Checkout theremakeof
Lost in Space
From13 AprilNetflix’sreimaginingof theiconic1960s sci-fi adventure TV show
centres(as it didoriginally)aroundthe RobinsonFamily, whose
spaceshipveers offcourseand leavesthem strandedonanalien
world, light yearsfromtheir intendeddestination.The show has
been updatedfor amodernaudience, though it retains the
essence of theplot–withsomeartisticlicence.The “Class
B-9-M-3General Utility Non-Theorizing Environmental Control
Robot” (Robotfor short),which wasapopularaspectofthe
show,has changed significantly in Netflix’sversion,ashas enemy
agent/reluctantstowawayDrSmith,who this time around is a
woman, played by Parker Posey (Superman Returns). Thecast
also includesTobyStephens(DieAnother Day,BlackSails)as
expedition commander andheadofthe family John Robinson.
Season oneismadeupof10hour-long episodes, which
will allbeavailable to stream from 13 April,and you
canwatch theofficialHDtrailer forthe show atbit.ly/
lost446.There’salso afeaturetteonthe Robinsons’
journeytowatch atbit.ly/inspace446.
Whether youremember theoriginal or not(or the
awful1990s moviestarringFriendsactorMattLeBlanc),
this promisestobeaqualityslice of sci-fi.Pick of the fortnight
SingalongtoAmericanIdol
Season
Availablenow
TheAmerican singingshowthat
discoveredbig artistsincluding Kelly
Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer
Hudson and Adam Lambert,returns
afterashort
hiatusand,
in theUS,
switches from
theFox
network
to ABC. For
UK viewers,
it’s now
on Amazon PrimeVideo rather
than ITV2 or Channel 5. Allthe
airedshows areavailable to
watchnow,withnew episodes
arriving on Tuesdays,following
theirbroadcast in theUS.
Theshowisstill presented
by Ryan Seacrest, butthe
judgingpanel nowconsistsof
Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and
countrystarLukeBryan.
WatchTheBossBaby: Back
In Business
From6April
TheBossBabymovie, released last year,
starredAlecBaldwin as asuit-clad,
briefcase-carrying baby.Itwasn’t, let’s
be honest, thegreatestoffilms,but it
earned an unexpectedBestAnimated
Feature nominationatthe Oscars
(losingout to Pixar’sinfinitelysuperior
Coco)and it’s nowaNetflix original
animated series.Its creation is part of a
dealbetween Netflixand DreamWorks
AnimationTelevision, whichalso
includesDreamWorks Trolls:The Beat
Goes On!,Dragons: Race to theEdgeandHome:Adventureswith Tip&Oh.
Thenew show doesn’tstarAlec
Baldwin, butthe setupislargely the
sameasthe movie.Takeaharrowingjourney
with6Balloons
From6April
This independent NetflixOriginal drama
starsDave Franco(BadNeighbors,Now
YouSee Me)asaheroin addictbeing
driven across Los
Angeles by hissister
(Br oadCity’s Abbi
Jacobson) in search of
adetox centre.Toadd
to thedrama –asifit
neededadding to –his
two-year-old daughter
is in thebackofthe caraswell. As you
mightexpect, giventhe subject matter,
this is agruelling watchattimes,but
it’s very well actedand thestory will
keep yougripped throughoutits very
short74-minute running time.
Watchthe trailerat
bit.ly/6balloons446.to
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