Gef Box: What To Watch This Week

Gemma Nettle’s TV recommendations for this week.

Daisy Jones & The Six 

Based on the best-selling novel of the same name that had everyone talking after its publication in 2019, Daisy Jones & The Six is a mini series that follows a ‘70s band in the LA music scene and their journey to worldwide icon status.

Shot as a documentary with cutaway scenes, it’s a smart formula that’s been done time and time again. But this show really makes it its own. If you love Fleetwood Mac, you’ll get on with the music here. Also, Sam Claflin is one of the front runners in the cast – and the rule is when Sam Claflin stars in a book adaptation, it’s going to be brilliant.

Episodes one to six are available on Amazon Prime right now, with seven and eight releasing on Friday and the final two episodes on March 24.

You 

Another dive into the dangerous mind of Joe Goldberg, I mean Will Bettelheim… sorry, no – Jonathan Moore! In my defence, he’s had a few aliases in his time.

After three seasons of stalking and killing, get ready for… more stalking and killing. But this time the stalking isn’t all down to Joe. Watch as this series flips the idea of the show on its head, and instead turns to the core staples of a whodunit. He’s no Poirot but it makes for some intriguing storytelling. This season continues the audience’s struggle to hate Penn Badgeley’s well-known character as his charming voiceover muscles in at every opportunity. He is a serial killer after all.

The full fourth season of You is now available to stream on Netflix.

Binge-worthy box sets

Humans 

First premiering on Channel 4 in 2015, Humans presented the concept of ‘synths’, which are robots designed to look exactly like human beings, responding to people’s every need.

To watch a world in which people see synths as a normal part of everyday life is, in itself, disturbing. When it’s discovered the synths aren’t all they seem, it becomes very eerie as it explores themes of artificial intelligence, consciousness and mind uploading.

Despite the fact the series is predominantly about robots, surprisingly, it’s also a family drama, which grounds the narrative in a very unique way. The Hawkins family center in the mess that ensues. It’s mother and wife Laura’s reservations for the new synth in her household that drives the audience’s anxiety until it culminates in a brilliantly sinister finale.

Watch it on All4.

Jump in anywhere

Black Mirror

Are you scared that technology could one day become so clever it takes over our lives and our autonomy, essentially removing everything that makes us human? Maybe this one isn’t so much for you.

Much like Humans, it will reaffirm your fears of technology rising up against us. However, it’s a brilliant watch. The reason I love this series is because you can jump in anywhere and it won’t affect your understanding, with the show isolating one story per episode. Every single episode asks a question, usually an incredibly dark and divisive one, which is what makes Black Mirror so popular. Not everything has a happy ending.

My personal favourites are Hang the DJ, Nosedive and Striking Vipers.

Here’s the trailer for season three. You can stream Black Mirror on Netflix.