Five series that hook you from the first minute

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There are series that have the power to catch from the first minutes.

And then they no

.

Whether due to the power of its plot, the charisma of the protagonists or, simply, because of a catchy

, some productions absorb the viewer, who cannot pause the command until they have devoured half of its chapters. Or the entire season.

Young Wallander (Netflix)

Realistic and crude production, with a protagonist, Kurt Wallander (

), who escapes from the clichés to enter a realistic terrain, in which issues such as racism are reflected, inside and outside the Swedish police force.

Inspired by the novels by

, the series kicks off with an original story, where the iconic detective will investigate his first case.

The plot focuses on the formative, professional and personal experiences that Kurt faced as a newly graduated police officer.

A Wolf Like Me (Amazon Prime Video)

No comedy, no drama.

But not a

either , although it brings together elements of all these genres.

A wolf

, a television series directed by

in which Gary (

) and daughter Emma (

) try to fight to connect with each other after the death of the Emma's mother.

One morning, the car they are both traveling in is hit by Mary's SUV (

), who, to Gary's amazement, is able to calm Emma in a way that he is not.

That same week, Gary and Mary start to get to know each other on a date, but she is reluctant to share more about her past.

However, both feel a greater force seems to want to unite them.

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The Newsreader (Cosmo on)

Acclaimed by critics and audiences alike, this series boasts an impressive resume: nominated for 16 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards, it won five statuettes.

In addition, it became the most watched series of the year on the Australian channel ABC, with an average of 1.5 million viewers.

magazine

as one of the best international series of 2021. Set in 1986 in the newsroom of an Australian commercial television, the production tells the complicated professional and personal lives of Helen Norville (

), star presenter with a reputation for being difficult;

and Dale Jennings (

), a young reporter desperate to become a news anchor.

Although the beginnings of this duo are discouraging, a deep bond will soon be created between them that will turn their lives upside down and transform the fabric of the nightly news.

The Peacemaker (HBO Max Spain)

Do Ya Wanna Taste It by Wig Wam

is the song that the introduction of

has made famous throughout the world.

redeploys his musical sapience, as he did in the two installments of

, where this series has the same background: misfit characters, often repulsive, who despite being dragged into a world of violence and without reason continue to harbor goodness (and hope) within.

is the protagonist, but the series is sustained thanks to a choral cast in which

and

stand out as the unbalanced

, who hides behind the mask of the Watcher.

Well, without forgetting

, the particular mascot of the DC Comics character.

You can subscribe here to HBO Max Spain.

Astrology Guide to Broken Hearts (Netflix)

Like it or not, the horoscope is still present in the lives of many people.

But Alice Bassi (

), the amusing protagonist of this Italian fiction, did not expect astrology to enter her daily life in such a way.

But this is what happens when she lets herself be guided by Tio (

), an expert tarot reader, who takes her into the esoteric world to understand her battered love life.

On that trip, she premieres a television program with everything she learns along the way.

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