Eclectic Pop

It has been nearly two months since Germany’s “Oktoberfest: Beer & Blood” (aka “Oktoberfest 1900”) spilled onto Netflix. Appropriately, released in October, subscribers have been left to wonder if the costume drama will return for Season 2. Has Netflix renewed it for a second season? Or will Se…

Will they? Or won’t they? That is the question that “Blacklist” fans have been asking themselves regarding Liz and Ressler’s relationship for a long time. Not far into Season 8, Liz and Ressler have already shared their first kiss. Is the best yet to come? The creator of “The Blacklist” has teased …

When is “Monarca” Season 2 finally going to premiere on Netflix? The streaming giant has finally revealed the answer, and the wait is not going to last too much longer. “Monarca” burst onto Netflix back in September 2019. Fortunately, I binged it earlier this year, which means this viewer has not h…

It has been a wild season for Liz on “The Blacklist,” and Season 8 is only two episodes into its run. How will the NBC crime drama pick up when it returns in 2021? The series’ creator, Jon Bokenkamp, has provided insight into what lies ahead for the show’s embittered and embattled heroine following…

If you live for dramas and are as curious about the English royals as yours truly is, then “The Crown” has undoubtedly caught your fancy. The Netflix series recently released Season 4, delivering on a much-anticipated chapter in the Windsor family dynasty: the arrival of Princess Diana. By now, you…

You will not want to hide from the opportunity to binge this seemingly self-contained thriller on Netflix. Opening in the breathtaking cityscape of Madrid, “You Cannot Hide” (“No Te Puedes Esconder”) follows a compelling mother/daughter duo through loads of thrilling drama. Mónica (Blanca Soto) and…

It is the news that every fan of “Vikings” has been waiting for since Season 6 ended the first of its two parts on History back in early February. Cut to the present, and “Vikings” finally has a release date and trailer for Season 6 Part 2. The good news? Both are coming to your TV screen sooner th…

Come for the fascinating fest. Stay for the frothy drama. When it comes to 2020 Netflix releases, it is tough (to impossible) to top “Oktoberfest: Beer & Blood” (aka “Oktoberfest 1900”), especially when you zero in on the costume drama genre. Not long before Germany gave Netflix subscribers the…

If you require something to whet your appetite in between battle-driven costume dramas, “Barbarians” is a prized opportunity. The German-language Netflix original series is a powerfully presented TV show more worthy of comparisons to Ridley Scott’s 2000 classic, “Gladiator,” than even the finest-cr…

So, you are looking through Netflix and ready to stumble on another gem. “To The Lake” (“Epidemiya”) is the TV show you are looking for to binge in brisk succession. The series follows two complicated families as they band together to make it “to the lake,” an oasis from a horrific pandemic sweepin…

Before she was royalty, Meghan Markle starred in Hallmark movies, and one of them was “Dater’s Handbook.” In it, Markle plays the eponymous “dater,” aka Cassandra/Cass. She is a professional in a relationship rut who finally realizes it is time to break-up with her dreadful boyfriend. With a little…

It is the question on every “New Amsterdam” fans’ minds after the NBC drama left viewers with Dr. Helen Sharpe starting a new romance, just as Max became single. So, when on earth is Season 3 coming back, and will it return in time for a fall 2020 premiere date considering the production delays wro…