Women start and win: which TV series premieres are waiting for us in August
The few August TV premieres are mostly devoted to the difficult fates of women. So, in "Three Sisters," the girls try to protect their mother from young Alphonse, in the series "Barankins and Stones of Power," a young cabbie tries to save herself and her relatives with the help of a powerful artifact, and in "Everything is Fair," Kim Kardashian stands up for women in a divorce. Perhaps only the "War Chief" stands out from the feminist series — but Jason Momoa here is so charismatic in the role of the Hawaiian leader that the viewers will undoubtedly instantly forget about gender issues. Izvestia is talking about the new TV series in August.
"War Chief"
August 1st, Apple TV+
The XVIII century. The four kingdoms of Hawaii are engaged in endless bloody battles with each other. Taking advantage of the disunity of the Hawaiians, the white colonialists of Europe and America are trying to establish their own order on the islands. In the midst of a civil war, Kaiana returns home, a powerful and noble warrior who enjoys the respect of his fellow tribesmen. Observing how internecine hostility prevents Hawaii from defending its independence, Kaiana sets herself a difficult and dangerous goal — to unite the warring kingdoms in the face of a common threat.
History lovers should get ready: the real events that, after 30 years of continuous wars, led to the creation of a single Hawaiian kingdom under the rule of King Kamehameha I, which allowed the archipelago to maintain independence for another century, are reflected quite realistically in the series. But you should watch it, of course, not because of the story, but because of the infinitely colorful Jason Momoa with a thunderous voice and exotic Hawaiian outfits. This naturalness is understandable: Jason is a native of Honolulu, so he did the show carefully and with love, at the same time taking on the duties of executive producer and screenwriter. The result of his efforts was a beautiful and fascinating patriotic movie. What's not a reason to learn?
"Three sisters"
August 1st, KION
Sisters Irina, Olga and Masha dream of moving to the capital from Nizhny Novgorod, but life in Moscow is too expensive, and the girls cannot cope without their mother, a wealthy jewelry business owner. But it turns out that the mother has her own plans for her money and for her own life. She returns from her vacation in Sochi with a new lover, Nikita, who is 14 years younger than her. She is determined to arrange her own happiness, regardless of expenses, while her daughters, in turn, are ready to do anything to avoid offending their mother's capital. The trio prepares and enthusiastically implements a conspiracy against Nikita, trying to blacken him in the eyes of his mother — but she also has nerves of iron, and it is unknown whether her late passion will stand under the onslaught of determined daughters.
History, as you know, repeats itself twice. The existential tragedy of three provincial sisters, ecstatically exclaiming: "To Moscow! To Moscow!", Chekhov told 125 years ago. A century has passed, and it's the turn of the farce with the aging ladies in pink leggings, the romantic groom, and the ridiculously funny word "toilet." The All-Russian matchmaker Larisa Guzeeva looks the most organic on the screen, coyly kissing the bearded Pavel Derevyanko. However, happiness in the person of Pavel Derevyanko looks somehow unconvincing: an untidy beard, eternal sweatpants and a frightened look at the chic interiors of the jeweler, as if he sees the mentioned toilet for the first time in his life. The dream of female happiness seems to have failed, but at least thank you for trying.
"Barankins and stones of power"
August 7, Kinopoisk
The feminist Varvara, who became the capital's first female coachman in 1806 - historians, shut up! — as a result of a strange ritual, he finds himself on the streets of modern Moscow, where he meets his descendants — a taxi driver with the talking nickname Dad and his three adult offspring. As a gift to them, she delivers magic stones from the past, bestowing superpowers — for example, incredible strength and the ability to stop time. At first, the Barankins are delighted with their new talents, but soon they realize that stones are not able to solve problems in a relationship. And soon it turns out that in order for the Barankin family not to be interrupted, they need to send Varvara back to the past, along the way dealing with the mysterious immortal Velimir, who hunts for rare artifacts ...
Urban fantasy is an extremely popular genre nowadays, so it wasn't a bad idea to bring the stones of power and the black—cloaked wizards to modern Moscow. But then my imagination kicked in, and the scriptwriters didn't seem to figure out what to do with these findings. So, the ability to stop time gives hereditary taxi drivers a good opportunity to enjoy popcorn in the supermarket for free, and superpower will be useful to them in order to carefully move the taxi right to the entrance, earning the highest rating from customers. And the last name of the main characters also seems suspiciously familiar — I just want to ask the next owner of superpowers in a stern voice.: "Barankin, be a man!" But it doesn't work out: once again, the ability to read minds and teleport helps them except to get a more expensive car.
"Alien: Earth"
August 12, Disney+
The series is set in the year 2120. Upon landing on the planet, a spaceship from an alien galaxy crashes, and researcher Wendy, under the protection of the military, goes to study the crash site. There, she will come face to face with intergalactic evil, discovering a deadly threat not only to Earth, but to the entire galaxy. She has to survive and take on the heavy burden of responsibility for the fate of the planet.
The Alien: Earth series is another sequel to the legendary Ridley Scott film, released in 1979. The events of the saga take place 30 years before Alien and reveal the background of the disaster. "Fargo" creator Noah Hawley worked on the first season, and Ridley Scott himself served as an executive producer. Great music, a mesmerizing post-apocalyptic atmosphere — it's just a pity that the creators never found their Sigourney Weaver. Let's see how much charm debutante Sydney Chandler has.
"The Butterfly"
August 13, Prime
The quiet, inconspicuous David Jang returned to his homeland from the USA a few years ago and now lives a quiet life. The neighbors have no idea that Jang is a retired intelligence agent. He dreams of living the rest of his life in peace, but former colleagues are persistent, and soon Jang discovers that a young agent, Rebecca, is on his trail, sent by ex-bosses to his soul. To the amazement of both special agents, Rebecca turns out to be Jang's daughter, which in no way softens her attitude towards her father, who abandoned her in infancy without leaving an address. It will take more than one tooth-crushing fight back to back and more than one brilliant operation to eliminate enemies, so that kindred feelings finally prevail over pride, prejudice and old mistakes.
Stories about super agent families — from "Spy Kids" to the TV series "Fubar" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger — are consistently popular with the public, however, against the background of a fairly recent "Fubar" the plot may seem somewhat hackneyed. In this sense, the change of the traditional decorations of American megacities to the same glass skyscrapers, but already Seoul, is unexpectedly refreshing: we have not seen Korean super agents yet. The music of the super-popular K-pop group BTS lifts the mood, dizzying fights and car chases look especially cheerful against its background. Fans of the genre will not get bored.
"Everything is fair"
August 13, Disney+
The series tells about the everyday life and holidays of a law firm where only women work, also helping exclusively the fair sex. The main character, played by Kim Kardashian, is a well—known divorce lawyer who sees her mission as protecting women from the dishonorable attacks of traitors and bullies on their good name, lifestyle and fortune.
Despite the stated feminist theme, the series seems to be more of a farce that will infuriate both supporters of women's equality and fans of housing construction. Kim Kardashian, in the role of a famous lawyer, does not change her usual secular image, flaunting on the screen cutouts of fashionable blouses reaching to the navel, slits of stylish skirts revealing all the most expensive, and exclusive beads assembled, it seems, from billiard balls. She chose her colleagues to match herself. Naomi Watts, who once played King Kong's girlfriend, clearly remembered the techniques for dealing with annoying two-legged monkeys, and Glenn Close, known to children of the 90s as Cruella DeVille from 101 Dalmatians, did not lose her ability to laugh demonically and make contradictory statements like: "Girls' best friends are not diamonds, but pistols."". In general, let's have a lot of fun.
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