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T he coronavirus crisis has forced many of us indoors as we’re urged to self-isolate to prevent the deadly Covid-19 from spreading. As we’re now stuck on our sofas for the foreseeable future, a vast number of us have turned to Netflix to keep us entertained, with its huge catalogue of shows and films ideal for binge-watching. However, with all our attentions turned to the TV, some have noticed the phrase Netflix limited series on some of the streaming service’s offering.
What is a Netflix limited series? Annie (a woman with borderline personality disorder) and Owen (an heir with schizophrenic symptoms) are total strangers who find their lives interlinked after they connect during a pharamaceutical trial. It’s a dark and disturbing, and sometimes comic, look at mental health, family conflict and rampant technology.
Unorthodox (4 episodes) Esty decides to reject her community and start afresh in Germany / Netflix Based on a true story, Unorthodox tells the story of a young woman who grew up in the Hasidic Jewish community named Esty. Seven Seconds (eight episodes) The tense drama looks at racism in America, after a white police Peter Jablonski officer hits and critically injures black teenager Brenton Butler while driving. When he realises what he’s done, Peter calls other police officers to try and cover up the crime – with disastrous consequences.
The first series, The People vs OJ Simpson, looks at the circumstances and court case over the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson. 1994 (Five episodes) The Spanish-language documentary explores the rampant corruption in Mexican politics leading up to their 1994 elections, observing the Zapatista uprising and the assassination of Luis Donaldo Colosio.