If you stop on the street and ask a person if he is honest with his surroundings, then with high probability he will answer yes. And as practice and statistics show, many people in the modern world lead a “double life”: they betray spouses, live in several families, have a couple of citizenships, combine several jobs, or even hide sexual addictions or manic tendencies under the skin of a “lamb”.
That is why the very idea of double life is a favorite topic of scriptwriters, which is laid in modern series more and more often. And it’s fashionable not only to glorify the heroes working undercover, but also to bring the vices, such as treason, dark nature and even cannibalism, to the judgment of the audience.
The fact that the villains act as the main characters, and they are also credited with positive qualities, speaks of the degradation of our television. Children are taught from childhood that even a maniac or cannibal in the soul can be a kind and helpful person, an assistant to humanity.
So stereotypes are replaced, a generation of morally injured people with broken “measures” is formed.
We provide a selection of 10 TV shows about double life for educational purposes. Learn to recognize who is actually a positive hero and who is evil wrapped in a “candy wrapper”.
10. Ozark | 2017- ...
The idea is as old as the world. We are following the transformation of a peasant from a modest man and a good-natured man into a central figure in the struggle of the Mexican drug lords.
Marty was an ordinary financial consultant who was randomly involved in a remake: after the murder of his partner, he had to give an impressive amount to drug dealers.
In addition to the poor man hung the need to create a money laundering scheme. Marty moves to the city of Ozark with his wife and kids, after which he begins to lead his double life. Judge for yourself if this reincarnation is positive?
9. Steel star | 2017- ...
This time in the center of history is none other than a policeman (they also surprised me).
Jim moves with his family to a small city, where he was entrusted with leading the local policemen. An oil refinery was opened not far from the town, in which migrants from all over the world flocked. This was followed by a surge in drug trafficking, prostitution and crime.
Jim tries in vain to put his life in order, but he does it poorly - he needs new personality transformations.
8. Handsome | 2011
In our foreign review, a Russian serial was also conked up - an easy and fairly positive comedy. Sasha cannot get a dream job due to gender stereotypes.
And the head of the architectural bureau, where she seeks, considers the girls unreliable and irresponsible. Sasha was going to get a job at the company at all costs, even if she had to take on the look of a guy.
The feeble "handsome" is still taken to the coveted post, where he copes with his official duties. Well, of course, Sasha in the image of a guy could not help but fall in love with the new boss. Temka hackneyed, but you can see once.
7. Sneaky Pete | 2013- ...
The story tells of the sneak Marius, who while away the time in prison. His brother, on the eve of the end of his prison term, frightens Marius that a huge debt to the gangster Vince is still not forgiven.
The guy thinks, so as not to fall into the clutches of the enemy, while not returning to the dark affairs. To do this, he has to pretend to be his cell mate Pete and flee to live with his family in the village.
Marius-Pete does not even know what the newly-made family has prepared for him.
6. Breaking Bad | 2008-2013
The key series of our review, if only because it is so "went" to the modern viewer.
With the first shots, we meet chemistry teacher Walter, who has lung cancer. The man has no money for treatment and family support, so he decides to get involved in a financial adventure. And then, just in time, Jesse's student comes across, juggling meth.
And then the “teacher” decides to use his knowledge in chemistry to get rich on human vices, offering a new type of drugs for big money.
5. Lovers | 2014 -...
The name of the series itself speaks for itself.
We meet the waitress Allison, who has lost a child, as a result of which family relationships have collapsed. It seems that she does not care much about the condition of her husband, who is also in pain, but is trying with all his might to help his wife and at the same time deal with financial troubles.
Also in the frame appears a romantic school teacher Noah, who is happily married and has 4 heirs.
Allison and Noah accidentally meet on the beach (as they say, "a fool sees a fool from afar"), after which they develop an affair.
The viewer spends time on a tense family drama, where he is forced to sympathize with unscrupulous people.
4. Underground Empire | 2010-2014
For 4 years, the story was shot about Enoch Thompson, who worked in the city treasury during the day, and at night developed insidious and carefully planned gang activities under the "roof" of the most famous personalities.
All the action takes place in 1920 in Atlantic City, which is on the verge of joining the Prohibition.
Thompson decides to use the situation for his own purposes to obtain unrealistic profits, so he decides on the underground sale of alcohol. Well, of course, he was not the only one so cunningly wise - meet enemies, accomplices and competitors.
3. Double | 2017 -...
The elderly Howard eke out a miserable existence - is an element of the bureaucratic system of the United Nations Agency. For many years, a man reflects on the rise, which still does not happen.
And then he learns that the agency has access to a parallel dimension, from where, for no reason, his double penetrates. The other Howard is a highly skilled, self-confident specialist. He wants with the help of Howard the present to crank out a serious matter that prevents catastrophe.
2. Hannibal | 2013-2015
This series requires no introduction. As many as two main characters, one of which is extremely destructive, but exhibited in the best possible light.
Will is a profiler who helps the federal bureau in catching serial killers. He has the gift of empathy and other paranormal abilities.
But in special cases, Will turns to Dr. Lector, the same Hannibal, who simultaneously leads the life of a bloodthirsty and cynical cannibal.
1. Dexter | 2006-2013
And another similar series, where a cute shy guy, part-time medical examiner for blood in the police, manages to periodically kill people.
The best minds of the police cannot solve the mystery of Dex, while the list of his victims is measured in dozens.
We are presented with a guy who is a kind of “good cop” who uses the Code in his manic activities and punishes only bad people with righteous justice. Does Dex cross the line - judge you!
Here's an interesting review we got. See, analyze and form the correct worldview. Remember that in every modern film (especially American) there is a second semantic row.