Life Through Fiction
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Dramas I Love
“These are the dramas that left a mark. Some made me cry, some made me think, some just stayed with me long after the credits rolled. Start here if you’re curious about what I truly rate.”
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“They say that great beasts once roamed this world. As big as mountains. Yet all that’s left of them is bone and amber. Time undoes even the mightiest of creatures.” Dolores Abernathy, Westworld
Severance Seasons 1 & 2
What if your work self and real self were strangers — and prisoners? Season 1 hooked me with its eerie calm and unraveling dread. Season 2 took everything deeper: more human, more horrifying, and somehow even more engrossing. A corporate nightmare dressed as a minimalist dream. Full Breakdown of Season 2 Coming Soon!
Ozark
The Byrdes’ ordinary family life spirals out of control when Marty Byrde, a Chicago financial advisor, becomes the key money launderer for Mexico’s second-largest drug cartel. Forced to relocate to the Missouri Ozarks, they quickly get pulled deeper into the dark and dangerous world of narcotics.
Moving
Moving is a gripping supernatural drama that follows three high school teenagers and their parents as they navigate the discovery of their extraordinary superpowers. Blending family dynamics with thrilling action, it explores how these characters confront their pasts and face new threats together.
“Mortals don’t understand life is not a book you close only after you read the last page. There is no last page in the Book of Life, for the last one is always the first page of another story.” Guillermo del Toro, Pan’s Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun
Queen’s Gambit
Orphaned at nine, prodigious introvert Beth Harmon discovers and masters chess in 1960s America. Visually stunning, the series explores addiction, gender dynamics in a male-dominated world, and the high price of success.
Luther
Gritty, intense, and unmistakably British, this crime thriller follows brilliant but tormented detective John Luther, whose obsession with justice pushes him to the edge. Whether he’s solving murders or barely holding it together, Luther is the kind of detective who doesn’t just chase monsters—he wrestles with the one inside.
Under The Queen’s Umbrella
Im Hwa Ryeong isn’t your typical regal queen—she’s fierce, sharp-tongued, and dead set on whipping her chaotic sons into shape. Beneath the palace’s elegant surface lies a ruthless power struggle, and the clash between Queen and Queen Dowager turns every scene into a masterclass in royal mind games.
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