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More web-series reviews… Mirzapur Season 3 – 3rd season came out in 2024.  The iron-fisted Akhandanand Tripathi is a millionaire carpet exporter and the mafia don of Mirzapur. His son, Munna, is an unworthy, power-hungry heir who will stop at nothing to inherit his father's legacy. An incident at a wedding procession forces him to cross paths with Ramakant Pandit, an upstanding lawyer, and his sons, Guddu and Bablu. It snowballs into a game of ambition, power and greed that threatens the fabric of this lawless city! A review from IMDB... "Mirzapur," created by Karan Anshuman and Puneet Krishna, is a popular Indian web series that premiered on Amazon Prime Video. Set against the backdrop of the lawless town of Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh, the show has garnered significant attention for its gritty portrayal of crime, power, and politics. With its mix of intense drama, complex characters, and intricate plotlines, ...

More web-series reviews… DI Ray – Came out in 2022. Newly promoted DI Rachita Ray takes on a case that forces her to face a lifelong personal conflict. A review from IMDB... A top-class police drama series. I was most impressed with this police drama series. Excellent acting, supplemented by tight and focused writing that aptly contained all the high drama to four episodes and completed by very intelligent directing that succinctly brought all parts together. Parminder Nagra was superb and carried this drama series in large part. I hope I speak for many in saying we want to see more of her on TV. She simply lives the parts she acts. I thought both the direct and not so direct leanings on racism were extremely well portrayed and a credit to all in the production of this top-class drama series. That anyone - male, female, straight, gay, transgender, white, black, Asian, able-bodied or not - should be subjected to the dire...

More web-series reviews… Professor T – Ran for 3 seasons from 2015 to 2018. Belgian series. Don't see the American series!  The eccentric but brilliant criminology professor Jasper Teerlinck is an advisor to the Belgian federal police in Antwerp. Although a valuable contributor, he drives everyone nuts because of his strange behavior. A review from IMDB... These days its Channel 4 rather than the BBC, ITV, 5 or Sky etc where we get our intelligent crime drama fix. Professor T. is the latest example - this time from Belgium. In my opinion its a hugely better offering than the BBC's total re-working of the Agatha Christie classic The ABC Murders. Well the first two seasons are incredibly good. Sadly most of the wonderful connections are lost in the third season which is downright awful and we lost all interest in it. Just watch the first two seasons and be prepared for a let down in the third. The Rabet Teerlinck inte...