16 new features on specialty channels

In 2023, the specialty channels are spoiling us by dropping several intriguing new TV series to entertain us.

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1. Blanca [ADDIK TV]

MONDAY 8 PM, STARTING: JANUARY 9

THE SENSES ON SKIN

Consultant specializing in audio file decoding, Blanca Ferrando (Maria Chiara Giannetta) is hired by an With Maria Chiara Giannetta. Genoa police station where his many talents will be put to use. The young woman, however, is not a rookie like the others. At the age of 12, Blanca was indeed blinded following a tragic fire during which her sister Beatrice (Isabella Mottinelli) lost her life. Driven ever since by an immense sense of justice, she follows her aspirations despite the opposition of her uncle Alberto (Antonio Giancarlo Zavatteri), a powerful magistrate. Fortunately, she can count on the help of her inseparable friend, Linnaeus, an American bulldog who brings her protection and comfort… according to the needs of the moment.

2. The cleaner [ADDIK TV]

THURSDAY 9 PM, START: MARCH 16

BETWEEN SCALPEL AND BROOM

A surgeon of Filipino-Cambodian origin, Thony De La Rosa (Élodie Yung) had to leave Asia and her comfortable situation to settle in Las Vegas, where she works as a cleaning lady. The reason for his departure and this intriguing career change? She wants to get closer to the only clinic on the planet where a type of marrow transplant is performed that could save her son (Sebastien and Valentino LaSalle), suffering from a rare disease. But after witnessing a crime, she sees her destiny take an unexpected turn: a job in a criminal organization is offered to her.

3. Superman and Lois [ADDIK TV]

MONDAY 10 PM, START: JANUARY 30 NEW

BACK TO BASICS

Now deprived of his job at Daily Planet, which was acquired by Edge EnerCorp, Clark Kent (Tyler Hoechlin) must return to Smallville to attend the funeral of his adoptive mother (Michele Scarabelli). For this pilgrimage to the land of his past, he is alongside his wife, Lois Lane Elizabeth Tulloch and Tyler Hoechlin. Elizabeth Tulloch), and their twins, Jonathan (Jordan Elsass), a shy, humble and athletic boy, and his brother Jordan (Alex Garfin), an outcast who has to deal with his daily anxiety. After a near-fatal accident, it seems quite possible that one of the Kent sons has inherited his father’s powers from another planet. But which one? As Superman’s life would never be quite complete without an enemy to fight, the superman must this time try to discover the person responsible for the sabotage of a nuclear power plant, an operation aimed secretly at studying the actions of our hero. in the heat of the action.

4. The Newsreader (French title to be confirmed) [Série Plus]

WEDNESDAY 9 PM, STARTING: APRIL 5

THROUGH THE HEADLINES

In 1986, the AIDS crisis and the explosion of the shuttle Challenger create a stir on the planet, while the passage of Halley’s comet brightens the sky. Over the headlines of international news, two evening news reporters (Anna Torv and Dale Jennings) of an Australian channel see their lives transformed by events that are etched in history, a report at the time.

5. Next of Kin (French title to be confirmed) [Série Plus]

TUESDAY 10 PM, STARTING: MARCH 21

A DOUBTFUL FLIGHT

A young Finnish girl (Nika Savolainen) is stricken with terrible chronic ailments that medical science cannot explain. When her DNA sample is stolen from the lab where it was being studied, Liv is plunged into the heart of a saga that could well determine the fate of humanity, for better or for worse. In order to help her uncover the mystery hidden behind this unusual larceny, she can count on Markus (Elmer Bäck), a security guard who is leading the investigation.

6. Suspicions [VRAK]

FRIDAY 9 PM, STARTS: JANUARY 30

WATCH YOUR STEP

One of the great actresses of her generation, the Australian Toni Collette, surpasses herself once again in this miniseries based on a podcast and an intriguing news story. At the heart of this legal and family drama, a writer (Colin Firth) is accused of the murder of his wife (Toni Collette), whose body was discovered at the foot of the stairs of the family home. Over the course of the investigation, the trial and the many flashbacks, the various members of the family try to digest the information that reaches them in dribs and drabs, like the pieces of a disturbing puzzle, while a French film crew follows them in order to document the affair. A question arises: did the author of thrillers kill his wife, yes or no?

7. The girl before [VRAK]

MONDAY 9 PM, STARTS: MARCH 27

THE STORY REPEATS ITSELF

Moving into a new home is an exciting experience, right? Maybe not for Jane (Gugu Mbatha-Raw). In this thriller series presented in four episodes, the new owner discovers that the one who lived between the walls of her house before her (Jessica Plummer) has met a tragic fate. Many clues suggest that Jane could meet a similar fate. Run for your life!

8. Mélinda, between two worlds [VRAK]

SEASONS 1 TO 4 • MONDAY TO FRIDAY 8 PM, STARTS: JANUARY 2

THE SIXTH SENSE

Whether considered a gift or a curse, the ability to communicate with the dead is no small burden on one’s shoulders. You can talk to Melinda Gordon (Jennifer Love Hewitt), who has the daunting task of helping the spirits of the departed to accomplish certain things in order for them to find peace in the afterlife. Even if the messages she carries in their name often have the power to change the destiny of the loved ones of the deceased, one can think that her main challenge will be not to pass for an enlightened one. Not easy, the life of a medium, even when you have the best intentions on Earth!

