The news of the week (and we are on Tuesday) is the landing in two weeks of SkyShowtime, the Paramount and Universal joint platform It is finalizing its launch in Spain on February 28 with a good offer of novelties.
Among them we have a good handful of series that had been unpublisheds in Spain and that, finally, we will have the opportunity to see. Of these we have chosen the 13 best or, at least, the most powerful that we can enjoy from the day the platform is launched.
‘A Friend of the Family’
He always recommended Nick Antosca gets into the well-known case from the documentary ‘Abducted in Plain Sight’ to tell the story of the Brobergs and the hell they went through when their teenage daughter was kidnapped several times by a friend.
Premiere of the first 3 episodes (of 9); weekly broadcast.
‘Funny Woman’
Based on Nick Hornby’s bestseller, Gemma Arterton she transforms into beauty queen Barbar Parker, trying to make it in London in the 60s. Her best ally turns out to be her humour, redefining the concept of “funny woman”.
Premiere of the first 3 episodes (of 6); weekly broadcast.
‘Halo’
Created by Kyle Killen (‘Awake’), the serial adaptation of the already classic Xbox science fiction video game, takes us to the 26th century and the conflict between humans and the Alien Alliance. Although it distances itself from the original material, it manages to be a very successful science fiction series.
Complete premiere (9 episodes).
‘Let the Right One In’
The TV adaptation of this vampire story doesn’t quite live up to the source material, but it’s still quite an interesting vampire drama with the story of Mark and his daughter Eleanor, who leads a cloistered life as she can only go out at night.
Complete premiere (10 episodes).
‘Major of Kingstown’
Already I anticipate that this article will have Taylor Sheridan as patron saint and the first of the series with this political/social drama starring Jeremy Renner as the patriarch of one of the most powerful families in a small Michigan town.
Premiere of the complete season 1 and the first three episodes of season 2; weekly premiere.
‘The Offer’
While spread out more than necessary at times, this is an engaging dramatization of the making of one of cinema’s greatest masterpieces: ‘The Godfather’ through the eyes of its producer. Albert S Ruddyplayed by Miles Teller.
Complete premiere (10 episodes).
‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’
If you missed the more classic look of Star Trek, “Strange New Worlds” is your ideal option. We boarded the Enterprise again, this time commanded by Captain Pike together with Spock and Number One.
Full premiere (10 episodes)
‘Tulsa King’
Sylvester Stallone dominates the screen in this crime drama that follows a New York mob boss who, after being released from prison, finds himself “banished” to Oklahoma. Obviously, as the one who had retained, Manfredi will begin to form his own empire in his new city.
Premiere of the first 3 episodes (of 10); weekly broadcast.
‘The Undeclared War’
acclaimed thriller peter kominski which takes us to a very near future (2024) that lives an undeclared war between Russia and the West. In the midst of the general elections in the United Kingdom, the country is immersed in a terrible malware attack.
Complete premiere (6 episodes)
‘Vampire Academy’
Yeah Are you fans of young adult vampires?, this addictive series comes from the writers and producers of the ‘Vampire Chronicles’ franchise. We find the story of two girls whose friendship begins to be put to the test as they try to complete their studies and become full members of the vampire society.
Full premiere (10 episodes)
‘Yellowstone’ and its prequels ‘1883’ and ‘1923’
Allow me to bring the entire ‘Yellowstone’ franchise together under one umbrella because the three series that follow the Dutton family saga are a must. In addition to finding a cast: Kevin Costner, Helen Mirren, Harrison Ford, Sam Elliot, Tim McGraw, etc
- ‘Yellowstone’: premiere of the first 4 complete seasons and the first three episodes of season 5; weekly broadcast
- ‘1883’: complete premiere (11 episodes)
- ‘1923’: premiere of the first three episodes (of 8); weekly broadcast