With each premiere of a new series or season, the small screen continues to prove what has already been said many times: the true explosion of creativity and freedom is on television. With creators, stars and a technical team that no longer discriminates between formats, the series have become an inexhaustible source of entertainment and quality at the level of the best cinema in the world. Between new seasons and premiere series, here are the best series released in Mexico in 2022.
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The best series of 2022
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Paramount+ bet a lot on The offerhis series on behind the scenes of The Godfatherbut it was this, a little publicized new piece of the universe star trek, the one that really gave what to talk about. The series takes up the original spirit of star trek to get closer to new worlds where the Enterprise team faces dilemmas that have a lot to say to today’s society. Its episodic formula might seem dated to some, but the heart with which each moment is built will easily win over the most skeptical. trekking.
Our flag means death
It’s a pirate series, but it’s also a romantic comedy and a hilarious satire and exploration of masculinity. Our flag means death follows Captain Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby), who is a wealthy dandy that one day he decides to follow his dream of becoming a pirate of the seven seas. He may not be the scariest pirate anywhere, but the pairing (and then some) that he kicks off with Blackbeard (played by Taika Waititi) is the stuff of legend. The series is light, friendly, and its theme hides some lessons that many would do well to learn.
Hacks
Hacks did a very smart thing for its second season. After the extraordinary first installment and the excellent reception it received among critics and the public, the temptation to make everything “bigger” must have been there. However, the second installment chose to follow the natural path of the narrative even if it meant locking the two protagonists in a bus and sending them across the United States. With a series of precisely written scripts and two solid performances at the center (there are few things as pleasurable on television as watching Jean Smart and Hanna Einbinder have a “round» verbal) it is not surprising that Hacks be among the best series of this 2022.
Abbott Elementary
The series is a sitcom traditional half-hour, but it is one of those that makes one not lose faith in a genre that has given us great classics like friends, The office Y parks and recreation. Abbott Elementary It centers on teachers at a Philadelphia elementary school who do what they can to make ends meet on the meager budget they receive from the government.
The White Lotus, season 2
With new locations, stories and characters (only Jennifer Coolidge and Jon Gries repeat), the new season of the series created by Mike White (School of Rock, 2001) continues his exploration of the interpersonal dynamics of birth and chosen families. On this occasion, White explores the transactional power of sex and the bondage (and release) it can bring. Of course, the social commentary is still present and, above all, it has an exceptional handling of the suspense and the expectations/judgments that we automatically make of other people.
barry season 3
From the opening moments of the third season, one thing is clear: this Show has reached a new level. This new installment reveals an almost broken Barry who descends a dark path that makes us question his mental health. Also, this season focused a bit more on production values, delivering some episodes that could easily belong in a much bigger budget and very cinematic series. With a delicate balance between comedy and drama, there are few stories on television (or anywhere) like this.
Andor
- Available on Disney Plus
Like The Mandalorian, Andor is, without a doubt, irrefutable proof that the universe of Star Wars He still has many stories to tell that have nothing to do with the Skywalker family. This is a story of rebellion, but more than that, it describes with stunning narrative clarity one person’s slow but sure path to rebellion. How do you radicalize a person who explicitly says they want nothing to do with the struggle? Like the best science fiction, Andor it creates parallels with our reality that constantly refuse to be ignored: when oppression is so great, when hopelessness knocks on your door, there comes a time when resistance and struggle become the only possible path.
Better Call Saul, season 6
The last season of Better Call Saul had a huge challenge ahead: giving rise to what we all already know about breaking bad. But the show about the lawyer who will eventually mess with Walter White has always been able to differentiate itself from the one with a much more emotional narrative focused on character development.
The Bear
With a frantic, desperate and claustrophobic style, this series about a prestigious chef who leaves haute cuisine to take over his brother’s sandwich restaurant surprises almost every time. At first glance it reminds of Guy Ritchie from snatch (2000) and Games, traps and two smoking guns (1998), but it soon reveals itself to be a careful study of addiction, recovery, and ambition.
severance
Smart, weird and, at the same time, incredibly entertaining, severance is a minimalist series that seems to have only one thing in mind all the time: surprise. Meticulously planned and executed, the series starring Adam Scott presents us with a dystopian world in which people can literally choose to separate their personal selves from their office selves. Those who work know nothing of their private personalities and vice versa. With an aesthetic of a modern art museum and a level of mystery comparable to Twin Peaks and the best moments of lost, severance quickly became a must see this year.
Best series of 2022: special mentions
- the house of the dragon (HBO Max)
- the rings of power (Amazon Prime Video)
- stranger thingsseason 4 (Netflix)
- The offer (Paramount+)
- We Own This City (HBO Max)
- The Dropout (Star+)
- The Boysseason 3 (Amazon Prime Video)
- Pachinko (AppleTV+)
- by heaven’s command (Star+)
- The Staircase (HBO Max)
- heartstopper (Netflix)
J. Ivan Morales Writer, film director and editorial director at his friendly neighbor film publication, Cine PREMIERE. He will never give up hope for a second season of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and Firefly.