"Emily in Paris" (Emily in Paris).
From October 2 on Netflix
The romantic comedy series "Emily in Paris" is first of all worth paying attention to fans of "Sex and the City": Darren Star worked on both projects as a scriptwriter and producer.
But now the Hollywood filmmaker is taking the viewer from New York to the French capital.
In the center of the plot is a young American Emily (Lily Collins), who is offered a dream job in a Parisian company.
The girl goes to an unfamiliar country.
There she will find exciting adventures, new acquaintances, difficulties associated with cultural differences and, of course, love.
In Star's new project, fashion is of particular importance: throughout the ten 30-minute episodes, the American is gradually adopting the French style.
Designed by Patricia Field, who won an Emmy Award for her costumes for Sex and the City and was nominated for an Oscar for The Devil Wears Prada, she was responsible for many of the heroine's spectacular outfits.
"Land of monsters" (Monsterland).
From October 2 on Hulu
The events of the eight-part horror anthology "Land of Monsters" are set in different cities.
Their residents will have to meet extraordinary characters, including werewolves, mermaids, fallen angels and many others.
The series is based on stories by American writer Nathan Ballingrude, included in the North American Lake Monsters collection.
In an interview with Weird Fiction Review, the writer said that in his works he sought to show people despised by society from the other side: to convey to the reader that villains and criminals also deserve sympathy and love.
“I wanted to write about people who are considered unworthy, narrow-minded or even scoundrels, and get to their humanity.
If I have managed to get the reader to empathize a little with someone who is about to join the white supremacist movement, or an ex-prisoner who treats his own family with the same hostile suspicion that he had towards inmates, or a man who turned away from his mentally ill wife, it means that I managed to successfully implement my plan, ”explained the writer.
Different directors have worked on each episode of the series.
Among the directors involved in the project are Desiree Akhavan (Rami), Babak Anwari (Wounds), Egil Egilsson (Lucifer), Craig William McNeill (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina).
"The Walking Dead: World Beyond" (The Walking Dead: World Beyond).
From October 4th on AMC
In September, the creators of the hit TV series The Walking Dead announced that they would close the project after season 11, which will air in 2021 and 2022.
However, the story of survival in a zombie apocalypse does not end there.
Within the framework of the franchise, several projects have already been released, at least four more are being prepared for release.
The series "The Walking Dead: The World Beyond" is set ten years after the story shown in the original project.
This time we will talk about the life of the first generation, brought up in a zombie apocalypse.
The new series will show how big the "Walking Dead" universe really is.
As part of a panel discussion at New York Comic Con, the show's producer Scott Gimple explained that the three-circle symbol seen in both the original project and the Fear the Walking Dead spin-off stands for three different civilizations. then intertwined with each other.
The location of the tape "The Walking Dead: The World Beyond" is directly related to one of these circles.
"Hussar".
From October 5 on TNT
The plot of the Russian comedy series "Hussar" strongly resembles the plot of the Soviet film "Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession", based on the play by Mikhail Bulgakov.
The young scientist Mitya Zhuravlev has been working on the creation of a time machine for several years.
At the same time, he does not pay attention to his wife Katya at all.
Katya at some point decides to leave her husband.
At the same time, Mitya's invention finally begins to work, and a military officer Rylsky finds himself in modern Moscow straight from 1812.
It is impossible to bring it back - the car of the future breaks down.
While Mitya is fixing it, Rylsky (Garik Kharlamov) remains to live in the Zhuravlevs' apartment.
The creators of "Gusar" promise the audience a lot of jokes and spectacular action scenes.
More than 400 stuntmen were invited to stage them.
Also, the authors of the project paid special attention to costumes.
According to them, with the help of a consultant and reenactors, they managed to create the most authentic historical outfits.
"Territory".
From October 12 on TNT
The Territory series is filmed at the intersection of the genres of folklore, horror and road-movie.
The project is based on the Ural myths about hermits, shamans, goblin and forest sorcerers.
As the producer of the series, Anton Shchukin, explained, due to this theme, the filmmakers sought to "bring the Russian myth into the world library of fears."
The filmmakers hope that Territory will remind viewers of David Lynch's cult series Twin Peaks, also filmed in the spirit of southern Gothic.
At the same time, the project is conceived as a family drama.
According to the plot, the main character Yegor (Gleb Kalyuzhny) and his uncle Nikolai (Andrey Merzlikin) go to the Perm Territory.
There, some time ago, Yegor's parents, who studied the local people, disappeared.
The heroes find themselves in a mysterious territory, the inhabitants of which keep some kind of secret.
Ignoring all superstitions and warnings, Yegor and Nikolai begin to unravel the secrets of the locals.
"Unprincipled".
From October 15 to Kinopoisk HD
Roman Prygunov's comedy series "Unprincipled" is based on the stories of the writer Alexander Tsypkin.
Earlier, the feature film “About Love.
For adults only ”, the series“ Elevator ”and several short films.
As the author said, he composed more than ten new stories for the series.
