“ Buffy the Vampire Slayer but with bad language and a down-to-earth attitude to sex and romance” – you can’t go wrong with a description like that. Stars Louis Hofmann, Oliver Masucci, Karoline Eichhorn, Jördis Triebel, Stephan Kampwirth, Daan Lennard Liebrenz, Andreas Pietschmann, and Tatja Seibt. The show has been likened to Stranger Things due to the supernatural forces at the heart of it and for its focus on the four teenagers who venture to the Winden caves where they’re greeted by the stranger goings on of the small town. The plot straddles decades by unfurling the dark secrets of the town back in the late 80s, settling in to a web of conspiracies and dark secrets that bubble to the surface. While we wait, here are ten of the best oddball coming-of-age shows for the most sardonic, twisted misanthropists.Ī sci-fi noir with a dark mystery at the center of it, this German-language Netflix Originals show is set in a small town where the disappearance of two young children exposes the double lives and fractured relationships among four families. Although it worked as a standalone series, we’re looking forward to seeing what creator Charlie Covell has up his Hawaiian-patterned sleeve for S2.
Proving that love can sometimes feel like the end of the world, this misanthropic coming-of-age miniseries sees 17-year-old James ( Alex Lawther ) and Alyssa (Jessica Barden) embark on a road trip that takes a sinister turn as the pair search for the latter’s long lost father.Ī killer soundtrack, offbeat characters, tight cinematography, and an indie black comedy tone, The End of the F***ing World came together as a masterful whole and crammed an awful lot into its eight episodes. As one of its best and most intriguing offerings from last year, the dark comedy follows a mismatched couple who come together by their overwhelming feelings of hatred, confusion, and nihilism. Good news – Netflix renewed The End of the F***ing World for a second season. By: Daisy Webb Offbeat shows to watch while we wait for ‘The End of the F***ing World’ S2
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