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items: Will The Empress on Netflix return for season 2?
items: Dahmer on Netflix: Tony Hughes's story should be a call to action
items: The Empress true story: Who was Elisabeth von Wittelsbach?
items: The Empress cast: meet the characters in the Netflix period drama
items: True story behind Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes
items: Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story fails to challenge worst true crime drama tropes
items: Cobra Kai: How does season 5 set up the potential next chapter?
items: Cobra Kai season 5's big Karate Kid cameos explained

Will The Empress on Netflix return for season 2?
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date: 2022-11-11T14:05:35.000Z
creator: Oluwatayo Adewole
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Netflix
subject: On demand
description: Will Elisabeth be back in a second season of the hit German series?
encoded: Surprise hit The Empress took Netflix viewers by storm when it first debuted earlier this year, with fans of other popular period dramas such as The Crown and Bridgerton falling head over heels for the German historical series. The first season told the story of Elisabeth, also called Sisi (played by Devrim Lingnau), and fans have been crying out for a follow-up season following the end to season 1, which saw Sisi fall pregnant with her first child. It's clear that there's still a lot more of the tale that could be explored, but will the series be back for more, and if so, when will the new episodes debut and who will be in the cast? Read on for everything you need to know about The Empress season 2. Has The Empress been renewed for season 2? It has! Netflix confirmed on Tuesday 8th November 2022 that the series would be returning for a second season, with showrunner Katharina Eyssen saying: "I am incredibly grateful that we were able to touch so many different people in Germany and all over the world with our series. "The story of Elisabeth’s life is a story of the power of love, but also of the courage to be different, and of hope for a better future, and that is what we need at this time. That’s why we are very happy to be able to continue telling this exciting story." It has not yet been confirmed how long we will have to wait to see the new episodes, but while fans wait there's always the show's companion novel to keep them occupied, in which author Gigi Griffis has adapted the original Katharina Eyssen scripts to focus more on the early life of Sisi. Publishing editor Caoilnn Douglass said the following to Netflix's TUDUM: "I really like the idea of meeting this very famous woman before she becomes empress and not following her into that era that you think you know. That's another way that we build on the show and create a companion piece. It's her before the hype. Who was she really, and what did her earlier days look like?" It also gives fans the opportunity…

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Dahmer on Netflix: Tony Hughes's story should be a call to action
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date: 2022-10-12T14:59:25.000Z
creator: Oluwatayo Adewole
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Comment
subject: Netflix
subject: On demand
description: His story should not just be a heart-wrenching tale.
encoded: The story of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was recently dredged up once again, this time by Ryan Murphy for Netflix, with Evan Peters playing the eponymous figure in DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. The show has achieved record-breaking ratings, but it has also come under considerable criticism – including from the victims' families themselves. One particular victim who has captured a lot of attention due to an episode that was largely focused on him is 31-year-old Anthony Hughes (played by Rodney Burford). His family seemingly weren't consulted about the series, with his mother Shirley telling The Guardian that what plays out in Dahmer "didn't happen like that", adding: "I don't see how they can do that. I don't see how they can use our names and put stuff out like that out there." There's been extensive discourse about the moments surrounding his death, but much less interest in how he lived and the broader circumstances that made him particularly vulnerable. Hughes was born on August 26th, 1959. As an infant, he was given medication which caused him to lose his hearing, and he used sign language to communicate with those who understood, writing notes for those who didn't. Notably, Hughes used BASL (Black American Sign Language), a type of signing that was developed by d/Deaf Black Americans to better express the specifics of their expressions and experiences, which shares some similarities with AAVE (African-American Vernacular English). Hughes had aspirations to be a model, but as a gay, Black and deaf man living at the turn of the '90s, things were far from easy for him and tragically, his life was cut brutally short. Dahmer had befriended Hughes before inviting him to his apartment. It was there that he spent his final moments, like so many others before and after him. Hughes's experience gives us a real insight into the issues faced by disabled people, particularly those with other marginalisations, and how they are especially vulnerable to mistreat…