In many of Tsypkin's satirical stories, there is a "sad note", but this time the writer put special emphasis on the comedy genre.
The main character of "Unprincipled" is a womanizer and a liar Slavik performed by Pavel Derevyanko.
Against the background of his adventures, several more personal stories of rich Muscovites about love, hatred, embarrassment and much more unfold.
Along with Derevyanko, Oksana Akinshina, Pavel Tabakov, Aglaya Tarasova, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Nadezhda Mikhalkova and other stars of Russian cinema played roles in the series.
"Helstrom" (Helstrom).
From October 16 to Hulu
Marvel had big plans for adapting their comics: the new mini-universe of the company's multi-part projects was supposed to form four tapes, but the production of "Ghost Rider" was canceled even before filming began, and specifics regarding the other two titles did not appear.
Helstrom was more fortunate than others: the series was launched into production even before the transition of Marvel Television to the jurisdiction of Marvel Studios, so work on the first season ended safely.
The plot centers on the adventures of a brother and sister, Damon (Tom Austin) and Ana (Sidney Lemmon) Helstrom.
Their father is a serial killer, and their mother is in a psychiatric clinic.
Together, brother and sister hunt killers and demons.
Sherlock in Russia.
From October 22 on the video service Start
The plot of the series "Sherlock in Russia" has practically nothing to do with the work of Arthur Conan Doyle.
The authors of the project borrowed only the name of the cult detective and his image, which, however, was heavily reworked and adapted to Russian realities.
The story shown in the feed is original.
The scriptwriter Oleg Malovichko, known for such projects as "The Union of Salvation", "Attraction", "Trotsky" and "Ice", worked on it.
The main role in the series was played by Maxim Matveev.
He said that at first he doubted the advisability of participating in the project, since many talented actors had already embodied the image of Sherlock Holmes on the screen, but ultimately decided to take the risk.
“There are a lot of game moments here, connected with the fact that Sherlock is a foreigner, and he finds himself in a completely alien environment for himself.
Apart from deeds and crimes, he also has to overcome a social nuance, to struggle internally with the reality inherent only in Russia.
There is a lot of humor and irony in this, ”said the actor.
According to the plot, Sherlock Holmes hunts for the serial killer Jack the Ripper.
During the investigation, the London detective realizes that the criminal has fled to Russia.
Then Holmes goes on his trail.
Together with him, Dr. Kartsev performed by Vladimir Mishukov will work on this difficult task.
Irina Starshenbaum, Evgeny Dyatlov, Pavel Maikov and Konstantin Bogomolov are also involved in the film.
The Queen's Gambit.
October 23rd on Netflix
The adaptation of the novel by American writer Walter Tevis was an excellent chance for Emma and The New Mutants star Anya Taylor-Joy to demonstrate different aspects of her talent.
Her character Beth Harmon is a child prodigy.
Having lost her parents, the girl ended up in an orphanage, where she became addicted to chess (and at the same time to sedatives).
Harmon amazes others with new victories, but in fact he lives in isolation and supposedly copes with problems with the help of pills.
Soon, the girl will face a difficult test: a meeting with the Russian world champion.
The series is set in the late 1950s, so that viewers will be shown not only retro cars and stylish costumes, but also signs of an emerging sexual revolution: the heroine opposes herself to men and tries to get rid of their control.
The aesthetics of the tape, according to critic Christine Lopez of Indiewire, are classic Hollywood with its Hitchcock blondes.
By the way, the adaptation of the novel turned out to be very laconic: the story was fitted into only seven episodes of the mini-series.
© Shot from the series "Queen's Move" (2020)
"Play back" (The Undoing).
HBO 25 Oct, Amediatek 26 Oct
Actress Nicole Kidman, screenwriter David E. Kelly and producer Bruna Papandrea have teamed up to work on the six-part film Play Back, the adaptation of the novel You Should Know by the American writer Jean Corelitz.
Previously, all three worked on the popular series Big Little Lies.
In the director's chair - Oscar winner for the film "Revenge" Suzanne Bier.
Nicole Kidman played therapist Grace Fraser, who excelled both professionally and in her personal life.
On the eve of the release of the first book of the heroine, her husband (Hugh Grant) disappears.
Soon, Grace learns many frightening details about her husband's past, which lead to a public scandal and jeopardize her life and the life of her child.
"Crossing the Atlantic" (Atlantic Crossing).
From October 27 to more.tv
In 2019, this Norwegian-made miniseries was selected for the Canneseries competition.
The main roles in the project are played by Kyle McLachlan (Twin Peaks) and Sofia Helin (The Bridge).
This time they embodied important historical figures on the screen: the tape was filmed based on real events.
In the story, during World War II, Crown Princess Martha of Norway goes to the United States - straight to the White House.
With the president of that time, Franklin Roosevelt, she was connected not only by political aspirations, but also by informal relations.
The meeting of the leaders of the two states becomes one of the factors that persuaded Roosevelt to enter the war with Germany and its allies.
The whole story fits into eight episodes of an hour each.