be the 'twist' ending as the real villain. And…he was. That was it, he was the one who assaulted Ruby and got her pregnant. Not exactly a mind-blowing revelation since it was pretty clearly telegraphed from episode 1. Secrets We Keep The second 'twist' attempts to be a hint that his mother, Katarina, not only knew about the assault the whole time but likely had gone so far as to cover it up by murdering Ruby outright before she could make a claim. But the whole point of the series is that Oscar can get away with this as there is no actual evidence. Katarina destroyed the video (and presumably it was deleted from Oscar's phone) and he was going to get the 'rich kid doesn't have consequences' ending where even the police say that these cases rarely go anywhere even with testimony from a victim. There's also this idea that Ruby killed herself by what, walking into a lake? Did she just swim out there and drown? There was clearly no evidence she tied anything to her or anything like this. It also just seems ludicrous that Katarina would wait an hour or so and go murder Ruby to protect her son. We also know that Ruby wasn't even reporting this, she was simply trying to find a different family. I guess the idea is that Katarina is so unhinged that she could be this reactionary, but the entire ending seems muddled and the whole series broadcasting Oscar as the perpetrator wasn't well done. If you're reading this, I suppose you already watched the show. Let me know what you think in the comments, but no, I don't believe this is a 100% level series. Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, Bluesky and Instagram. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.
