“Five cozy, family series: what to watch on a winter weekend. A selection of five popular series of different genres for the whole family to watch. From the sports comedy “Ted Lasso” to the magical drama “The Good Witch” – everyone will find something for themselves.”, — write on: unn.ua
Ted Lasso (Ted Lasso) 2020 – according to the plot of the film, a purposeful British businesswoman Rebecca Welton, during a divorce from her husband, receives the rights to a professional football club and the first thing she does is to fire the misogynistic coach, setting out to find a replacement for him. Welton makes a strange choice for unknown Wichita Kansas City football coach Ted Lasso, shocking players, fans and the press. Having moved to London, a man who does not realize the difference between American football and ordinary football, gets to work.
Genre: Series, Drama, Comedy, Sports
Country: Great Britain, USA
Director: Tom Marshall, Declan Loughney, Elliot Hegarty
Actors: Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Weddingham, Jeremy Swift, Phil Dunster, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Gantt, Nick Mohammed, Juno Temple, Steven Manas
Good witch (Good Witch) 2015-2021 – the series tells about the life of the mysterious Cassie Nightingale, the owner of the magical shop “Bell, book and candle” in the small town of Middleton. Cassie has special abilities – she can predict events and help people thanks to her intuition and magic. Together with their daughter Grace, who also has similar abilities, they support the residents of the town, helping them overcome difficulties. At the same time, a new neighbor comes to town – Dr. Sam Radford with his son Nick, and their lives change radically thanks to meeting Cassie.
Genre: Series, Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Director: Craig Price, Laurie Lind, Stefan Skyney
Actors: Catherine Bell, Catherine Disher, James Denton, Kylie Evans, Sarah Power, Bailey Madison, Reese Matthew Bond, Peter McNeill, Mark Bendavid, Paul Miller
Call the midwife (Call the Midwife) 2012 – a young nurse named Jenny Lee comes to the monastery of Nonnatos, where she has to take over the duties of a midwife. Her boyfriend, with whom she was in a relationship for almost a year, dies. The monastery she came to is located in London’s Pollar district. It is considered one of the most disadvantaged places in the British capital in the 50s. Taking up to eighty births per month, the main character shares with young mothers the joy of being involved in the birth of a new life, thus finding her vocation.
Genre: Series, Drama, Historical
Country: Great Britain
Director: Sid McCartney, David O’Neill, Juliet May
Actors: Jessica Raine, Vanessa Redgrave, Laura Mayne, Jenny Egatter, Stephen McGann, Judy Parfitt, Cliff Parisi, Helen George, Linda Bassett
Sheets Creek (Schitt’s Creek) 2015-2020 – the series tells about the Rose family, which had to face big troubles. Johnny Rose is the head of the family and a part-time billionaire who managed to make a fortune on a network of video stores. Moir is his wife, who is a fairly famous soap opera actress. Also members of this family are two children – hipster David and socialite Alexis. This family lived in abundance almost all its life and was not used to denying itself anything. None of them could even think that one day their lives would change in the most radical way. One day, Johnny’s business fails, after which the family is forced to move to the small rural community of Sheets Creek, which they bought a few years ago for fun.
Genre: Series, Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Director: Paul Fox, Jerry Ciccoritti, Jordan Canning
Actors: Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Gara, Dan Levy, Annie Murphy, Emily Hampshire, Chris Elliott, Jennifer Robertson, Sarah Levy, Karen Robinson, Dustin Milligan
Parks and recreation areas (Parks and Recreation) 2009-2015 – Leslie Knope, an employee of the Department of Parks and Recreation, one day realizes that she does not bring any benefit to society, so she decides to change the city for the better. But her efforts are often hindered by her own incompetence, bureaucracy, selfish neighbors and development companies. Helping Leslie in her pursuits, and sometimes getting in the way, are skeptical boss Ron, enterprising colleague Tom, and state auditor Ben. Leslie also works closely with a local nurse who becomes the new director of public relations for the town’s health department—and her best friend.
Genre: Series, Comedy
Country: USA
Directors: Dean Holland, Michael Schur, Ken Whittingham
Actors: Amy Poehler, Aubrey Plaza, Nick Offerman, Jim O’Gair, Aziz Ansari, Retta, Chris Pratt, Rashida Jones, Adam Scott, Rob Lowe, Jay Jackson, Paul Schneider