Was Emily In Paris a critical darling? No. Did the French loathe it for its peddling of tired croissant-caked stereotypes? Absolutement! But that didn’t stop this Netflix romcom series from hotfooting its way into our hearts and lifting us up when we needed it most.

If you somehow missed this perfect example of ‘ambient TV’ (aka TV shows you can have on in the background while you’re working), then all you need to know is this: it tells the story of an ambitious 20-something marketing executive from Chicago, who unexpectedly lands her dream job in the city of lights when her company acquires a French luxury marketing brand.

Her mission? To revamp their social media strategy. However, Emily’s time in Paris isn’t just about working hard: there’s a lot of playing hard, too. And, with Patricia Field, aka Sex And The City’s designer and four-time Costume Designers Guild award-winner, in charge of Emily’s wardrobe, the show is packed full of dreamy and covetable fashion hits.

The Undoing

Who killed Elena? That’s all we were asking ourselves (and anyone who’d listen) after The Undoing dropped into our TV schedules, and we kept on asking it right up until the show’s explosive finale.

Based on the novel You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz, the addictive series stars Nicole Kidman as successful therapist Grace Fraser, who lives in New York with her husband Jonathan (played by Hugh Grant) and their young son.

From the outside, the family seems to have the perfect life: Jonathan is a top doctor and devoted father, while their son attends one of the top schools in the city. But then a young woman is murdered, Jonathan disappears, and Grace’s life quickly begins to disintegrate. And, yeah, it sounds depressing as hell, but we loved it. We loved it. Especially because, as it wasn’t available to stream all at once, it forced us to embrace the art of delayed gratification.

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