It is not easy to know which streaming platform to choose in France between Prime Video, Disney+, Netflix, Salto and OCS… In all transparency, we think first of the 3 American behemoths but the Orange service has solid arguments. An exclusivity agreement for HB0 series, a signature OCS label that has been offering innovative French productions for several years. The series that OCS offers are enticing.
HBO 2020 series at OCS
OCS offers all series broadcast on HBO. This is probably the most convincing argument if you have to be convinced to opt for this service. The catalog of the American cable channel is suitable for an audience fond of different genres.
Dark Materials
For lovers of fantasy, you will opt for the serial adaptation of "The Crossroads of the Worlds" or Dark Materials. After the failure of the feature film with Daniel Craig and Nicole Kidman, fans of the literary saga feared this new project. However, we are talking here about a co-production signed HBO / BBC, two major players in series in the world. Carried by a masterful Ruth Wilson (Luther, The Affair), the series adapts with a certain finesse the elements of a complex story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5qJsXfk950&ab_channel=CANAL%2BS%C3%A9ries The casting is the main weapon of the show. Rhythmic, Dark Materials does not falter and manages to keep us in suspense. Both seasons are available on OCS. A third and final season has been commissioned. She will adapt the last novel of the trilogy.
Westworld
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjiVbrGHg5U&ab_channel=OCS2020 A series that has been part of the references in the field of science fiction since its release. Westworld season 3 was part of the 2020 vintage. A consequent change of tone after 2 bursts of controlled episodes. The arrival of Aaron Paul (the unforgettable Jesse from Breaking Bad) is interesting. However, transposing the plots to a radically different context brings changes in tone that may surprise you.
Striking slices of life: "I may I destroy you", "I know this much is true"
Two powerful series that will not leave you indifferent. The first highlights the talent of Michaela Coel in a dramatic situation far too frequent in 2020. We follow the daily life of Arabella, a young woman who has known a little notoriety thanks to an essay on the malaise of millennials (hello Search party!). While spending an evening with her friends looking for inspiration for her next book, she returns the next day completely disoriented, with no clear memory of what happened the night she was raped. A news series that deals with consent with relevance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14X5n6Dj41c&ab_channel=OCS2020 I know this much is true is a 6-episode miniseries worn by Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner in the Avengers). He plays two twins hard hit by the pangs of life. Some say it takes a bit of madness to fully play a role. When we see the ease of the actor to move from one role to another, we could almost adhere to this idea for the interpreter of Hulk. The other series to discover: Lovecraft Country (The adaptation of the work of HP Lovecraft), Devils ..
OCS Signature Series
We tend to say that French series are stereotyped, do not take risks. Well, we highly recommend you to go for a ride on the side of OCS. You will see original projects. Take for example Moah which plunges you into a fictional setting 45,000 years before 2020. A time when technology couldn't help us. We follow Moah in the grip of certain tribulations. An ambitious project since there is no dialogue. The other series: 3615 Monique transposes her plot to the early 80s with the arrival of Minitel. You will find in the cast some well-known faces of the cast of another signature production: Les Grands as well as Vanessa Guide and Noémie Schmidt.
