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Eastern promise

ONE OF THE GREAT JOYS of streaming television is zipping around the world with a few flicks of the remote control buttons. Two smart new offerings from Netflix, Delhi Crime and A Model Family, deftly navigate the mean streets of the Indian and Korean capitals.

brings added value as its storylines are inspired by real-life events. Season one was based on the horrific 2012 Delhi bus rape case, when a student was brutally assaulted and eventually died of her injuries. It’s tough viewing but, as good drama should, tears open one of

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