Articles by Louie Fecou
Netflix’s Turkish Hit ‘Shahmaran’ Might Have A Loose Connection To ‘Doctor Who’
Shahmaran has its roots in fantasy, featuring fantastical elements such as mythical creatures and prophecies. But the Netflix series is also steeped in Turkish culture...
The South African Scenery and Customs Of ‘Lobola Man’ Set It Apart As A Rom-Com
Set and filmed in South Africa, Lobola Man is a distinctly regional take on the romantic comedy genre that revolves around an African tradition many won’t be...
The Chilly Filming Locations and Miraculous Survival of ‘Snowpiercer’ Season 4
There was a time when the dystopian thriller series Snowpiercer looked canceled, so it’s a miracle that Season 4 has made it to our screens...
The Nautical Themes And Setting Of ‘Vanished Into the Night’
Set and filmed in Italy, Vanished Into the Night follows an estranged couple hunting for their kidnapped children amid their divorce. The film, seemingly a...
‘Tyler Perry’s Divorce in the Black’ Was Filmed In Perry’s Atlanta Studio — And Is Only One Part Of A Growing Empire
Like most of Tyler Perry’s movies, Divorce in the Black was filmed at his expansive studios in Atlanta. It’s also — like most of his movies —...
The Natural Beauty of ‘Desperate Lies’ Was Intended To Be Part Of the Plot
Set and shot in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Desperate Lies has proven to be a hit for Netflix despite being 17 episodes long and dealing with some…...
New Jersey Cosplays As Florida In Prime Video’s ‘Space Cadet’
Space Cadet isn’t a clever movie, but it was at least clever with its production. Set in Florida, the Legally Blonde-inspired comedy was filmed across New Jersey,...
‘Presumed Innocent’ Is Set In Chicago, But The Apple TV+ Series Was Filmed In Pasadena
The Apple TV+ adaptation of the Scott Turow novel Presumed Innocent, which was the focus of a theatrically released movie starring Harrison Ford way back...
Netflix’s ‘Supacell’ Cannot Be Separated From South London
Supacell is intimately tied to South London, so it makes sense the show was filmed on location in the estates, stations, high streets, and hospitals of...
‘My Lady Jane’ Series: The Young Adult Novels That Inspired The Show
Prime Video’s whimsical historical series My Lady Jane is based on a series of novels by Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows, and Cynthia Hand. The trilogy loosely...
‘Gangs of Galicia’ And The True Story That Inspired The Netflix Series
Many crime dramas use real events as the basis for their fictional narrative, and Gangs of Galicia is no different. Based loosely on a police operation to...
Shock and Awe: Here Are 10 Provocative Shows Like ‘The Boys’
The Boys became a hit series for Prime Video by taking the tropes of comic book superheroes and subverting them into a shocking often ultra-violent...
‘Gangs of Galicia’ Lives Up To Its Title With Its On-Location Production
Gangs of Galicia tells the story of Ana, a lawyer new to the small town of Cambados, who manages to upset the status quo and...
‘Trigger Warning’: All the Production Details Behind One of the Year’s Worst Movies
Trigger Warning stars Jessica Alba as a special ops commando taking over her father’s bar and falling foul of local thugs. The Netflix thriller was...
Despite Being Rooted In Miami, ‘Hotel Cocaine’ Was Not Filmed There
Hotel Cocaine tells the partially true story of Roman Compte and the Mutiny Hotel and has its roots firmly in the cocaine scene in Miami in the...
‘Kubra’ Makes A Promised Land Out Of Istanbul
Kubra, a Turkish Netflix series based on a well-respected 2020 novel of the same name, tells the story of former marine turned car mechanic Gökhan...
5 Crime Comedies like Netflix’s ‘Hit Man’ That Are Loosely Based On A True Story — Or Seem Like They Could Be
Netflix have a surprise hit on their hands, in more ways than one, with Richard Linklater’s Hit Man, a comedy crime thriller inspired by the...
Explore Post-Apocalyptic Settings And Doomsday Scenarios With 7 Shows Like ‘Sweet Tooth’
Netflix’s comic book-based fantasy series Sweet Tooth sees a half-human half-deer boy trying to find his way through a post-apocalyptic world inhabited by other hybrids....
5 Shark Movies like ‘Under Paris’ That Aren’t ‘Jaws’
Under Paris taps into one of our greatest fears — scary things in the water that want to eat you. There has been a long...
Of Course, ‘Atlas’ Was Filmed Primarily Using Studios, Green Screens, And CGI
It should come as little surprise that Netflix’s J-Lo vehicle and sci-fi romp Atlas was filmed primarily in a studio, with ample help of green...