(Mini Series) The Final Problem - Pretty Enjoyable Whodunit Series Based on Spanish Novel of the Same Title

Last Friday there were few new shows and movies available on various streaming platforms. But as I just finished another series yesterday, I only began to search last night and opted to watch this mini series that caught my attention. Since it only had 4 episodes, I managed to finished it on the same day. OK then, I'll get right on with the series now.

Brief Story Line

Set in the 1950s, actor Benjamin Basil (José Coronado - Way Down, No habrá paz para los malvados etc) who was famous for portraying Sherlock Holmes was planning to go to Majorca on a yacht with Producer Fonseca (Gonzalo de Castro - Rivales, The Innocent mini series etc) and his girlfriend small time actress Vicky (Cristina Kovani - Mikaela etc) to discuss on making a movie. Due to the stormy weather, they had to disembark on a small island and stayed in the only hotel there where they met with other guests including novel writer Francisco Foxa (Martiño Rivas - The Blind Soundflowers, Cable Girls TV series etc), two close friends of Adela Figueroa (Maria Valverde - La flaqueza del bolchevique, Fever Dream etc) & Elisa (Paloma Bloyd - Cuéntame TV series etc), Dr. Seruya (Pepón Nieto - Días contados, Smiley TV series etc) and German couple Senor Klemmer (Michael Stobbe - Mordach - Tod in den Bergen mini series etc) & Senora Klemmer (Yaiza Guimaré - Hierro TV series etc).

(Mini Series) Mousetrap - A Thriller Series Full of Surprising Twists and Turns with a Personally Rather Unsatisfactory Ending

When this series was released last Friday on Netflix, there were plenty of things that I wanted to watch. After finishing all of them, I finally started watching this on Wednesday and completed it yesterday. So how was the series then? I'll just dive into it now.

Brief Story Line

Reclusive writer Je Moon-jae (Ryu Jun-yeol - The 8 Show TV series, The Night Owl etc) had been living in an apartment for 3 years and never went out, with all personal matters handled by his friend & accountant Son Su-hyeon (Moo Jin-sung - Perhaps Love, The Tyrant TV series etc). His life suddenly turned upside down when he lost everything in one day due to identity theft. In order to find out the truth and proving himself, Moon-jae had no choice but to work together with Noja (Sul Kyung-gu - The Moon, Yakhsa: Ruthless Operations etc) a gangster enforcer who was originally trying to capture him.

Mystery Arena - A Combination of Game Quiz and Whodunit Mystery that Might be too Weird in General

There were not that many options to watch on streaming services during the past few days as they were mostly ongoing series or movie that I was not that interested in. When I found this one on Prime Video which I was not exactly sure when it was released, I thought the premise sound intriguing. Anyway I actually tried to watch on Friday night but somehow was too sleepy and only continued & finished it last night. Without further ado, here's more on the movie.

Brief Story Line

Set in the year 2036, twenty years after pandemic that ruined the lives of people and newborn babies, a quiz was held annually by its host Kabayama (Karasawa Toshiaki - 24 Japan TV series, 20th Century Boys films etc) where contestants were given murder mystery case to be solved live on TV giving the winner a huge money prize. The contestants of this year's quiz were disgraced researcher Edison (Nomaguchi Toru - AARO TV series, Faking Beethoven etc), orphan girl Ichiko (Ashida Mana - The Greatest Teacher TV series, Under the Stars etc), mystery novelist Ano (Asano Yuko -  Kura, The 8-Tomb Village etc) and three men with nicknames of Gambler (Suzuki Nobuyuki - Song of the Samurai TV series, Tokyo Revengers etc), Legend (Tamayama Tetsuji - Jigen Daisuke, Warau Matroshka TV series etc), and Unlucky Guy (Okuno So - Cosmetic Playlover TV series, The Setting Sun etc).

(2026) The Invisible Guest - The Indonesian Remake of Well Received Full of Twist Psychological Drama Movie from Spain

When I got notification email from HBO Max several days ago, I was surprised as it promoted a new Indonesian movie that I never heard or known before. Anyway once I saw its premise and the lead star I was obviously intrigued. So when it was finally released yesterday at 2 PM like advertised, I immediately watched it. Without further ado, here's more on the film.

