5 Netflix viewing tips, suggestions and recommendations that are worth it

Since the tragic death of her infant son, acclaimed author Aggie Wiggs has retreated from public life, unable to write, a shadow of her former self. But she finds an unlikely subject for a new book when the house next door is purchased by Nile Sheldon, a famous and formidable real estate mogul who was once the prime suspect in his wife’s disappearance. Aggie, simultaneously shocked and fascinated by this man, finds herself compulsively searching for the truth in a cat-and-mouse game that could end fatally.

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Amsterdam Empire is a Dutch crime series on Netflix in which Jack van Doorn, the rich and infamous founder of the Jackal coffee shop empire, fights criminals, competitors and absurd laws throughout his career to become the biggest. When his affair with journalist Marjolein Hofman comes to light, his betrayed wife Betty, an ex-pop star who knows all his secrets and weaknesses, becomes his most dangerous enemy who will not rest until she has taken away his house, wealth, business and even his dog. The series, starring Jacob Derwig as Jack and Famke Janssen as Betty, explores revenge, business intrigue and the mixing of the upper and underworld in Amsterdam.

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Dark Winds is a psychological thriller set in the 1970s on the Navajo reservation in the southwestern US. The series follows two Navajo police officers, Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee, as they investigate a series of brutal crimes, such as a double murder and a violent robbery, that lead to revelations about corruption, extremist groups and spiritual conflict. Their search forces them to confront old wounds and cultural traditions.

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From the outside, Ángela leads a seemingly idyllic life: she has two wonderful children, a charming husband and a spectacular house. However, this facade is a deception and it takes more and more effort to maintain it. Angela is in reality a woman abused by an obsessive husband who has convinced her that without him she would be nothing. Until one day Edu appears, an attractive young man who reveals her surprising secrets and is willing to help her by banishing him from her life.

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Secrets We Keep is a Danish crime thriller on Netflix in which the young Filipino au pair Ruby Tan disappears without a trace from a wealthy residential area just outside Copenhagen, prompting neighbor Cecilie to start an investigation together with her own au pair Angel and detective Aicha Petersen. As rumors of foul play circulate and the police ignore the case due to Ruby’s status as a foreign domestic worker, Cecilie and Angel uncover dark secrets in the gated community, including privilege, abuse of power and family ties that lead to shocking revelations of rape, pregnancy and murder. The series explores themes of social inequality and elite blind spots, with Cecilie’s perfect world crumbling when the truth about her neighbors and inner circle comes to light.

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