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Beyond Bridgerton: The period dramas you should watch next
21 Jan, 2021 04:01 AM
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Rachael Stirling stars as Nan, who falls for another woman, Kitty (Keeley Hawes), in provocative period drama, Tipping the Velvet. Photo / Supplied
Megan Wood is a food, travel and lifestyle writer based in Auckland.megan.wood@nzme.co.nz
If your social media feed is packed with friends espousing their adoration for hit Netflix period drama Bridgerton, you are not alone. Since its release before Christmas, the series has been streamed by more than 65 million people worldwide. Which begs the question: why is it so addictive?
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while some of us spent our holidays with prize-winning novels and essay collections, others turned to screen adaptations of beloved books. Here’s everything that kept us entertained in the final days of 2020.
What We Read
I just read
Girl, Woman, Other, by Bernardine Evaristo, and I can’t recommend it enough. The novel won the Booker Prize in 2019, making Evaristo the first Black woman to have received the honor. Her writing is engaging and singular: there’s little punctuation, and she often breaks up her sentences like poems. The novel focuses on 12 characters, primarily Black British women, some of whom are clearly connected to others and some seemingly peripheral. Evaristo crafts a narrative that spans generations, with each chapter following the life of a different character. Despite the unique structure and style, it’s approachable and compelling I finished all 450-plus pages in five days. Abbie Barronian, associate editor
Saved by the Bell (Peacock)
Mario Lopez reprises his role in the Saved by the Bell reboot on Peacock.
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Synopsis: In the new series, when California governor Zack Morris gets into hot water for closing too many underfunded high schools, he proposes they send the affected students to the most well-funded schools in the state – including Bayside High. The influx of new students gives the privileged Bayside kids (who never have a problem that can t be solved in twenty-two minutes) a much-needed dose of reality.
Average Metacritic user score: 2.3 Saved by the Bell (Peacock)
Synopsis: In the new series, when California governor Zack Morris gets into hot water for closing too many underfunded high schools, he proposes they send the affected students to the most well-funded schools in the state – including Bayside High. The influx of new students gives the privileged Bayside kids (who never have a problem that can t be solved in twenty-two minutes) a much-needed