Brief Story Line

Movie started with the appearance of Reza (Reza Rahadian - Keadilan, Berbalas Kejam etc), a very experienced lawyer in the apartment where Mawar (Mawar de Jongh - Virgo and the Sparklings, The Shadow Strays etc) was staying. She was under house arrest as main suspect in the murder of Yoshi (Arifin Putra - Foxtrot 6, Sang Pengadil etc). As someone who never lost a case, Reza demanded Mawar to tell her every little detail including things related to the missing person case sometime back.

Enola Holmes 3 - Not as Impressive as Its Predecessors with Less Complex Mystery, Though Still Maintained Its Charm

In the past few weeks, this movie was already shown as part of the Coming Soon section on Netflix. It was sequel to the film that I liked previously so it's no brainer that I would immediately watch it as soon as it was made available yesterday. OK then, let's get right to it.

Brief Story Line

After years of being in relationship with Lord Tewkesbury (Louis Partridge - Disclaimer mini series etc), Enola Holmes (Millie Bobby Brown - Damsel, Godzilla Vs. Kong etc) agreed to his marriage proposal and planned to have their wedding in Malta as suggested by Lady Tewkesbury (Hattie Morahan - Fool Me Once mini series, The Golden Compass etc). From Enola's side though, only her brother Sherlock (Henry Cavill - In the Grey, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare etc) was able to attend since their mother Eudoria (Helena Bonham Carter - Agatha Christie's Seven Dials mini series, Lady Jane etc) was being hunted by British government for her past crimes.

(TV SERIES) Reboot - A Mystery Thriller Series With Multiple Plot Twists Which Should Please Fans of Such Attributes

As I said in my recent posts there were a lot of new series and movies on Netflix in the past week that interest me. This Japanese series had all its episodes released in one go just last Tuesday with a rather cryptic but sounded intriguing premise. So I decided to give it a try 3 nights ago and managed to finish it the day after. OK now, let's just head to the series.

Brief Story Line

Hayase Riku (Kenichi Matsuyama - Death Note, 1 Litre of Tears TV series etc) was a pattisier whose wife had been missing for 2.5 years and had to raise his young son together with his mother (Mieko Harada - Viral Hit TV series etc). When the body of his wife was found dead, police detective Gidou (Ryohei Suzuki - City Hunter, Segodon TV series etc) was assigned to investigate the case. Unfortunately for Hayase, the police suspected him for the murder.

(Mini Series) I Will Find You - A Different Kind of Harlan Coben's Novel Adaptation with More Suspense, Thrilling and Fast Paced

After watching a new movie on Netflix two nights ago, I continued with a brand new series made available on that same day. It has a really intriguing premise and with the name Harlan Coben attached, made me even more interested. All right then, let's get right on it.

Brief Story Line

Former law professor David Burroughs (Sam Worthington - Avatar: Fire and Ash, The Hunter's Prayer etc) was sentenced to life imprisonment after found guilty of murdering his young child Sam. Five years later, David's sister in-law Rachel Mills (Britt Lower - Severance TV series, Darkest Miriam etc) showed him something that might prove Sam could still be alive. Determined to do whatever it takes, David went to the extreme to find Sam with the help from his childhood best friend Adam (Jonathan Tucker - Echoes mini series, Hostage etc), Rachel and her ex-boyfriend Hayden (Milo Ventimiglia - Creed 2, Gilmore Girls TV series etc).

(TV SERIES) Light to the Night - Multi Layered Mystery Series with Some Brilliant Acting and Pretty Awesome Story

This series was released on Netflix since last month which from its brief synopsis I was quite intrigued. But since the episodes were released daily, I had to wait for a while till it's almost completed and started watching few days ago & finally finished it last night. OK why don't I get on with the series then.

Brief Story Line

In 1997, a young woman and her father mysteriously disappeared in the Yuan Liongli apartment complex in Weiyang city. Rookie detective Ran Fangxu (Dylan Wang - Guardians of the Dafeng TV series, Meteor Garden 2018 series etc) was partnered with He Yuangshang (Pan Yueming - All's Well, And's Well 2010, Day and Night TV series etc) to investigate the case. Though they were really incompatible at first, Ran and He did their best to try solving the disappearance which slowly unraveled as more than just a simple case.

