1 00:00:07,133 --> 00:00:10,453 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack Team podcast 2 00:00:10,573 --> 00:00:13,133 Speaker 1: from News Talks at b Now. 3 00:00:12,973 --> 00:00:15,693 Speaker 2: Though, it is time to get your screen time picks 4 00:00:15,773 --> 00:00:19,453 Speaker 2: for this weekend. Tara Award has three shows to recommend 5 00:00:19,453 --> 00:00:23,133 Speaker 2: for us this morning. Kalta Tara Yata. Okay, let's begin 6 00:00:23,213 --> 00:00:26,093 Speaker 2: with a new show on Netflix. Tell us about Sirens. 7 00:00:26,733 --> 00:00:29,693 Speaker 3: Yes, there's a new American drama that stars Juliane Moore, 8 00:00:29,893 --> 00:00:32,693 Speaker 3: Kevin Bacon, and Meghan Faihey from White Lotus, And it's 9 00:00:32,693 --> 00:00:36,293 Speaker 3: one of those glossy Netflix dramas that grabs you from 10 00:00:36,333 --> 00:00:39,293 Speaker 3: the first episode and just pulls you in. Meghan Fahee 11 00:00:39,333 --> 00:00:41,813 Speaker 3: plays Devon, who is a bit of a mess. She's 12 00:00:41,853 --> 00:00:45,653 Speaker 3: been looking after her father who's just been diagnosed with Alzheimer's, 13 00:00:45,693 --> 00:00:49,213 Speaker 3: and she impulsively decides to go and visit her sister 14 00:00:49,293 --> 00:00:52,053 Speaker 3: in New England and try and persuade her to come 15 00:00:52,093 --> 00:00:54,893 Speaker 3: home and help her look after their dad. She finds 16 00:00:54,933 --> 00:00:58,533 Speaker 3: her sister, Simone, working as the assistant to a billionaire 17 00:00:58,533 --> 00:01:02,293 Speaker 3: socialite who's played by Julian Moore, and Simona is caught 18 00:01:02,333 --> 00:01:04,893 Speaker 3: up in this world. She feels a bit like a 19 00:01:04,893 --> 00:01:08,453 Speaker 3: cult and she has this very creepy relationship with her boss, 20 00:01:08,533 --> 00:01:12,053 Speaker 3: and so Devon is determined to rescue her sister and 21 00:01:12,093 --> 00:01:14,573 Speaker 3: work out why Julian Moore's character has so much power 22 00:01:14,613 --> 00:01:17,653 Speaker 3: over her. And it's hard not to compare Sirens to 23 00:01:18,093 --> 00:01:21,333 Speaker 3: The White Lotus because this is all about the whims 24 00:01:21,373 --> 00:01:24,293 Speaker 3: of the wealthy and the power and balances between the 25 00:01:24,333 --> 00:01:28,413 Speaker 3: workers and the rich. It's set in this glamorous Martha's 26 00:01:28,493 --> 00:01:31,213 Speaker 3: Vineyard kind of world, and the relationship between the two 27 00:01:31,253 --> 00:01:34,933 Speaker 3: sisters is quite complicated and troubled. So you've got all 28 00:01:34,973 --> 00:01:37,173 Speaker 3: the ingredients here for a great series. And what I 29 00:01:37,253 --> 00:01:39,653 Speaker 3: liked about this was it that it's got the balance 30 00:01:39,733 --> 00:01:43,093 Speaker 3: right between being a serious drama but also being a 31 00:01:43,133 --> 00:01:46,213 Speaker 3: little bit trashy, a little bit soapy, some great twists 32 00:01:46,213 --> 00:01:48,133 Speaker 3: and turns. You know, it just is just enough to 33 00:01:48,173 --> 00:01:50,533 Speaker 3: keep you hot. And Julian Moore is so god in 34 00:01:50,573 --> 00:01:51,773 Speaker 3: this as well. I really like this one. 35 00:01:51,893 --> 00:01:52,093 Speaker 1: Yeah. 36 00:01:52,173 --> 00:01:54,693 Speaker 2: Nice, Okay, cool, that's Sirens. So it's on Netflix on 37 00:01:54,733 --> 00:01:56,933 Speaker 2: Prime Video. Tell us about the new series of Nine 38 00:01:57,093 --> 00:01:58,373 Speaker 2: Perfect Strangers. 39 00:01:59,293 --> 00:02:03,973 Speaker 3: Yeah, second season of this American drama about an unusual 40 00:02:04,053 --> 00:02:06,293 Speaker 3: wellness retreat. This is based on the book by Leanne 41 00:02:06,933 --> 00:02:10,853 Speaker 3: and it stars Nicole Kidman, who plays Marsha, who is 42 00:02:10,893 --> 00:02:14,333 Speaker 3: the leader of this boutique health and wellness retreat and 43 00:02:14,733 --> 00:02:17,573 Speaker 3: a bit like Julian Moore's character in Sirens, this retreat 44 00:02:17,613 --> 00:02:21,813 Speaker 3: has some culfish vibes to it. Nine strangers arrive at 45 00:02:21,813 --> 00:02:25,373 Speaker 3: the retreat for a ten days stay. They are expecting 46 00:02:25,853 --> 00:02:28,893 Speaker 3: a healing sanctuary and to the chance to sort out 47 00:02:28,933 --> 00:02:32,053 Speaker 3: their big problems. But Marcia has her own agenda and 48 00:02:32,133 --> 00:02:34,533 Speaker 3: she's prepared to use her guests to make that happen. 