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THE DARK WIZARD

HBO Original

HBO MAX

We’ve been enjoying the 4-part docuseries, The Dark Wizard which showcases a raw look at Dean Potter, one of world’s most influential and controversial climbers, BASE jumpers, and highline walkers. We see his rise in the conventional way of the sport, becoming a rockstar in his field with a number of sponsorships such as Patagonia, but also his downfall. The need to push for greatness while battling mental illness. He also starts seeing that although he was a trailblazer, he was seeing the rise of a new kind of climber as Alex Honnold and other athletes in this sport lend their thoughts and voices to this piece. Throughout the series, you will see stunning feats of athleticism, amazing views, and the struggle one finds to truly be comfortable in their own skin.

MILLION DOLLAR SECRET

Netflix Originals

Netflix

Sometimes you just want to watch a series that lets you watch competitive strategies while being in a luxe setting. Million Dollar Secret is back for S2 and as we watch to see how $1 Million dollars keeps getting shifted between the players while pretending that they don’t have it, we enjoy seeing how they try to conceal their identities and strategies.

Just like in 1, Peter Serafinowicz (Guardians of the Galaxy, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, John Wick 2) is back to manage the competitions that are held at The Stag, a luxurious destination. As of the release of this issue, all episodes will be available to stream so that you can do a proper binge as there are a number of moments that you’ll enjoy watching.

SAIGON

iHeart Podcasts

Spotify

We enjoy an immersive audio experience and Saigon, an iHeart Radio podcast takes us to Vietnam. We learn that this podcast focuses on love, blood, and revolution. Starring Kelly Marie Tran (Passenger List, Sweet Tooth, Central Intelligence) and Rob Benedict (The Boys, Leverage: Redemption, Central Intelligence), this podcast is adapted from the best selling novel of the same name by Anthony Grey.

We learn about the tensions that exist in French-colonial Saigon as well as in the country at large! Set in 1936, we meet an American journalist, Joseph who is reunited with his childhood friend, Paul who is now a French policeman. In reconnecting with him at a tennis match, he is reintroduced to Lan, a woman who will shape Joseph’s destiny.

We see how Lan’s brother rejects hus wealthy upbringing and joins Ho Chi Minh’s revolutionary cause which changes everything through WWII, Japanese occupation, Vietnamese nationalism, and America’s war in Vietnam. This podcast traces how personal passions and family loyalties are swept into the tides of history.

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BORN TO BOWL

HBO Original

HBO MAX

We get sucked into bowling matches when we happen to catch them on TV. In Born to Bowl, we get to learn more about this sport and some of the biggest people in it in this docuseries. The fact that Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan, The Perfect Couple, Caught Stealing) is known for narrating HBO’s noted NFL docuseries Hard Knocks focusing on teams navigating their seasons. In addition, we get to know about famous bowlers and those rising up. We see them going through their championships, hear how they sustain themselves as they work in their sport and outside or it, as well as the community of this sport.

SCARPETTA

Prime Video Originals

Prime Video

In Prime Video’s Scarpetta, this crime thriller based on Patricia Cornwell’s novels introduces us to forensic pathologists, Dr. Kay Scarpetta (Nicole Kidman). We learn that she is returning to her hometown as Virginia’s Chief Medical Examiner who is working on a murder investigation while also focusing on cases from the past which allows us to navigate dual timelines.

In the dual timeline at the start of her career 28 years earlier, we see a cast of characters solving an array of murders. Interestingly enough, the character of Pete Marino is played by Bobby Cannavale (Boardwalk Empire, The Watcher, The Irishman) in the present day while his real life son, Jake (The Offer, Aaron Hernandez: American Sports Story, Inside Man) plays the same character from the 90’s. The cast is rounded out by Jamie Lee Curtis (The Bear, The Sticky, Knives Out) as well as Simon Baker (The Devil Wears Prada, The Mentalist, The Guardian), and Ariana DeBose (Hamilton, Westworld, I.S.S.).

You can stream the episodes of S1 and S2 has already been ordered.

LOVE TRAPPED: OWENS V. ECHARD

iHeart Podcasts + Glass Podcasts

Spotify

When we watched Clayton Echard’s season of The Bachelor, he was not one of the favorites and many of his choices left people scratching their heads. Like many on this show, they moved on to settle into their new lives. In Love Trapped: Owens V. Echard, this 10 episode podcast investigation details through his own words, legal teams, and depositions when he dealt with a woman who is alleged to engage in a paternity fraud scheme.

What makes this story interesting is that it is Internet sleuths dug into the details of the case to allow his team to see an array of discrepencies that were taking place. At the time that this case came to light, fans of Bachelor Nation, Reddit and more came together to get to the truth and to expose a history of a pattern of behaviour by his accuser.

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