The TV series not to be missed in April 2023

The TV series not to be missed in April 2023

From "The Good Mothers" to "The Little Things in Life" to "The Last Thing You Said to Me," novel adaptations are strong this month. And then the last season of Succession and a Cronenberg film that becomes an episodic story

Book adaptations are the masters in this serial April, which ranges between genres with a particular attention to drama (and an author's serial remake).


Succession 4

(Sky Atlantic and Now, April 3)

The highly anticipated fourth and final season of the award-winning (and deserving) HBO series about the family of telecommunications tycoons is back. Once again at the basis of the seasonal conflict we find the internal struggles of the family to hold the power (and possession) of the Waystar Royco. On the one hand the patriarch – Logan Roy – on the other the three sons allied to take precedence over the will of their father. In this last chapter of the saga there is the possible sale of the company to the visionary taycoon of new technologies Lucas Matsson. A Shakespearean drama of the highest quality in every part, which is both a story of power and a sociological treatise on personal dynamics, wealth and American mentality. To be recovered in its entirety (here one is already orphaned beforehand).

The Good Mothers

Disney+, April 5th

After having triumphed at the Berlinale Series, an Anglo/Italian production arrives on Disney + which focuses on the story of organized crime from a female perspective. Based on the book of the same name by Alex Perry, the series tells the true story of three women - Denise, Giuseppina and Maria Concetta - who opposed the 'Ndrangheta families to which they belonged, thanks to the help of a newly arrived PM in Calabria Anna Colace. Among the main protagonists Gaia Girace, Valentina Bellè, Simona Di Stefano and Michaela Ramazzotti. An all-female drama that tries to tell a narrative world (already explored) from a peculiar perspective and by leveraging emotions.

The little things in life

Disney+, April 7

Based on Cheryl's novel of the same name, the series follows Claire (Kathrin Hahn), a struggling writer with a precarious family situation - a troubled marriage and a rebellious teenage daughter - who is entrusted with a column of advice to readers. called Dear Sugar, first held by a very successful journalist and a close friend of Claire's. What appears to be a difficult challenge on paper (the woman does not feel entitled to give advice to anyone), instead becomes an opportunity for the writer to review many choices of the past, close the accounts with pending wounds and rebuild what there is to be saved from the present.

The last thing you said to me

Apple TV+, April 14

Also in this case we start from a book – the homonymous bestseller by Laura Dave (published by Piemme) – for this series starring Jennifer Garner in the role of Hannah, who recently married Owen and moved away from New York to San Francisco. The two live together with his daughter, Bailey, who has a conflicting relationship with Hanna. When Owen mysteriously disappears without a trace, an unknown little girl shows up at her door with a note that reads "protect her". She refers to Bailey and the message was sent by Owen. Hanna will therefore have to try to find out what secrets her husband has been hiding up to that moment and where he has gone. A well-constructed thriller with attention to detail.

Dead Ringers/Inseparables

Amazon Prime Video, April 21st

A daring and ambitious experiment is this remake (six fifty-minute episodes) of a famous film by David Cronenberg. The story is set in New York and tells of two lesbian twin sisters (Rachel Weisz) – Elliot and Beverly Mantle – who are gynecologists by profession and who work on experimental and decidedly unconventional systems of care. The two women live in a total and disturbing symbiosis, Elliot more extreme, Beverly more restrained. The two share the goal of creating a center for care and research related to motherhood but their ambitions collide with ethical constraints, in an increasingly alienating context, with disturbing and horror veins.

The diamond family

Netflix, April 21st

This Belgian series - created by the creators of Fauda - which tells the story of an Orthodox Jewish family, will debut on Netflix on April 21st. The thriller story has at its center a family that deals with the trade of precious stones; Coleman and Sons is managed by Frank Wagner who, upon his father's death, becomes the owner of the company, guiding it with hardness and great severity. When the younger son commits suicide, Noah - the brother with whom they had long broken ties - returns to take control of the family business. The series is a genre story, well defined and identifying in the definition of a world and a specific profession. However, it was not renewed for further seasons.

George & Tammy

Paramount+, April 27

Sixties, country music, the true love story between George Jones and Tammy Wynette, one of the most famous artistic couples of those years. George (Michael Shannon) and Tammy (Jessica Chastain) live a complicated, tormented and fluctuating relationship: he has serious alcoholism problems that make him very discontinuous, she feels a prisoner of an often unhappy relationship in which she has to deal with imbalances by George. On stage, however, they manage to give the best of themselves, but paying a high price on a personal level. A tale of pure escapism, for those who love retro-flavored musical series.

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