(TV SERIES) Scarpetta Season 1 - Could Have Been Better with More Technical Aspects and Less Dysfunctional Family Drama

As I was away for two weeks holiday, I was unable to catch new movies. And since I only got home late from all the walking around daily, I had very little time to see series at nights. However, last night I finally managed to finish a mystery series that was released on Prime Video since almost 2 weeks ago. So even though it's quite late, but I still want to write something about this series. All right then, let's just get right on it.

Brief Story Line

Story was told in two different timelines 28 years apart. In the present day, Dr. Kay Scarpetta (Nicole Kidman - Holland, A Family Affair etc) was just reappointed as Virginia's Chief Medical Examiner when a woman's body was found and her expertise was required to identify the cause of death. Kay enlisted her old colleague former Detective Pete Marino (Bobby Cannavale - Blonde, Super Intelligence etc) to assist her in specialist capacity. However Kay's work was sometimes a bit disturbed with her personal family issue from her older sister Dorothy (Jamie Lee Curtis - Haunted Mansion 2023, Knives Out etc) who she always had a fight with, to her niece/Dorothy's daughter the Tech genius Lucy (Ariana DeBose - Kraven the Hunter, Love Hurts etc) and Kay's husband the FBI profiler Benton Wesley (Simon Baker - The Mentalist TV series, Margin Call etc).

(TV SERIES) Young Sherlock Season 1 - Interesting Take on the Famous and Beloved Brilliant Detective During His Younger Days

I found out about this series just recently on the internet and was interested because of the title. So when the whole episodes were released two days ago on Prime Video, I immediately started watching and finished it last night. Without further ado, I'll get right on it. 

Brief Story Line

Set during 19th century London, young & intelligent Sherlock Holmes (Hero Fiennes Tiffin - The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, The Loneliest Boy in The World etc) was getting into so much trouble that his older brother Mycroft (Max Irons - Crooked House, Condor TV series etc) decided he should go to Oxford. Meanwhile their mother Cordelia (Natascha McElhone - The Secret of Moonacre, Halo TV series etc) had been in asylum for many years due to incident during Sherlock's childhood years, and their father Silas Holmes (Joseph Fiennes - Shakespeare in Love, The Handmaid's Tale TV series etc) was always away on business trips. 

(Mini Series) The Art of Sarah - An Intricate and Complex Mystery Thriller Series

Since I was on holiday the past week with my wife, I only got the chance to watch things on streaming service when I was back at hotel at night. After completing different series earlier on Netflix, I opted to watch another one that I thought sounded interesting. It was actually released exactly last week but I only started to watch three nights ago and completed it last night after I returned home. All right then, let us get into the series now.

Brief Story Line

When the body of a young woman was found in the sewer, Detective Park Mu-gyeong (Lee Joon-hyuk - Mercy for None mini series, The Roundup: No Way Out etc) was assigned to investigate the case. He was assisted by energetic rookie detective Jae-hyeon (Shin Hyun-seung - Han River Police TV series etc) who was eager to prove his worth. The body was later identified as the Boudoir luxury brand regional head Sarah Kim (Shin Hye-sun - Following, Welcome to Samdal-ri TV series etc) by her friend Jeong Yeo-jin (Park Bo-kyung - Genie, Make a Wish TV series, Hopeless etc) who was also the largest investor of Boudoir. 

(TV SERIES) How to Get to Heaven from Belfast Season 1 - A Well Written and Fun Mystery Comedy Series With Wonderful Performance by Its Cast

When this series was released last week, I was in the midst of completing other series and not until I was away for holiday with my wife that I began to watch it few days ago. It took me a while to finish as I only had chance to watch at night when I was not too tired. Anyway I just completed it last night. All right then, I'll get on with the series.

Brief Story Line

Three childhood best friends that consisted of successful TV show writer Saoirse (Roisin Gallagher - Lazarus mini series, Mandrake etc), Robyn (Sinéad Keenan - Being Human TV series, Trouble With Sex etc) the mother of 3 children and Dara (Caoilfhionn Dunne - Industry TV series, In View etc) reunited when their estranged friend from high school Greta (Natasha O'Keeffe - C. B. Strike TV series, Filth etc) passed away. They decided to go to the wake to honor her despite their personal reservations.

