Monday, April 6, 2020

At-home learning #21

OK, it's not exactly classroom-type learning, but figuring out how to live in quarantine is a kind of learning, right? So TV series that give us glimpses of other lands sort of counts as travel knowledge. The New York Times has provided a list of shows that do just that. They aren't necessarily travel shows, but the Times assures us that they all have ample scenery.

Here are the Times' picks of shows streaming on the most common subscription services, Netflix and Amazon Prime:

Somebody Feed Phil (food travel worldwide) - Netflix
Our Planet (David Attenborough tours world beauty spots with an emphasis on ecosystems) - Netflix
Sense8 ("connects 8 strangers in 8 cities with each others' lives and worlds.") - Netflix
The Night Manager (spy saga in brilliant locations) - Amazon Prime
Occupied (Scandinavian spy thriller) - Netflix
Babylon Berlin (German noir with lots of scenery) - Netflix
Call My Agent! (Paris show-biz satire) - Netflix
Giri/Haji (detectives working nighttime London and Tokyo) - Netflix
Outlander (famous 18th Century Scottish saga) - Netflix
Fortitude (mystery/thriller set in Iceland and Norway) - Amazon Prime