This week's film and series

An Oscar favorite is coming to the cinema, as well as Evin Ahmad's new big Hollywood film. Moreover, it's the premiere for a successor to "Cityakuten". Here are this week's films and series.

» Published: January 08 2025

This week's film and series
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Gangster musical about a cartel leader who wants to become a woman, has sailed up as a major favorite for an Oscar for best film. Karla Sofía Gascón is praised for her portrayal of the brutal gang leader who becomes Emilia Pérez. Zoe Saldana and Selena Gomez are in the cast.

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After the Netflix success "Who is Erin Carter", Swedish Evin Ahmad continues to a major role in the sequel to the bank robbery thriller "Den of thieves" from 2018. Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson Jr reunite for a heist, but want to be part of it for different reasons.

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Thai drama comedy that has become a major public favorite in its home country. When grandma (Usha Seamkhum) is about to die, family members circle around her to inherit. But for young relative M (Putthipong Assaratanakul), it doesn't quite go as planned.

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French drama about 19-year-old Liane (Malou Khébizi) whose big dream is to become a French Kim Kardashian – and applies to a reality series to escape the hopelessness in the countryside.

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Noah Wyle played Dr Carter in "Cityakuten". Now he's back in a series that reminds so much of the 90s classic that it's been accused of plagiarism. But now Wyle plays Dr Robby, and the series takes place in real-time – each episode is an hour of a workday.

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Very dark western series about a lawless time – 1857 in Utah – when battles are fought between criminals, the Mormon militia, the military, and indigenous peoples. In this chaos, city woman Sara (Betty Gilpin) asks for help from guide Isaac (Taylor Kitsch) to take her and her son west.

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Dick Wolf is the TV producer behind all "Law & order" series – and this new police drama in Los Angeles. Seasoned Traci (Troian Bellisario) takes on newcomer Alex (Brandon Larracuente). For extra social realism, much of the series is filmed with police "body cameras".

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British thriller series about every parent's worst nightmare. Couple Pete (James Norton) and Maddie (Niamh Algar) find out that they brought home the wrong baby from the hospital. When they try to come to an agreement with the parents who got their baby, the nightmare begins.

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