Binge-Worthy Shows for Your Weekend Viewing Pleasure
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From the real Succession to a tragic love story, these are the shows and documentaries we are binge-watching this weekend.
Go behind the scenes and see the uglier side of becoming a stunning supermodel. Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model takes you back to where it all started when Tyra Banks first launched the reality show and discover how the young, aspiring models were treated to create the drama that the viewers loved. If you loved watching the competitive reality show back in the early 2000s then you will love this documentary but you will also discover that things weren't always as pretty as the producers may have wanted you to believe. Showing on Netflix.
Based on Lindy West's book, Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman, TV show Shrill is an entertaining show that tackles fatphobia. Annie is a journalist who embraces her body and does not want it to limit her both personally and professionally. Fun and witty, Shrill is part Girls part Sex and the City with stark commentary on our society while filled with girlhood and dating fun. Showing on Netflix.
Whether you lived through the 90s and remember John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette's love story playing out in the tabloids or you are only discovering them through your social feeds, especially Carolyn's style, then you will love Ryan Murphy's Love Story. Based on their lives with creative license dramatising certain events, it tells the story of how they met and the hold they had, as a couple, on the world. Showing on Disney+.
Another Ryan Murphy show worth binging is All's Fair. Starring Kim Kardashian, Naomi Watts and Glenn Close, the show centres around a law firm specialising in divorce run by women for women. While at times the script seems forced and the storylines ridiculous, it is entertaining enough to watch if only to see Kim's outfits, none of which seem very legal in the real world. Showing on Disney+.
The Murdochs, the family that inspired the award-winning show Succession, has been given the documentary treatment with Dynasty: The Murdochs. The documentary series details the succession battle between Rupert Murdoch's children for control of his media empire. Sibling rivalry, money and legacy are all questioned in this fascinating documentary, at times making you question what people will do to feel valued, even within their own family. Showing on Netflix.
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