Top 5 new TV series: from sitcom to crime drama

Shot from the TV series "Vinyl"

This week we are discussing new series, including the sitcom about the relationship of two losers "Love", Martin Scorsese's series "Vinyl", the crime project "American Crime Story". Instagram-series based on David Bowie's latest album, Unbound, and a multi-part adaptation of Stephen King's novel "11/22/63".

Love

The series is based on the strange love of two losers. Gus (Paul Rust) is a 31-year-old bachelor who works as a visiting teacher for child actors on the set of a witch-drama series. He is waiting for his love and a chance to become a real screenwriter, because Gus wrote an episode of the series, but he does not dare to offer his project to the producers. Mickey (Gillion Jacobs) is a 32-year-old alcoholic who occasionally indulges in soft drugs. She has gained the resolve to send her infantile boyfriend to hell and now drinks in splendid isolation. One day Gus and Mickey meet by chance in a store, after which their life changes dramatically.

The first season of the series is already available in Russia, and it is also known that the project has been extended for a second season, which starts in 2017. "Love" is not a banal love series about which too much is being filmed, but rather a fun and light comedy that will help you while away half an hour on the way to work or will perfectly fit into a lazy weekend on the couch.

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Vinyl

The series focuses on record company owner Richie Fenestra (Bobby Cannavale), who has some problems with business and ideas for new projects. In addition to problems at work, Richie is going through a personal crisis and is trying to improve relations with his wife Devon (Olivia Wilde). "Vinyl" is a series that tells about the music business, soaked through and through with sex and drugs. The famous director Martin Scorsese, who is listed as the executive producer of the series, directed the first episode and partially directed the filming of the subsequent ones.

Scorsese's long-awaited project will be especially interesting for those who are a fan of music and culture of the 70s. Fashionists will also have something to look at - the costume designers approached the images of the heroes with all responsibility! In addition, the series features classic rock compositions of that time, which will not leave indifferent a connoisseur of good music. Each episode lasts an hour, with 11 episodes in the first season, and the project has already been renewed for a second season.

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American Crime Story

The first season of the series is based on real events described in Jeffrey Tubin's book "The Run of His Life: The People Against O. J. Simpson." The American Crime Story project follows the intrigues of a trial in which popular footballer O. Jay Simpson was acquitted of the murder of his ex-wife, despite evidence and circumstantial evidence of his guilt. The main roles in the project are played by Cuba Gooding Jr., Sarah Paulson, David Schwimmer, John Travolta. Schwimmer, by the way, got the role of the late husband Kris Jenner, the lawyer of Robert Kardashian, who took part in the process.

Users note that in the first season, you can see many details of the Simpson case, which were not in the press or on TV. Each episode lasts an average of 40 minutes, and fans of crime anthology series will love the project. Critics have already cast praise on the show and are eagerly awaiting the second season, which will tell the story of a completely different crime.

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Instagram-series Unbound

The Instagram account @instaminiseries, which has more than 25 thousand subscribers, shows a series based on David Bowie's album Blackstar. The web series started on the Web on February 25, 10 episodes have already been published to date, and a total of 16 episodes await viewers.

Each episode visually interprets the musician's disc. Before his death, David Bowie allowed the creators of InstaMiniSeries to listen to his new album ahead of others in order to create their own visual interpretations of the songs without restrictions or preconditions on his part. Work on the project was carried out during the life of the musician.

Recall that David Bowie died of cancer on January 10 this year. A few days before the tragedy, the musician celebrated his 69th birthday and released his farewell album Blackstar.

The series will be interesting both for fans of David Bowie's work and for those who are simply interested in visual culture. According to the creators of the project, the 16 episodes "will take the audience on a journey through expressive images, inspired by mood, music and lyrics." The episodes hit Instagram every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.

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"11/22/63"

The project is based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King and tells the story of a humble English teacher Jake Epping (James Franco, who also became one of the directors of the series). Which from his 2011 decides to travel back in time and save Jack Kennedy from assassination in 1963.

The hero can travel in time thanks to the portal, about which his acquaintance Al Templeton (Chris Cooper) tells him. Al has spent many years in the past, hoping to save President Kennedy (Chris Phipps) from death, but he fears that he will not be able to carry out his plan, as he suffers from cancer. As a result, Templeton persuades Jake to go to the past in his place and find people involved in the conspiracy against the president. The main character willingly agrees and gradually becomes attached to his life in the past, and it is no longer so easy for him to give up everything and return to the present.

Lovers of Stephen King's creativity took the novelty with enthusiasm. The start of work on the film adaptation has been known for a long time, but the long-awaited premiere took place only in February this year. Each episode lasts an hour, and there are 8 episodes in the miniseries. Fans of the writer note that "11/22/63" is one of the best adaptations of Stephen King's work.

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