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This blog is a bit late as I was away on a vacation.  Will write about it in the next blog 😊 !! More web-series reviews… Chucky – Came out in 2021. In this TV series adaptation, titled "Chucky," a vintage Chucky doll turns up at a suburban yard sale, and an idyllic American town is thrown into chaos as a series of horrifying murders begin to expose the town's hypocrisies and secrets. Meanwhile, the arrival of enemies and allies from Chucky's past threatens to expose the truth behind the killings, as well as the demon doll's untold origins as a seemingly ordinary child who somehow became this notorious monster One of the reviews from IMDB... This 2021 series "Chucky" is such a blast. Especially if you enjoyed the original "Child's Play" movies. I have to admit that when I stumbled upon this series, then I hadn't actually heard about it being made, so it was a surprise to find this. Needless to say that I had to watch it, as I...

More web-series reviews… Russian Doll – Came out in 2019 and a 2nd season has been green-lighted.  On Nadia's 36th birthday she is struck by a car and killed while leaving her party. In an instant she is alive again and transported back to her birthday party earlier that night. Moments later she dies again and finds herself, once again, back at her party, Nadia begins to question her sanity as she strives to unravel the mystery of her situation. One of the reviews from IMDB... I love Groundhog Day-ish entertainment, so I guess I'm the target audience for this intriguing comedy-drama. It features a quirky, rather abrasive woman (amusingly played by Natasha Lyonne) who finds herself continually dying and returning to her birthday party. As is typical of the genre, her goal is to find out why. Along the way she finds strange connections and odd inconsistencies in her time line. It's all terrific until the final episode, when it becomes clear the writers were more in...

More web-series reviews… All these series are based on Harlan Coben books 😊 !! I have already reviewed his “The Stranger” in my Blog No 151 (Web-series Reviews - 19) and “The Five” in my Blog No 201 (Web-series Reviews - 51)!  Following are the next 4 series.  The 7 th series review in the next blog 😊 ! The Woods – Came out in 2020. Polish series.  Twenty years earlier, the Kopcinski family dealt with a horrific situation involving the woods surrounding a summer camp. Now, one of the original homicide victims has resurfaced - with a different name and hints that he survived. Pawel Kopcinski finds himself dragged back into the anguish of that dreadful evening. Not only did he lose his sister, he lost real connection with his parents, due to their grief. As he explores the widening mysteries, he is forced to face hard truths about each and every person he has loved. One of the reviews from IMDB... This six-pa...