SUNDAY DECEMBER 10
CRY WOLF
Intense drama about families and the state
Streaming: TVNZ+
An eight-part Danish drama that has been widely greeted as compelling, if not an easy watch. The called it “skilfully executed, brilliantly acted, well written –and almost entirely unenjoyable” in a four-star review. When 14-year-old Holly submits an essay that appears to accuse her stepfather of violent abuse, community social worker Lars (Bjarne Henriksen, is put on the case. Holly and her brother are swiftly removed from the family and Lars must decide whether she’s