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The Empress true story: Who was Elisabeth von Wittelsbach?
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date: 2022-10-10T15:45:44.000Z
creator: Oluwatayo Adewole
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Netflix
subject: On demand
description: The Netflix series charts the love story between Empress Elisabeth von Wittelsbach and Emperor Franz Joseph, but how much is fact versus fiction?
encoded: The Empress has landed on Netflix, telling the true story of the early life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. The six-part series focuses on the love story between Elisabeth (Devrim Lingnau) and Emperor Franz Joseph (Philip Froissant), and the impact their romance had on the royal court and society. Born in December of 1837, Elisabeth came from a notoriously eccentric line of the royal family - and her life certainly reflected that, from her rise to the throne to her untimely end. As is often the case with period dramas, The Empress merges fiction and fact, choosing a compelling love story over historical accuracy. So, who was the real Empress of Austria? Read on for everything you need to know about the real-life Elisabeth von Wittelsbach. Netflix's The Empress: Is the series based on a true story? Elisabeth von Wittelsbach and Franz Joseph's fairy-tale meeting As much as the circumstances which led to Elisabeth’s engagement to the Emperor seemed straight out of a Disney movie, they were for the most part true to life. While it is unclear whether there was a woods-based love at first sight moment, as featured in the Netflix series, the pair did meet as Franz Joseph visited his cousin Helene, who he was expected to marry. But after meeting Elisabeth he fell head over heels for her, informing his mother that if he could not marry Elisabeth, then he would not marry at all. Five days later, their wedding was announced. Even the farcical moment where the family ended up only having funeral clothes to wear because their other suitcase didn’t arrive in time was detailed in the show. However, one detail not mentioned is that in reaction to his proposal, Elisabeth supposedly said : "Oh, if only he were a tailor!" before adding, "One doesn’t turn down an emperor!" Elisabeth von Wittelsbach's age While the show doesn’t explicitly say much about the age of its leading lady, it does obfuscate one of the key details about her life - her age when she met the emperor. When Franz Jo…

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The Empress cast: meet the characters in the Netflix period drama
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date: 2022-10-10T09:38:55.000Z
creator: Oluwatayo Adewole
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Netflix
subject: On demand
description: Introducing Empress Elisabeth von Wittelsbach...
encoded: In the midst of the popularity of The Crown, another show has come to challenge for the throne of Netflix’s reigning royal period piece. The Empress is a new show which follows the love story between Empress Elisabeth von Wittelsbach (Devrim Lingnau) and Emperor Franz Joseph (Philip Froissant), and the consequences that has for the court and contemporary society. This cast has a lot of talented up-and-comers who perhaps wouldn’t be immediately recognisable to English-speaking audiences. Here's everything you need to know about the cast of The Empress. Devrim Lingnau plays Princess/Empress Elisabeth von Wittelsbach Who is Elisabeth von Wittelsbach? Elisabeth von Wittelsbach is the focal point of the series as the woman who Emperor Franz Joseph decides to marry - much to the shock of everyone but Franz Joseph himself. She’s deeply in love with the emperor, but also feels severely constrained by the weight of the pressures that come with her position - especially with the powerful forces shifting all around her. Where have I seen Devrim Lingnau before? Devrim Lingnau made her screen debut in 2017, appearing in two episodes of German crime series Under Suspicion. She has had various TV appearances since then, and also had a leading movie role in Emily Harris's Carmilla, a film which follows the love story between a vampire and her prey, based on the Sheridan Le Fanu novella of the same name. Her most recent appearance was in a 2021 episode of Allmen, a show about the adventures of an unconventional art detective. Philip Froissant plays Emperor Franz Joseph Who is Emperor Franz Joseph? Philip Froissant features as the reluctant Emperor himself. Joseph is a deeply conflicted man, especially with the building pressures of war in Europe, but he has his own very different plans for the Empire. The main thing that he is persistently decided on is his love for Elisabeth - but even that is put to the test by all these worries. Where have I seen Philip Froissant before? Foissant…

