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from Firecall Winter 2022

TUNNEL RESCUE VEHICLES

Netﬂix, 1 series, 2 to follow

We’ve had zombies, demons and inhumanely fatal games, but in yet another apocalyptic horror drama from South Korea, this time we see an end of the world scenario in which people start transforming into grotesque monsters, each unique and based on their deepest desires from when they were humans. e special e ects are incredible, but the terror takes hold in the story of a desperate group of survivors (a suicidal teen, a former re ghter, and a possible gangster) trapped in an isolated apartment building while they try to unravel what is going on and why. As is the norm with the excellent string of such series from South Korea, the horror genre is elevated by the deeper commentary on society and economic politics that make it more layered than the monster apocalypse theme would suggest.

House Of The Dragon

Sky Atlantic, 1 series, 2 to follow

Quantum Leap

Amazon Prime, 5 series

NBC have rebooted this sci-fi comedy, so now is the time to re-watch the brilliant original so you can have your take on how much the new version ruins yet more precious TV-related childhood memories. For those who missed it first time around, Scott Bakula plays Sam Beckett, a physicist who accidentally falls into a time-travelling loop that sees him appear in the bodies of random people from the past, and having to right a wrong with the help of hologram assistant and social history researcher Al (Dean Stockwell) before making his next “leap” into another identity. The fact that Sam can never return to his present but finds solace in helping others overcome their challenges makes this bittersweet, but it is also funny and endearing.

If you haven’t already started watching this Game of rones spin-o , you may as well start now, if only so you can join the debate over whether it is any good. Centring on the silver-haired Targaryen dynasty some 200 years before the birth of Daenerys, the drama unfolds to reveal how the most powerful family in Westeros came to fall so far by the time upstart families like the Lannisters began their rise. e producers look to have taken notes regarding fan appreciation of the slower, political machinations seen in Game of rones, and though it is at times too slow for a series featuring numerous dragons, and could do with more scenes outside the walls of the royal court, it is worth watching so you can have your opinion.