(TV SERIES) Million-Follower Detective - Could Have Been a Really Good Series with Better Execution in Certain Areas

I had seen this series promoted in the Coming Soon section of Netflix for quite some time and was immediately interested when I noticed the lead cast was Ekin Cheng, the famous Hong Kong star from 1990s and 2000s. Plus it looked to have an interesting premise. Anyway once it was released yesterday, I started watching and finished it today. OK, let's get right on it now.

Brief Story Line

When a mysterious masked influencer called the Witch Baba started to give prediction of people dying, no one really believed until it became a reality as a famous influencer was shot by Detective Chen Chia-jen (Ekin Cheng - Young and Dangerous movies, The Twins Effect etc) in front of police station. Another well known influencer You Tzi (Singer/Rapper Shou Lo - I am the Secret in Your Heart, Organ Child etc) was upset and made it a major issue by blaming Chia-jen for his friend's shooting.

(TV SERIES) The 'Burbs Season 1 - Reimagining Adaptation of the Cult Classic of 1989 Movie with the Same Title

As I was looking for something new to watch last night, I came across this brand new series from Peacock that was released on HBO Max. It looked like fun so I did not hesitate to give it a try immediately and just finished the whole season today. All right then, why don't I get right on it.

Brief Story Line

The newlyweds Rob Fisher (Jack Whitehall - Clifford the Red Dog, Fresh Meat TV series etc) and his wife Samira (Keke Palmer - The Pickup, Lightyear etc) had just moved to Rob's childhood home in the suburb where they decided to raise their infant child. Samira became good friends with their neighbors that included kind hearted, recently widowed Lynn (Julia Duffy - Christmas with the Campbells, Newhart TV series etc), ex marine Dana (Paula Pell - Girls5eva TV series, Summer of 69 etc) and the calm & collected Tom (Mark Proksch - What We Do in the Shadows TV series, Decker comedy series etc), while Rob reconnect with his best friend from school Naveen (Kapil Talwalkar - Night Court sitcom, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist TV series etc).

(2026) 96 Minutes - Rather Bland for a Supposedly Intense Action Thriller Movie

I saw this film promoted in the Coming Soon of Netflix and was interested after reading the brief synopsis. But somehow I missed when it was released on Thursday, so I only watched it yesterday. All right then, let's just get on with it now.

Brief Story Line

Song Kang Ren (Austin Lin - The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang, Women in Taipei TV series etc), a former bomb disposal expert was returning home with his fiancée Huang Xin (Vivian Sung - Till We Meet Again, Adrift in Love TV series etc) and his mother (Lu Hsueh-Feng) using a high speed train. His journey was interrupted when he was informed by his former superior Li Jie (Lee Lee-Zen - The Black Box, The Kidnappers TV series etc) that there was a bomb threat on the train which would detonate in 96 minutes from the time it departed the station. Though Li Jie suspected it might be just prank call, he still requested A-ren's help due to something on the message. To avoid panic, they decided not to tell anyone except the train employees.

(Mini Series) Agatha Christie's Seven Dials - A Pretty Entertaining Adaptation of Lesser Known Agatha Christie's Characters

This series was already promoted by Netflix for quite some time and being major fan of Agatha Christie's novels, I would not want to miss another adaptation from her works. So when it was finally released yesterday, I immediately gave it a try and finished it last night. All right then, let's just get on with it.

Brief Story Line

In the year 1925, Lady Caterham (Helena Bonham Carter - Enola Holmes 2, Ocean's 8 etc) and her daughter Lady Eileen aka Bundle (Mia McKenna-Bruce - Vampire Academy TV series, How to Have Sex etc) hosted a gathering at the request of Sir Oswald Coote (Mark Lewis Jones - Apostle, Gangs of London TV series etc) and Lady Maria Coote (Dorothy Atkinson - Pennyworth TV series, Saltburn etc). During this party, there were plenty of guests including George Lomax (Alex Macqueen - Downtown Abbey: A New Era, Holby City TV series etc) from the Foreign Ministry along with his subordinates Gerry Wade (Corey McIchreest - Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story etc), Ronny Devereux (Nabhaan Rizwan - Kaos TV series etc) and Bill Eversleigh (Hughie O'Donnell - Fight or Flight etc). There was also the wealthy Jimmy Thesiger (Edward Bluemel - Persuasion, Killing Eve TV series etc) and few others.

