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MID-SEASON REVIEW

SARA QUELHAS

TV EDITOR

In an increasingly fast-paced tele- daring experiments, what stands
vision ecosystem, where too many out is not so much the scale of pro-
SERIES be seen before it is forgotten—few These five series do not share a
duction but the ability of some se-
series thrive on immediacy and ins-
tant success—everything wants to
ries to assert their identity.
manage to stand the test of time.
common format, nor do they follow
Even so, amid the noise of hype and
the same aesthetic register. Some
the automatism of repetition, the
first months of 2025 showed signs
of maintaining high standards;
of vitality. Some premieres escaped returned with the difficult task
the logic of rapid consumption and others debuted without a safety
showed that, even in a time marked net, betting everything on the voi-
by haste, there is still room for se- ce of their authors and the integrity
ries that take their time. of the concept. What unites them is
something else: the refusal to fall
The diversity of genres and approa- into the comfort of predictability.
ches marked the first months of the These proposals attempt new ideas,
year but also revealed an increasin- even if they fail or create division.
gly evident paradox: never has so And in that gesture, they deserve
much been produced, and never has our attention. If 2025 has taught
it been so difficult to distinguish us anything, it's that well-maintai-
what is really worthwhile. Among ned risk continues to be the most
dystopian dramas, meta-narrative uncommon aspect of modern tele-
satires, political thrillers, and more vision.

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