With work slowing down and the holiday season upon us, now is a good time to catch up on some essential viewing across the various streaming platforms available in the UAE. As 2020 almost draws to a close, web content has been a saviour of sorts from utter and sheer boredom with cities under lockdown, shoots stalled and cinemas shut for the better part of the year.
If you haven’t had your share of essential viewing online this year, we close 2020 with our picks of a few feel-good comedies, some high-strung dramas and some gritty documentaries to take us into 2021.
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Virgin River is ostensibly a show about a woman Mel Monroe, played by Alexandra Breckenridge who moves to the tiny titular town in hopes of escaping her tumultuous past, only to discover that her new life may be even more dramatic and complicated than her years spent in L.A. And while Mel is certainly at the core of the Netflix series (which was recently renewed for a third season!), just as important are the neighbors, friends, and frenemies she meets upon her arrival in Virgin River, California.
Among this robust ensemble cast, perhaps most crucial of all to Mel s story is Jack, a bar owner and former Marine who might just be the one for her if only he could disentangle himself from his other on-again, off-again fling and survive that horrific cliffhanger he was saddled with at the end of season two. Jack is played to small-town perfection by Martin Henderson, who flawlessly encompasses that whole gruff on the outside, surprisingly sensitive on the in
Martin Henderson Isn t Just Jack From Virgin River Andrea Park © Amanda Edwards - Getty Images Martin Henderson plays Jack Sheridan on Netflix s Virgin River. Here s everything you need to know about him, from his relationship to past movies.
Virgin River is ostensibly a show about a woman Mel Monroe, played by Alexandra Breckenridge who moves to the tiny titular town in hopes of escaping her tumultuous past, only to discover that her new life may be even more dramatic and complicated than her years spent in L.A. And while Mel is certainly at the core of the Netflix series (which was recently renewed for a third season!), just as important are the neighbors, friends, and frenemies she meets upon her arrival in Virgin River, California.
Netflix’s Virgin River: The perfect comfort watch
We don’t have shows like Virgin River anymore, where nothing is overly dramatic, and plot points are settled in a realistic, humane fashion. Updated: December 16, 2020 12:32:31 pm
Both the seasons of Virgin River are available on Netflix. (Photo: Netflix)
Idyllic setting, stunning locales and a cast that knows what is required of them. This line pretty much sums up the underrated Netflix series Virgin River. We don’t have shows like this anymore, where nothing is overly dramatic, and plot points are settled in a realistic, humane fashion. Virgin River reminded me of the earlier seasons of Gilmore Girls and Hart of Dixie.
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