9. Station Eleven VF [Z]

THURSDAY 10 PM, START: JANUARY 5

SWEET END OF THE WORLD

When a brilliant actor (Gael García Bernal) dies on stage during
of a representation of King Lear, of Shakespeare, a spectator (Himesh Patel) rushes to his rescue without thinking too much. This impulsive act is, for him, a first step in a spiral that leads him from one expected event to another, while around him, the world is collapsing to the rhythm of the spread of a virulent and deadly virus. . At his side, a young actress (Matilda Lawler), whom he accompanied back to his parents after the cancellation of the play, grows up in a world very different from the one we know. Their bond lasts beyond the years, while the apocalypse is at their doorstep and the survivors continue to dream of a bright tomorrow.

10. Lost [Z]

SEASONS 1 TO 3 • MONDAY TO THURSDAY 11 PM STARTING: JANUARY 2

THE (NOT SO) MERRY SHIPWRECKED

A few years after its conclusion, which left many viewers perplexed, the series by Damon Lindelof, Jeffrey Lieber and JJ Abrams is back for those who would like to discover or revisit the mysterious island where the passengers of the flight crashed. 815. Out of 324 people on board, 70 survivors (and a dog) must learn to live the hard way, while discovering one by one the dangers that hide behind the forest of this inhospitable region. Among them, Jack (Matthew Fox), the troubled doctor, and Kate (Evangeline Lilly), the fugitive, are leaders despite themselves. The internal struggles within the newly formed clan will become as perilous as the multiple threats of this evil-looking place. As they will discover, the island that welcomes them may be cut off from the world and, in a way, from time, but it is far from uninhabited.

11. DMZ: Demilitarized Zone [Z]

THURSDAY 10 PM, START: MARCH 16

THE CURSED ISLAND

Civil war breaks out in America, and Manhattan becomes a demilitarized zone. In this collapsing world, Alma “Zee” Ortega (Rosario Dawson) becomes a symbol for anyone looking for heroes who can rekindle hope and carry the torch. Beyond this role, which can be heavy to bear, the doctor tries to find her son Christian (Bryan Gael Guzman), who disappeared during the great evacuation. At the same time, Parco (Benjamin Bratt), Zee’s ex-husband, tries to take advantage of the situation to increase his power over this city that never sleeps and which is now the prey of criminal groups, demagogues and other agents of chaos who share his remains.

12. Killer Texts [MOI ET CIE]

THURSDAY 10 PM, STARTING: MARCH 2

THE CALL OF THE VOID

Based on a disturbing news item, this mini-series recalls the events that led, in July 2014, to the suicide of Conrad Henri Roy III (Colton Ryan), an American teenager who was pushed into committing irreparable harm by his girlfriend, Michelle Carter (Elle Fanning). After a much-discussed trial, she was convicted of involuntary murder after encouraging her boyfriend to end his life through a series of text messages and calls to make your blood run cold. Like it’s not just driving that texting can kill…

13. The city belongs to us [Investigation]

TUESDAY 10:30 PM, STARTS: JANUARY 3

DARK CITY

Twenty years after inviting us into the complex universe of the series TheWire, screenwriter David Simon takes us back to the streets and institutions of the city of Baltimore, plagued by power struggles and corruption. Based on the book by reporter Justin Fenton, this six-part miniseries chronicles the rise and fall of the Gun Trac Task Force, whose members violated citizens’ rights in the name of justice and the war on drugs. to achieve their ends. America at its most twisted.

14. American Gigolo VF [Investigation]

TUESDAY 10:30 PM STARTING: MARCH 28

THE MAN-OBJECT

After 15 years behind bars when he was innocent, Julian Kaye (Jon Bernthal here takes over the role played by Richard Gere in the 1980s) is back in the city of Angels. Losing his bearings in the midst of a troubled new era, the handsome guy tries, somehow, to find his place in the sex industry while hoping to reconnect with his old flame (Gretchen Mol) and discover the reason for which he was wrongly sent to prison.

15. The Unicorn VF [Canal Vie]

MONDAY TO FRIDAY 11 AM STARTING: FEBRUARY 17

DAD IS LOOKING FOR A GIRLFRIEND

Recently widowed, Wade (Walton Goggins) must learn to relearn his life as a single man while taking care of his daughters, Grace and Natalie (Rubi Jay and Makenzie Moss), who have lost their mother. Pushed by his friends to launch himself into the world of trysts with both feet, our man will quickly discover that times have changed in the circuit of bars and dates.

16. Glee [Elle Fiction]

THURSDAY 6 PM, STARTING: JANUARY 12

CHOIR CHILDREN

Spanish teacher Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison) sets out to restore the McKinley High School choir to its former glory. To achieve this, the teacher must first find a way to give body and cohesion to a group that is at the very least mismatched. Not easy, in these circumstances, to avoid the occasional false note.

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