49 00:02:34,653 --> 00:02:37,413 Speaker 3: And so the guests just find themselves dealing with a 50 00:02:37,453 --> 00:02:39,853 Speaker 3: whole lot of new problems. And Season one is filmed 51 00:02:39,853 --> 00:02:42,133 Speaker 3: in Barron Bay, but the second season is filmed in 52 00:02:42,173 --> 00:02:45,613 Speaker 3: Austria in winter, so some beautiful scenery, but it feels 53 00:02:45,693 --> 00:02:47,813 Speaker 3: quite different to the first. It feels a lot darker 54 00:02:48,213 --> 00:02:52,733 Speaker 3: and more uneasy. Mark Strong, Murray Bartlett, and Christine Baranski 55 00:02:52,773 --> 00:02:54,973 Speaker 3: star in season two, so there's some great talent involved 56 00:02:54,973 --> 00:02:57,253 Speaker 3: in this. And Nicole Kinman is back as well. She's 57 00:02:57,293 --> 00:02:59,813 Speaker 3: still doing her Russian accent, which I find a little 58 00:02:59,813 --> 00:03:00,933 Speaker 3: bit distracted. 59 00:03:06,453 --> 00:03:07,773 Speaker 1: Yet say no but here and there. 60 00:03:08,853 --> 00:03:12,333 Speaker 3: But if you do like those Leanne Moriarty books, if 61 00:03:12,373 --> 00:03:14,693 Speaker 3: you like Big Little Lies or the Perfect Couple, or 62 00:03:14,693 --> 00:03:17,493 Speaker 3: some of those other David E. Kelly adaptations. You'll like 63 00:03:17,533 --> 00:03:18,013 Speaker 3: this as well. 64 00:03:18,253 --> 00:03:20,853 Speaker 2: Very good. So that's on Prime Video. Nine Perfect Strangers 65 00:03:20,893 --> 00:03:23,373 Speaker 2: on Disney Plus. Tucci in Italy. 66 00:03:24,213 --> 00:03:27,853 Speaker 3: Yeah, something light and fabulous and delicious to finish with today. 67 00:03:27,853 --> 00:03:32,133 Speaker 3: This is a new food travel documentary series on Daslie Plus. 68 00:03:32,173 --> 00:03:35,893 Speaker 3: It's the latest from American actor Stanley Tucci, who has 69 00:03:35,933 --> 00:03:39,093 Speaker 3: made a name for himself in making award winning travel 70 00:03:39,253 --> 00:03:43,293 Speaker 3: documentary series about Italy. And this is his latest five 71 00:03:43,373 --> 00:03:45,813 Speaker 3: episodes and in each one he goes to a different 72 00:03:45,853 --> 00:03:49,053 Speaker 3: region in Italy and delves into the food and the 73 00:03:49,093 --> 00:03:51,613 Speaker 3: connections to the land and the history of the region. 74 00:03:51,773 --> 00:03:55,653 Speaker 3: And because Stanley Tucci is part Italian, he speaks the language, 75 00:03:55,693 --> 00:03:58,653 Speaker 3: he's lived there. He's a real foodie. He just makes 76 00:03:58,653 --> 00:04:01,213 Speaker 3: it all come alive. And in the first episode, he's 77 00:04:01,253 --> 00:04:04,293 Speaker 3: in Tuscany and he's eating different types of offal. He's 78 00:04:04,293 --> 00:04:07,253 Speaker 3: eading cows stomach and tongue and right, and I tell 79 00:04:07,293 --> 00:04:11,013 Speaker 3: you it looks delicious. He talks to the chefs and 80 00:04:11,053 --> 00:04:13,573 Speaker 3: the street stall owners and the home cooks. You know, 81 00:04:13,853 --> 00:04:17,213 Speaker 3: there's lots of variety and it feels very authentic. And 82 00:04:17,253 --> 00:04:20,253 Speaker 3: he's so interested in what he's eating, and that passion 83 00:04:20,253 --> 00:04:24,053 Speaker 3: and enthusiasm really comes across. It's just a light, lovely, 84 00:04:24,573 --> 00:04:26,093 Speaker 3: colorful show to escape a. 85 00:04:26,093 --> 00:04:29,893 Speaker 2: Bit of escapism. Yeah, nice, very good. Okay, so that's 86 00:04:30,133 --> 00:04:33,493 Speaker 2: Tucci in Ithli. It's on Disney Plus nine, Perfect Strangers 87 00:04:33,573 --> 00:04:36,373 Speaker 2: is on Prime Video, Sirens is on Netflix, and all 88 00:04:36,413 --> 00:04:39,413 Speaker 2: those shows are of course, on the news Talk ZEDB website. 89 00:04:39,813 --> 00:04:42,893 Speaker 1: For more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tam, listen live 90 00:04:43,013 --> 00:04:46,293 Speaker 1: to Newstalks EDB from nine am Saturday, or follow the 91 00:04:46,333 --> 00:04:47,813 Speaker 1: podcast on iHeartRadio