No need to leave your sofa to travel! During the time of confinement aimed at fighting the spread of the coronavirus, we can take off from home thanks to the series. Our selection to escape without risking contamination and enjoy the great outdoors.
Conquer the West
Less seen than The Sopranos , less adored than The Wire , the Deadwood series , broadcast between 2004 and 2006, is nevertheless among the wonders of HBO. The series, worn by Timothy Olyphant and Ian McShane, recounts the adventures of Swearingen, Bullock, Dority, Calamity Jane, Ellsworth, a combination of fictional heroes and characters who actually existed. The action takes place in Deadwood in the late 1870s a small town in South Dakota, which has become a place without faith or law, where all those who are attracted by the gold fever in the Black Hills find themselves. Welcome to the great outdoors, the real, the Wild West. One of the best series ever produced, whether you want big spaces or not!
"Deadwood" is available on MyCanal.
Leave in the mountains
This six-episode mini-series will take you to the Norwegian mountains. The Norwegian fiction Kampen om Tungtvannet ( The Heavy Water War or The Saboteurs ) immerses the spectator in a secret operation organized during the Second World War to sabotage the quest for nuclear fire by Nazi Germany, aimed at destroying a water plant heavy, an essential component of the atomic weapon. From the icy scenery of Norway to the devastated streets of Berlin, the army of shadows at work.
"The Saboteurs", available on Apple iTunes and Google Play.
Cut the road with bikers
Want to cut the road with bikers? The Mayans MC series, derived from the bloody and buzzing universe of Sons of Anarchy, follows Ezekiel Reyes (JD Pardo), a biker who aspires to join the Mayans Motorcycle Club. This gang, made up mostly of Mexicans, controls part of Nevada and Southern California, where they sell heroin. Drugs, murders, prostitution, arms trafficking… It's safer to ride your Harley safely on your sofa!
"Mayans MC" is available on MyCanal.
Explore the heart of the jungle
An adventure thriller with many twists and a new role of muscular badass for the heroine of the Underworld saga! In The Widow , Kate Beckinsale plays Georgia Wells, a widow who investigates the disappearance of her husband in a plane crash in the Democratic Republic of Congo against the backdrop of trafficking, corruption and guerrilla warfare. Created by the brothers Harry and Jack Williams ( Liar and The Missing ), this British series charms, like Blood Diamond in its time, by its visual beauty and its magnificent African landscapes.
"The Widow", available on Amazon Prime Video.
Stroll along the cliffs
If Outlander gives thanks to the Scottish Highlands, Poldark takes us into the sumptuous landscapes of Cornwall, where large cliffs overlook the sea! Inspired by the novels of Winston Graham, this romance follows in England at the end of the 18th century the adventures of the dark Ross Poldark (Aidan Turner), who after having fought in the American war of independence intends to find his beloved Delmeza (Eleanor Tomlinson). Unfortunately, nothing is going as planned: his father is dead, the family mine is closed and his partner has agreed to marry his cousin. Life in Cornwall is far from peaceful!
"Poldark", available on Netflix.
Take a road trip by train
The story of a fugue in the literal sense of the term. Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the creator of Fleabag , returns with Run . The series follows the wanderings of two former lovers, Ruby (played by Merritt Wever, awarded two Emmy Awards for her role in Nurse Jackie ) and Billy (Domhall Gleeson aka General Hux in the latest Star Wars movies ) , who end up at Grand Central station in New York. Seventeen years earlier, they concluded a pact, that of finding themselves and disappearing together if one of them sent a simple text message with the word "Run" ("Fuis"). A romantic getaway by train, interspersed with sharp dialogues and incredible reversals of situations. An escape that will make you smile!
"Run", from April 13 exclusively on OCS in US + 24.
Explore the outer reaches of the universe
It's not just the Star Trek saga for traveling in space! The Mars docufiction , inspired by Stephen Petranek's novel How We'll Live on Mars and produced by Ron Howard ( Apollo 13 ), follows six astronauts who fly aboard the Daedalus spacecraft towards the red planet. To you the immense deserted expanses of Mars. Tracing the captivating quest for colonization of Mars, the fiction is punctuated by interviews with scientists, authors and engineers, notably Elon Musk, Andy Weir, Robert Zubrin, and Neil deGrasse Tyson, on the difficulties of such a business. Faced with an over-exploited Earth, could Mars be an option? The trials of these pioneers (solitude, radiation, solar winds, etc.) remind us that we must take care of the blue planet and build the world from it!
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