Space Hugh Laurie and the uncanonical Dracula: which series to watch in January

The New Year opens with a series of intriguing serial releases. In January, you can see the provocative project "Messiah" on the reaction of the world community to a person who appears to be the messenger of God, the sports drama with Kaya Scodelario and the next adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula. The adaptation of Stephen King’s novel “Stranger” is also coming out. Hugh Laurie will appear as the captain of a spaceship in the Avenue 5 project, and Patrick Stewart and Dmitry Kharatyan will return to their old looks in the series Star Trek: Picard and The Green Van.

"Dracula" (Dracula). From January 1st to BBC One and January 4th to Netflix

"Dracula" by Bram Stoker - a new project of the duo of scriptwriters "Sherlock" with Benedict Cumberbatch. This time, Mark Gaitiss and Stephen Moffat dispensed with the transfer of heroes to modern realities, but did not begin to follow the letter of the novel with meticulousness. According to Geithiss, the series is largely based on the work of Stoker, however, the scriptwriters also brought in no less here, and the filmmakers completely omitted part of the content of the novel.

The series takes place in 1897 in locations somewhere between Transylvania and London. Judging by the fact that the description contains the name of Jonathan Harker, it can be assumed that the plot in the series is similar to the novel: Harker is a solicitor who goes to Transylvania on duty, leaving his bride Mina in England. There he is captured by Count Dracula.

The vampire is played by Danish actor Klas Bang. So far, only three series of the project will be aired.

The Messiah (Messiah). From January 1st on Netflix

The CIA agent, performed by Michelle Monaghan, will face a difficult investigation: she needs to find out everything about a person who suddenly appears in the Middle East who claims to be the messiah. The man has attracted the attention of the international community and has already gathered an army of followers. The heroine of Monaghan needs to understand if he is a real prophet or an ordinary fraudster.

The project has already gained fame as provocative. Some English-speaking Twitter users noted that the Islamic religion was not accurately reflected in the series and that the plot of the “Messiah” is fairly predictable (some of the participants in the discussion were even blocked by social media for spoilers). In addition, a petition was created on the Internet calling for a ban on the show due to anti-Islamic propaganda.

“Spinning Out”. From January 1st on Netflix

A new sports drama from Netflix talks about the life of a single skater Kat. A girl’s career in ice sports is compromised when she is seriously injured. However, soon Kat got a chance to return to duty - only now in the doubles program. He and his partner will have to fight for the opportunity to speak at the Olympic Games.

Initially, show runners approved Emma Roberts ("American Horror Story") for the role of Kat, but she dropped out of the project due to a mismatch of schedules. As a result, the skater was played by the star of Molokosos, Kaya Scodelario.

“The green wagon. A completely different story. ” From January 3 to 5 on Channel One

On holidays on Channel One there will be a multi-part continuation of the 1983 adventure picture "The Green Van." Events in the film, based on the eponymous novel by Alexander Kozachinsky, unfolded in post-revolutionary Odessa. The main character of the film was Volodya Patrikeev performed by Dmitry Kharatyan, a graduate of the gymnasium working in the local police department and dreaming of a detective career.

The action of the new "Green Wagon" takes place 20 years later - in the postwar years. Now an experienced detective Vladimir Patrikeev takes Zhenya Krasavin (Semyon Treskunov) under the wing of a young police sergeant.

The first thing the heroes will face is the supply of surrogate vodka to the city’s shops.

"The Outsider" (The Outsider). From January 12 at HBO and from January 13 at Amediateka

Oscar nominee Richard Price took on the adaptation of Stephen King's fresh novel. Among the producers of the project is actor Jason Bateman ("Sex: The Secret Material").

In a small city in Oklahoma, an 11-year-old boy is brutally murdered. Evidence indicates a local baseball team coach (Bateman) was involved in the crime. However, many note that at the time of the murder, the suspect was outside the city. It soon turns out that otherworldly forces are involved in the case.

“Avenue 5” (Avenue 5). From January 19 at HBO and from January 20 at Amediateka

“Avenue 5” is a luxurious (which, in general, clear from the name) cruise space liner, on board of which tourists of the future will explore space and the solar system. The head of the crew is the representative and confident captain Ryan Clark.

Among all the passengers, number one is Herman Judd, the owner of the ship and the owner of the hotel chain, who earned the first millions in the hotel business. When a ship breaks down and there is a panic among passengers, Clark and Judd have to save the situation.

Inter-class inequality was ridiculed by the Scotsman Armando Iannucci, the author of The Vice President and the scandalous Death of Stalin.

Star Trek: Picard (Star Trek: Picard). From January 23rd on CBS All Access and from January 24th on Amazon Prime Video

The series takes place 17 years after the events of Star Trek: Retribution. Former Starfleet captain Jean-Luc Picard was never able to come to terms with the death of Android Data and the destruction of the planet Romulus by the humanoid race after a supernova outbreak. For a long time, Picard has been living alone in a plantation house. One day a woman by the name of Dahj comes to him and asks for help.

To the joy of fans of the universe, the charismatic Briton Patrick Stewart returned to the role of the cult character of the franchise. He is engaged in producing the project. Another showrunner for Picard was also the American writer Michael Sheibon, who worked on the script for Sam Raimi's second Spider-Man.