True story behind Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes
type: item
date: 2022-10-06T14:25:11.000Z
creator: Oluwatayo Adewole
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Netflix
subject: On demand
description: Netflix is digging deeper into the crimes of the Milwaukee serial killer.
encoded: Netflix is digging deeper into the crimes of Milwaukee serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer in a brand-new season of Joe Berlinger’s Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes. Featuring unheard tapes between Jeffrey and defence attorney Wendy Patrickus, the three part series will look into Jeffrey’s psyche after he was arrested and confessed to killing and dismembering 17 boys and men – many of whom were queer men of colour – over a period of 13 years. The documentary follows Ryan Murphy's DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, which was released on the streaming site on 21st September and features actor Evan Peters as Dahmer. The Netflix series aims to put Dahmer's victims at the centre of the story and also looks at those in the community who suspected Dahmer, and those who could've done more to save his victims - but didn't. With the release of the latest documentary, below we take a look at the true story behind Jeffrey Dahmer’s murders, revealing which parts of the series were dramatised and which parts are authentic. The confession At the centre of a large portion of the drama series is Jeffrey Dahmer’s confession, which is the bridging point for delving into different parts of his life. Given the reality that most of his victims were killed by him, he is the most definitive source on his own crimes. This makes it hard for us to really get a firm grasp on the events that happened when you consider that Dahmer was allegedly extremely drunk during his killings. So tragically, there is a lot that will likely never come to light. What you perhaps wouldn’t know from the show is that the interrogation which brought about his confession went on for a whopping 60 hours. The detectives portrayed on the show, Detective Patrick Kennedy and Detective Dennis Murphy, were real, but some of the specific dialogue was made for the show (since the report is not an exact transcript). It's also worth noting that while the show frames the initial interrogation as the sour…

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Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story fails to challenge worst true crime drama tropes
type: item
date: 2022-09-27T08:34:48.000Z
creator: Oluwatayo Adewole
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Comment
subject: Netflix
subject: On demand
description: Ryan Murphy's new Netflix series aims to subvert the usual missteps of the genre – but ends up contributing to them.
encoded: Jeffrey Dahmer has been the subject of many works, from films to documentaries to podcasts, and now Netflix had released a series with Evan Peters playing the notorious Milwaukee Cannibal. One of the big critiques of the true crime genre is that it often disregards the lives of victims and focuses instead on the people who hurt or killed them – with this being especially true for media that surrounds serial killers. Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story – co-created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan – has been marketed as having subverted that approach, choosing instead to be told from the perspective of his victims. And while it does make some effort to distance itself from the worst of the genre, it still ends up falling short. The first five episodes are very much focused on the eponymous killer and don't do much to give attention to his victims or their families – instead, it’s Dahmer’s childhood, alcoholism, struggles with his sexuality and arguments with family that are in the foreground. This feels especially egregious when it comes to the death of Konerak Sinthasomphone, the 14-year-old boy who Dahmer killed. While the show is critical of the racist and homophobic police response depicted, and later displays the trauma of his family, you never get a sense of who this child was as a person. As such, he becomes less of a human and more of a prop to demonstrate how evil Dahmer was. Beyond the first five hours, the victims and their families do begin to take focus. Arguably the most compelling part of the miniseries is the 15 minutes which focus on Tony Hughes (Rodney Burford) and his friends living life as deaf queer men in 1991. It's one of the few times where it feels like the victim is a person and not just a tragedy waiting to happen. On top of that, whenever Niecy Nash (playing Dahmer’s neighbour Glenda Jackson) is on screen, she steals the show and makes everything we’re seeing feel more grounded in the trauma of the people affected. However, those moments are s…

