1 00:00:07,133 --> 00:00:10,453 Speaker 1: You're listening to this Saturday Morning with Jack Team podcast 2 00:00:10,573 --> 00:00:11,973 Speaker 1: from newstalk ZB. 3 00:00:12,933 --> 00:00:16,693 Speaker 2: Twenty five past ten, which means it's screen time time. 4 00:00:16,853 --> 00:00:19,613 Speaker 2: Tara awards our screen time experts. She's here with three 5 00:00:19,733 --> 00:00:20,853 Speaker 2: shows for the weekend. 6 00:00:20,853 --> 00:00:22,693 Speaker 3: Get I Tara, Good morning. 7 00:00:22,893 --> 00:00:25,213 Speaker 2: Let's begin with the show on TVNZ plus. Tell us 8 00:00:25,213 --> 00:00:26,413 Speaker 2: about the Iris Affair. 9 00:00:27,373 --> 00:00:29,853 Speaker 3: Yeah, this is a new British thriller that's just landed 10 00:00:29,853 --> 00:00:33,053 Speaker 3: on TVVZ plus and it's quite a wild ride. You 11 00:00:33,093 --> 00:00:35,573 Speaker 3: sort of have to suspend belief for this one and 12 00:00:35,693 --> 00:00:39,093 Speaker 3: just go along with what happens. This is created by 13 00:00:39,133 --> 00:00:41,573 Speaker 3: Neil Cross, who made the show Luther, and it's about 14 00:00:41,613 --> 00:00:45,053 Speaker 3: a woman named Iris who is a maths genius, a 15 00:00:45,173 --> 00:00:49,653 Speaker 3: very clever puzzle solver and Iris wins this global scavenger 16 00:00:49,693 --> 00:00:53,573 Speaker 3: hunt organized by an eccentric entrepreneur who's played by Tom Hollander, 17 00:00:54,053 --> 00:00:56,453 Speaker 3: and the prize is that Iris gets to visit this 18 00:00:56,573 --> 00:01:02,133 Speaker 3: underground bunker where there is this top secret, highly dangerous 19 00:01:02,173 --> 00:01:07,413 Speaker 3: and powerful supercomputer and the entrepreneur needs to crack a 20 00:01:07,573 --> 00:01:10,853 Speaker 3: secret code that will bring the computer to life. And 21 00:01:10,893 --> 00:01:12,813 Speaker 3: there are a few time jumps in the show, but 22 00:01:12,853 --> 00:01:15,773 Speaker 3: Iris essentially takes off with the code and then it 23 00:01:15,853 --> 00:01:18,653 Speaker 3: is chased in a game of hide and seek across Italy. 24 00:01:19,413 --> 00:01:22,013 Speaker 3: This show is tense from the opening scenes. The start 25 00:01:22,053 --> 00:01:24,773 Speaker 3: throws you right into the action and there are lots 26 00:01:24,813 --> 00:01:26,813 Speaker 3: of moments in this where you won't know what's going on, 27 00:01:26,893 --> 00:01:29,453 Speaker 3: but I think hanging there. The story is a bit 28 00:01:29,493 --> 00:01:31,413 Speaker 3: like a puzzle itself. You kind of have to put 29 00:01:31,413 --> 00:01:34,453 Speaker 3: it together. It's filmed in Italy during the summer and 30 00:01:34,493 --> 00:01:36,693 Speaker 3: it looks incredible. It almost has a bit of a 31 00:01:36,773 --> 00:01:39,853 Speaker 3: James Bond kind of feel to it. It is preposterous, 32 00:01:39,893 --> 00:01:41,853 Speaker 3: but if you like a twisty kind of thriller, this 33 00:01:41,933 --> 00:01:42,533 Speaker 3: is a lot of fun. 34 00:01:42,653 --> 00:01:45,533 Speaker 2: Nice. Okay, that's the Iris Affair. It's on TVNZ plus 35 00:01:45,613 --> 00:01:48,253 Speaker 2: on Disney Plus. Murdoch Death in the Family. 36 00:01:49,533 --> 00:01:52,653 Speaker 3: Yeah. This is a new American true crime series about 37 00:01:52,933 --> 00:01:55,613 Speaker 3: a very bleak set of murders that took place in 38 00:01:55,653 --> 00:01:58,293 Speaker 3: South Carolina a few years ago. And some people might 39 00:01:58,333 --> 00:02:01,013 Speaker 3: already be familiar with this story. Netflix did a big 40 00:02:01,733 --> 00:02:04,853 Speaker 3: documentary series about this a few years ago, and the 41 00:02:04,893 --> 00:02:07,293 Speaker 3: case has been in the news even quite reads quite recently, 42 00:02:07,813 --> 00:02:10,733 Speaker 3: and now it's been turned into this eight episode dramatized 43 00:02:10,773 --> 00:02:13,373 Speaker 3: mini series and it's about the Murdoch family, who were 44 00:02:13,413 --> 00:02:17,653 Speaker 3: one of South Carolina's most powerful and prominent families, and 45 00:02:17,693 --> 00:02:19,733 Speaker 3: it follows what happened in the family and the lead 46 00:02:19,773 --> 00:02:22,173 Speaker 3: up to the murders. There's a suspicious death, there's a 47 00:02:22,213 --> 00:02:25,373 Speaker 3: cover up, there's addiction, and there's a lot of bad behavior. 