Streaming services, cable TV and Primetime television are fighting for your viewership now more than ever. UNBINGED is here to help you weed through it all, with reviews of the latest shows that highlight what we love, what we hate and what we love to hate-watch, too.
It has been said that the medium through which we choose to communicate might hold as much value as the message itself. So where does that leave streaming content hoping to make a statement? The hottest new shows seem to be driven by an important message, but will folks stick around to learn something or gain insight if they’re indifferent to the story or characters? This month, we set out to unravel the intent and content worth watching via Prime Video’s Swarm and The Power and Apple TV+’s Extrapolations.
Swarm (Prime Video)
What happens when a fan becomes a fanatic? When “crave” becomes “craze”? What happens when a social media hive mind hurls the wants and needs of thousands onto an already fractured mind? For those who are unable to corral their emotions, that is where the real horror begins, as they become a real danger both to themselves and others. And in Prime Video‘s Swarm, we find out exactly where this might lead.
A modern take on Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy, sans much of the aforementioned comedy, Swarm is a disturbing look at the dark side of fandom and social media. Created by Donald Glover and Janine Nabers, the psychological thriller follows Andrea “Dre” Greene (Dominique Fishback), a young woman who lives her life through extremes, particularly her love for pop diva Ni’Jah.
Dre lives and breathes Ni’Jah. It consumes her every waking thought. When she is not listening to Ni’Jah, she is running her fan account, and targeting anyone who besmirches her name. The series uses an anthology format to follow Dre through the years, as she meets new and interesting people…and kills them.
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