(Mini Series) His & Hers - An Interesting Mystery Thriller Limited Series Adapted from Best Selling Novel

Last Thursday, this limited series was released by Netflix along with other films & series. The premise looked very interesting which made me curious to give it a try. I managed to finish this in just two days time on Friday night but only got the chance to write about it today. All right then, why don't I get to it. 

Brief Story Line

The small town of Dahlonega,Georgia was rocked by the finding of a woman's dead body in the forest. Detective Jack Harper (Jon Bernthal - The Accountant 2, Marvel's The Punisher TV series etc) and his partner Priya Patel (Sunita Mani - Death of a Unicorn, GLOW TV series etc) were tasked to investigate the case. However their investigation was disturbed with the appearance of WSK TV station reporter Anna (Tessa Thompson - Creed III, Thor: Love and Thunder etc) & her cameraman Richard (Pablo Shcreiber - 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, Orange is the New Black TV series etc) as they tried to cover the news and made it a huge deal. Anna's action was motivated by her competition with news anchor Lexy (Rebecca Rittenhouse - Maggie TV series, Good on Paper etc).

(Mini Series) Run Away - Latest Adaptation of Harlan Coben's Work that Might not be Extraordinary but was a Nice Change of Genre

During the past few weeks, Netflix library had grown so much with a lot of new release every few days. This series was something that I was intrigued ever since it was promoted last month, but as I was busy finishing other series, I only got the chance to watch it yesterday and completed it last night. OK then, let us get more into it.

Brief Story Line

Simon Greene (James Nesbitt - Murphy's Law TV series, The Hobbit movies etc) had been looking for his runaway daughter Paige (Ellie de Lange - Arcadia TV series etc) for quite some time. So when he got information of her whereabouts, Simon did not inform his wife Ingrid (Minnie Driver -  The Beekeeper, Speechless TV series etc) and went by himself. Unfortunately he got into an altercation which later made him a suspect on murder case investigated by DC Isaac Fagbenle (Alfred Enoch -  How to Get Away With Murder TV series, Harry Potter movies etc) and his partner DC Ruby Todd (comedian Amy Gledhill).

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery - Detective Benoit Blanc Did it Again!

Being a fan of whodunit and the lead character, obviously I wanted to watch this movie as early as possible. So when it was finally made available in Netflix on Friday, I immediately start watching it. Without further ado, here's more on the film.

Brief Story Line

Famous detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig - Casino Royale, Layer Cake etc) was called up by Geraldine Scott (Mila Kunis - Luckiest Girl Alive, The Spy Who Dumped Me etc) the police chief of a small town where a murder happened in a Catholic Church. The Church itself was led by Monsignor Jefferson Wicks (Josh Brolin - The Running Man 2025 remake, Deadpool 2 etc) and Father Jud (Josh O'Connor - Challengers, The Crown TV series etc), the new Assistant Pastor. They were assisted by Martha Delacroix (Glenn Close - Back in Action, Fatal Attraction etc) who had been very devoted to the Church since childhood and also the groundskeeper Samson (Thomas Haden Church - Spider-man 3, Twisted Metal TV series etc).

(TV SERIES) The Greatest Teacher - A Drama Heavy with Very Interesting Premise Mystery Series

During the past several weeks, there were so many new shows released on Netflix that I was having a bit of challenge to keep up with them. But this Japanese series caught my attention due to its very intriguing premise. Hence I decided to just give it a try from 2 nights ago and finished it last night. OK then, I'll just get started.

Brief Story Line

Kujo Rina (Matsuoka Mayu - A Silent Voice, Fence TV series etc) was the hometeacher of Class 3D in Horai high school who during the graduation day was pushed down from 4th floor by one of her students. But instead of being dead, she found herself standing in front of the class on the first day of their previous year. Rina realized that she had gone back in time and decided to find out who among her 30 students that wanted to kill her within a year.