48 00:02:25,893 --> 00:02:29,013 Speaker 3: And the show is about how power and wealth and 49 00:02:29,093 --> 00:02:32,733 Speaker 3: privilege can make people behave in the worst possible ways. 50 00:02:33,573 --> 00:02:36,053 Speaker 3: The performances and this are really strong. Jason Clark and 51 00:02:36,093 --> 00:02:38,693 Speaker 3: Patricia Arquette Starr and this as the parents, and there's 52 00:02:38,693 --> 00:02:42,093 Speaker 3: a great supporting cast as well. I think if you've 53 00:02:42,133 --> 00:02:44,893 Speaker 3: read the book and listened to the podcast and watched 54 00:02:44,893 --> 00:02:48,133 Speaker 3: the documentary, I don't know that this drama adds anything 55 00:02:48,173 --> 00:02:51,693 Speaker 3: more to the story. It's largely rehashing what's already out there. 56 00:02:51,893 --> 00:02:53,773 Speaker 3: But I think if you're coming to this series without 57 00:02:53,813 --> 00:02:56,653 Speaker 3: knowing much about it, you'll probably find this a lot 58 00:02:56,653 --> 00:03:00,933 Speaker 3: more compelling because it is such a shocking and outrageous story. 59 00:03:01,013 --> 00:03:04,093 Speaker 2: Yeah, right, Okay, that's Murdoch Death in the Family. It's 60 00:03:04,133 --> 00:03:07,173 Speaker 2: on Disney Plus and on Netflix. The Diplomat. 61 00:03:08,013 --> 00:03:09,773 Speaker 3: I know you've been looking forward to this one, Jack. 62 00:03:09,973 --> 00:03:13,853 Speaker 3: This is a new season of the of the very 63 00:03:13,853 --> 00:03:17,373 Speaker 3: fun political thriller, And if you're looking for something smart 64 00:03:17,453 --> 00:03:20,493 Speaker 3: and entertaining and not too heavy to watch this weekend, 65 00:03:20,533 --> 00:03:23,173 Speaker 3: I can recommend this season three drop this week. It 66 00:03:23,253 --> 00:03:26,893 Speaker 3: stars Kerrie Russell and she plays an American diplomat who 67 00:03:27,053 --> 00:03:31,053 Speaker 3: is suddenly appointed ambassador to the UK during an international 68 00:03:31,093 --> 00:03:34,973 Speaker 3: political crisis, and she doesn't want the job, she reluctantly 69 00:03:35,013 --> 00:03:37,453 Speaker 3: takes it, and she also has to deal with her husband, 70 00:03:37,493 --> 00:03:41,813 Speaker 3: who's paper rufus seul, who is a liability, and who's 71 00:03:41,853 --> 00:03:44,533 Speaker 3: who pulling a lot of strings behind the scenes to 72 00:03:44,933 --> 00:03:47,133 Speaker 3: further his own career. And what I like about The 73 00:03:47,133 --> 00:03:49,373 Speaker 3: Diplomat is that it's a political thriller, but it's not 74 00:03:49,453 --> 00:03:53,053 Speaker 3: dry or boring. It's funny, it's well paced, the dialogue 75 00:03:53,093 --> 00:03:57,253 Speaker 3: is punchy. Lots of Cliffhanger's great cast Alison Janny is 76 00:03:57,253 --> 00:04:00,013 Speaker 3: in this, Celia and marias in this as well. You know, 77 00:04:00,093 --> 00:04:02,573 Speaker 3: it is over the top and probably a bit soapy, 78 00:04:02,613 --> 00:04:06,093 Speaker 3: but it doesn't take itself seriously as well, and it's 79 00:04:06,093 --> 00:04:10,053 Speaker 3: having fun without dumbing anything down. So very bingeable. And 80 00:04:10,493 --> 00:04:12,333 Speaker 3: yeah it makes politics entertainment, Yeah. 81 00:04:12,213 --> 00:04:16,573 Speaker 2: Yeah, it does. It does move perhaps unrealistically quickly at times. 82 00:04:16,613 --> 00:04:19,333 Speaker 2: But yes, yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean there's a fair 83 00:04:19,373 --> 00:04:22,013 Speaker 2: amount of dramatic license as you would expect, but yes, 84 00:04:22,093 --> 00:04:25,093 Speaker 2: I love it. I'm into it and very excited about 85 00:04:25,093 --> 00:04:27,933 Speaker 2: the new series. So that's The Diplomat. That's on Netflix. 86 00:04:28,093 --> 00:04:30,453 Speaker 2: Season three. Mood Off, Death and the Family is on 87 00:04:30,493 --> 00:04:33,173 Speaker 2: Disney Plus, The Iris Affair is on TVNZ Plus, and 88 00:04:33,253 --> 00:04:36,373 Speaker 2: all three shows are on the News Talks ZEDB website. 89 00:04:36,733 --> 00:04:39,853 Speaker 1: For more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame, listen live 90 00:04:39,933 --> 00:04:43,253 Speaker 1: to Newstalks EDB from nine am Saturday, or follow the 91 00:04:43,253 --> 00:04:44,733 Speaker 1: podcast on iHeartRadio.