A quick TV catchup

Finished The Expanse S6 🚀 — a hard-won, bittersweet send-off. Would’ve taken three more seasons, easily. Auto-generated description: A promotional poster for the TV series The Expanse features multiple characters' faces arranged within concentric circles against a cosmic and industrial background.

Also wrapped Drops of God S2 🍷 — still the only show that makes a wine tasting play like a heist. Two very different flavours of binge, both very good in their own ways. Auto-generated description: Two individuals stand against a backdrop featuring grapevines, with the text Drops of God prominently displayed.

And since it’s World Cup season, I’ve been catching up on 2 football (⚽) -related docuseries, both made from friends:

  • U.S. Against the World:
    Produced by my husband-and-wife friends Rand & Janina, through their Parkstories studio. They’ve followed the US Men’s National Team for the past 4 years, and this docu-series traces back the evolution of the North American team from the Qatar 2022 World Cup, through to preparing to host the 2026 World Cup on home soil. Incredible exclusive access with everyone from players to coaches, and a real human underdog story. Auto-generated description: HBO's U.S. Against the World is a documentary series on HBO Max that follows four years with the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team.

  • The Root of the Game
    Directed by my friend Alec Cutter, possibly the most Brazilian American man I’ve ever met. After an incredible short film called Nando, Alec shares a fascinating look at the Varzea, Brazil’s grassroots, amateur football championship, around the São Paulo working class neighborhoods.
    Auto-generated description: A close-up of a man intensely holding and looking down at a soccer ball is used as the promotional image for the Netflix documentary series The Root of the Game releasing on June 20.

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