The article reviews several new TV series, highlighting their unique premises and performances. 'Sirens' features strong performances, exploring themes of wealth, family, and trauma while maintaining wit. 'Faking It' is a lively reboot of a classic show, proving its charm remains relevant in today's context. 'Code of Silence' showcases Rose Ayling-Ellis as a deaf character, providing insight into the deaf community while delivering engaging storytelling. Finally, 'Tucci in Italy' captures Stanley Tucci's culinary journey through his ancestral land, promising a delightful exploration of food and culture.
Without ever losing its wit or bounce, Sirens becomes a study in family, class and all sorts of other power struggles, the endless possibilities for good and ill that wealth brings, and the legacies of childhood trauma.
There are plentiful details, grace notes really, that evoke the reality of life as a deaf person. It all gives a freshness, as well as an edifying aspect, to the underlying conventions.
Such a solid idea that it still has plenty of the old charm left to spare. In fact, it may work even better now, in the fractious 2020s, than it did in the optimistic glow of the early 00s.
Tucci and his Tucciness work their magic yet again, highlighting his ancestral homeland and its cuisine in a mouth-watering journey.
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