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Elsbeth (2024)
It seems that Kings wanted to make their own "Columbo"
I really love television series created by Kings. I expected that the another spin-off of "The Good Wife" series would also be a legal and political drama, but not an inverted detective story in the "Columbo" style.
In fact, the 1st episode causes more associations with the 6th and 8th episodes of the "Poker Face" series. At some point, there is even a feeling that Natasha Lyonne's character in a horse costume is about to climb the white staircase.
By the way, I would like to see Lyonne in this show as an guest star.
As a result, it turned out to be a not bad series about a charismatic and loved by many character, but so far it does not corresponding to cinematic style of Kings.
Sansara (2023)
Male version of the Netflix's "Russian Doll"
This series looks like a remake of the "Russian Doll" series, shot in the style of the "Soulless" movie. Unlike the "Russian Doll" series, the main characters of this series are trapped in a countermotion (reverse course of time) instead of a time loop, but nevertheless both series have many commonalities. Of course, some commonalities can be considered fundamental for this genre, because they were inherited from the "Mirror for a Hero" and "Groundhog Day" movies.
But there are also commonalities that can be considered a direct reference to the "Russian Doll" series. Here the main female character is also called Nadia. Kristina Asmus, playing the role of Nadia, tries to imitate raspy voice of Natasha Lyonne.
Interesting fact: premiere of the "Sansara" series (April 6) took place almost simultaneously with Natasha Lyonne's birthday (April 4).