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Mare of Easttown  stars Kate Winslet as Mare Sheehan, a troubled detective in the small suburb of Easttown, dealing with her failure to locate a missing girl, her divorce the recent death of her son, and not being able to live up to others' expectations for her after scoring an "impossible shot" in a basketball game years ago. Erin, a young single mother caring for her son, also has her own troubles, and when a naked body is found in a creek, it kicks off a murder investigation that involves just about everyone in town, from Mare's ex-husband Frank, Erin's ex Dylan and his new girlfriend Brianna, and even the local Catholic deacon Mark Burton. County detective Colin (Evan Peters) is brought in to help with the case. The series features strong performances from everyone, especially Kate Winslet, with the source of her constant sadness and aloofness being explored gradually as she struggles to move on from the past. Peters's Colin exudes a manic energy offsettin...

Midnight Mass  is a 2021 Netflix horror miniseries created by Mike Flanagan, of T he Haunting Of Hill House fame. It stars Zach Gilford, Kate Siegel, Hamish Linklater, Samantha Sloyan, and Rahul Kohli. It takes place on a small community on Crockett Island, a remote island in America, as the town is shaken by mysterious events following the arrival of a mysterious priest, Father Paul. Different people on the island have varied reactions to these events, ranging from disbelief and skepticism at the apparently supernatural occurrences, to becoming devoutly religious and seeing those events as a result of divine intervention, to using the events and the resulting religious fervor to their own advantage, twisting religious scripture to suit their own agenda. The story is filled with unexpected twists and turns as well philosophical musings on death and religion. The scene where Kate Siegel and Zach Gilford what they think happens after death is beautiful and moving. You understand tha...