The predicted drought appears not to have eventuated. Last year’s strike by the American writers’ and actors’ unions was expected to have a noticeable impact on what has been a virtual deluge of content since the start of the streaming revolution. But for viewers that steady flow has continued and, for those with access to several services, new series still arrive, abundantly and regularly.
So it’s easy to miss some of the good stuff. For devotees of crime series – a globally popular genre in the streaming world – it’s worth noting that many appear without promotional fanfare, or can easily be overlooked in the flood. Here are some good ones you might’ve missed.
Leila Farzad as detective Lou Slack in Better , in which she is closely entwined with a local crime boss. Credit: ABC Better (ABC iview) Lou Slack (Leila Farzad) is a cluey and capable police detective, and her skill at her job is convincingly established early on. As is her corruption.
For years, she’s been in the service of local crime boss Col McHugh (Andrew Buchan), and both have benefited from the arrangement: her career has thrived and her family’s finances have improved, while his activities have been protected by her information and ability to manipulate events in his favour. But a health crisis involving Lou’s teenage son causes her to re-evaluate her life and priorities. Still, the cop and the crim are closely entwined and Col, played with quietly chilling menace by Buchan ( Industry ),.