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Daily Mail
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
TV fans have just weeks to watch 'absolute masterpiece' drama with 'tremendous acting' before it's pulled from screens
TV fans have just weeks left to watch an 'absolute masterpiece' drama before it's pulled from screens. Little Fires Everywhere premiered back in 2020 and tells the tale of the 'picture-perfect' Richard family and a 'mother and daughter who upend their lives'. The miniseries is based on Celeste Ng's 2017 novel with the same title and is available to stream on Prime Video. Reese Witherspoon stars as Elena Richardson, a mother-of-four journalist, while Joshua Jackson plays her husband, Bill, and Jady Pettyjohn as Elena's daughter Lexie. Kerry Washington plays Mia Warren, an artist and mother, alongside Lexi Underwood who stars as Mia's daughter Pearl, and Rosemarie DeWitt as Linda McCullough. Little Fires Everywhere has been a great success since its release and has an impressive 79% score on Rotten Tomatoes and is rated 7.7/10 on IMDb. However, despite the rave reviews, the eight-episode series will reportedly be leaving the streaming site in around 30 days. Fans on Rotten Tomatoes have left their verdicts on the show and one penned: 'It was an absolute masterpiece. 'It had a believable storyline and characters that you could root for. In the end you felt bad for everyone because it wasn't anybody in specifics fault. It shows that society can bring down families and cause little fires everywhere.' 'This is 8 episodes of misery, but it was so gripping. The acting is tremendous.' 'Best series I have watched in a while, and one where you can see everyone's point of view and understand. Stayed with me this series.' 'Such a compelling and engaging story. Beautiful acting from Kerry Washington, Reese Witherspoon and the rest of the cast.' 'Loved this series. Binged on it as couldn't wait to see next episode. Great cast, great storyline, loved the art too. Highly recommend.' Fans on Rotten Tomatoes have left their verdicts on the show and one described it as an 'absolute masterpiece' 'Little Fires Everywhere is such a compelling show that will make the audience think about motherhood, family and other issues which tend to be forgotten. 'Moreover, the stunning performances given by Witherspoon and Washington are not to be missed.' However, not everyone has been impressed and one penned: 'Every single character is unlikable leaving me with no one to root for.' 'This was one of the worst book adaptations ever! They completely changed the story and made it into a soap opera!' Fans have also been raving about a hidden gem thriller has been hailed as 'one of the best crime dramas ever' which is also available to stream on Prime Video. Eight-episode French drama series, The Disappearance, premiered back in 2016. Directed by Charlotte Brändström, it stars Camille Razat, François-Xavier Demaison and Pierre-François Martin-Laval. However, not everyone has been impressed and one picked fault with how much the story line differed from the book The Disappearance is set in Lyon and follows the story of a missing 17-year-old called Leah Morel. As her family and police officers work to locate the teen, they discover secrets that were never known about her. The series has received rave reviews from fans and some took to Google to leave their verdicts.
Daily Mail
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Hidden gem thriller hailed as 'one of best crime dramas EVER' - with viewers 'binge-watching' every single episode
A hidden gem thriller has been hailed as 'one of the best crime dramas ever' and some viewers have 'binge-watched' every episode. Eight-episode French drama series, The Disappearance, premiered back in 2016 and is available to stream on Prime Video. Directed by Charlotte Brändström, it stars Camille Razat, François-Xavier Demaison and Pierre-François Martin-Laval. The Disappearance is set in Lyon and follows the story of a missing 17-year-old called Leah Morel. As her family and police officers work to locate the teen, they discover secrets that were never known about her. The series has received rave reviews from fans and some took to Google to leave their verdicts. One penned: 'One of the best crime dramas on TV. Just have to read subtitles but well worth it.' 'Absolutely brilliant. Will keep you guessing till the end. Superb acting by each of this tremendous cast.' 'Excellent. Binge watching is a strain on your nerves! Don't think you know what really happened before you get to the very end of the last episode. The Scandinavians can do superb, gritty crime drama. So can the French.' 'Well written and acted!! Hats off to the whole team!!' 'Excellent acting. Really intriguing storyline. Plenty of twists.' The show has a respectable 7.3/10 rating on IMDb where someone wrote: 'Had me hooked from start to finish! Great cast. Just wish my French was better!' While another viewer said: 'The show looked promising, and the first episode had me hooked, thinking it was going to be really interesting. It wasn't. It disappointed me. 'The story was weak, they worked too hard to point us in the wrong direction, but to me it was pretty obvious who did it from very early on. They should have hid it better. Shame really, cause the cast was good.' The series has received raving reviews from fans and some took to Google to leave their verdicts It comes as a blockbuster spy series with 'one of the biggest TV budgets ever' has been dealt a brutal blow as a spin-off series is cancelled by Amazon Prime Video. Citadel, first released on Amazon Prime Video in 2023, is a spy action series starring Richard Madden, Priyanka Chopra, Stanley Tucci and Leo Woodall. Originally, the show was going to see two spin-offs called Honey Bunny, set in India, and Diana, based in Italy, open up the storyline. Both have seen just one season each so far, released last year. However, it has now been reported that they will instead be weaved into the second season of Citadel.
