Audience success Netflixthe film The world after us accompanies a strange kind of apocalypse. Starring Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke and Myha'la Herrold, two families are trapped in a vacation home when a power outage hits New York which gradually turns out to be something much worse. The production is based on the book by American Rumaan Alam and is another creation of Sam Esmail, director and screenwriter who loves science fiction plots and observing the impact of technology on everyday life. Check it out below
I was just thinking about you
In his first feature film, Esmail tackled a romance that incorporated concepts of parallel universes while subverting the chronological order by showing the ups and downs of a relationship over six years. It was also his first collaboration with the actress who became his wife, Emmy Rossum. The film can be purchased and rented on the Reserva Imovision streaming platform.
Mr. Robot
The acclaimed series lasted four seasons and revolved around the life of a programmer who works in cybersecurity by day and becomes a hacker by night. The production, starring Rami Malek, put Sam Esmail on the map of promising directors and screenwriters. The series, which was shown in full on Amazon's Prime Video, was recently released and can only be seen via OiPlay for now and for those who have kept the DVD box.
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Homecoming
Starring Julia Roberts in the first season and Janelle Monáe in the second season, the fascinating production mixes the atmosphere of paranoia and ethical dilemmas of science by first telling the story of a psychologist who works with traumatized soldiers. The series can be seen on Amazon's Prime Video.
Gas lit
The miniseries, starring Julia Roberts, follows the Watergate recording scandal from the perspective of the supporting characters, but is essential to the event that toppled thenAmerican President Richard Nixon (19131994). Set in 1972, the series was created by Robbie Pickering, the screenwriter of Mr. Robot, and produced by Esmail, a duo who here observe human hypocrisy and show how the few technological advances have already shown their power, the story to change. Gaslit is available on the Starz Lionsgate+ platform.
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