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Cobra Kai: How does season 5 set up the potential next chapter?
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date: 2022-09-21T08:58:15.000Z
creator: Oluwatayo Adewole
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Netflix
subject: On demand
description: Whilst season 6 of the hit Netflix show is still unconfirmed, we've had a think about what could come next...
encoded: Cobra Kai season 5 might only just have landed on Netflix, but already thoughts are turning towards future instalments of the hit martial arts drama. The latest instalment of Cobra Kai revolves around the fight against Terry Silver, who has taken over the titular dojo and is spreading his influence across the valley. Season 5 ended with an explosive and action-packed finale that really scattered a lot of the big players of the series. It's a series that has repeatedly brought back characters from the franchise and managed to fold them into the story in interesting ways, so the question going into a (not yet announced) potential season 6 is – who is there left to bring back? And where can the show go from here? Read on to find out what could potentially lie ahead for season 6, though be warned: there are full spoilers for season 5 ahead. What happens at the end of Cobra Kai season 5? The biggest question left unanswered by the end of season 5 is what the fate of the eponymous dojo will be. With Silver on his way to prison, Kreese on the run and Johnny Lawrence completely uninterested, there seems to be no leadership for Cobra Kai. However, it does seem that the newly introduced sensei Kim Da-Eun could use Cobra Kai to complete her dream of bringing her family’s Way of the Fist to the world stage. But what is a dojo without students? The revelations of Silver’s activities have left Cobra Kai’s students disillusioned, so it’s not entirely clear that there will even be a dojo to take to the world stage. World tournament The scale of the show is getting a lot bigger than the Valley, with Cobra Kai and Miyagi-Fang headed to square up with the best dojos on the planet. While season 5 really began to break out of the shell of American Karate with the introduction of new non-American sensei in the Cobra Kai cast, it seems that season 6 could shed it almost entirely. That means we'll hopefully get the opportunity to see a whole load of different styles that'll be fun to watch…

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Cobra Kai season 5's big Karate Kid cameos explained
type: item
date: 2022-09-14T10:39:21.000Z
creator: Oluwatayo Adewole
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Netflix
subject: On demand
description: Here's where you last saw those returning cast members in the franchise. **Warning: Season 5 spoilers**
encoded: In season 5 of Cobra Kai, the past continues to haunt LaRusso and the martial artists of the Valley. After all, the big bad is Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith), who also antagonised LaRusso throughout The Karate Kid Part III – and he’s not the only one returning from the third film in the trilogy. There are a few assorted cameos in the Netflix show, like the appearance of former UFC fighters Tyron Woodley and Stephen Thompson as Silver’s new allies, while NWA wrestler Luke Hawx also appears halfway through the season. However, for long-time fans of the Karate Kid franchise, there are two big cameos that need to be discussed. Here's everything you need to know about the characters. Mike Barnes (Sean Kanan) Joining the fray this season is yet another Cobra Kai alum - Mike Barnes, the “bad boy of karate”. A puppet of Kreese and Silver in The Karate Kid Part III, he was their main hope for regaining the championship title and showing the dominance of Cobra Kai once and for all. In the lead-up to the All Valley championship, Barnes and his crew also terrorised LaRusso and his friend Jessica, going so far as to nearly drop them off a cliff. In the end, the young LaRusso just about defeats Barnes in a sudden death round after being pummelled by him for most of the fight. As we meet him in Cobra Kai, his life is much different. His days of karate and being a terror seem to be over. Instead, he runs a furniture store with his wife and seems very content - at least until the drama of the current season comes to find him. Jessica Andrews (Robyn Lively) Another star of the last movie of the trilogy also makes an appearance this season, Lively reprises her role and is well beyond those teenage days dating Daniel LaRusso. When we first saw her character 33 years ago, she was being terrorised by Barnes alongside LaRusso, so it’s interesting that she and her former bully are back in the new season. Her appearance in Cobra Kai bears some similarity to Ali’s (Elisabeth Shue) cameo …

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