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The Jack Irish series — which consists of three TV movies and three series — has proved enormously popular in its native Australia. I think it’s largely due to its

Columnist John Sevens latest streaming service recommendations include "The Last Word" on Netflix and Peacocks "We Are Lady Parts."

ETHOS (NETFLIX) This eight-episode series by Turkish director and playwright Berkun Oya follows the intertwined lives of multiple people in Istanbul that spiral around the series’ emotional center of Meryem (Öykü Karayel), a devout Muslim housecleaner who has started seeing a therapist Peri (Defne Kayalar) because of fainting spells. The interaction between the two women provides an entry point to the lives of others around them, most notably Meryem’s brother and his mentally il...