Rating: 4/5

Series. December 21, 1988, in London. The Swire family is bustling with preparations for Christmas. One of the daughters, Flora, goes to meet her boyfriend in New York. But the Boeing 747 she boards explodes above the small residential town of Lockerbie, Scotland, killing over 270 people. The family’s father, Jim (Colin Firth), a doctor, decides to mobilize to uncover the truth: was it an accident, a terrorist attack, and if so, who are the perpetrators?

Eleven years after the tragedy, the trial of the two accused begins in the Netherlands, following Scottish law and after lengthy negotiations with Libya. Only one of the two men is convicted. In five gripping, almost documentary-like episodes, the series explores the dark areas of a tragedy, the families’ endless waiting, the political blockages. And painfully echoes today’s conflicts.

Note: Tuesday, April 28, at 9:10 pm.

3 “Dalloway” on Canal+

Rating: 4/5

Film. Clarissa (Cécile de France), a novelist struggling for inspiration, joins an ultra-technological artists’ residency. Her apartment is entirely controlled by a very efficient Artificial Intelligence named Dalloway, a reference to “Mrs Dalloway” by Virginia Woolf. Initially, the virtual assistant, voiced by Mylène Farmer, helps her write, organizes her days, and becomes almost a confidante. However, signs of drift quickly appear: too personal suggestions, intrusion into her intimacy, influence on her writing… Alerted by another resident (Lars Mikkelsen), Clarissa begins to suspect generalized surveillance and conducts her own investigation to understand what lies behind these walls. The gradual rise of paranoia gradually makes her lose her footing.

Yann Gozlan (“Black Box,” “Guru”) adapts the novel “Les Fleurs de l’ombre” by Tatiana de Rosnay and remains faithful to his style: a cold thriller focused on control and manipulation. Stunning!

Note: Tuesday, April 28, at 9:10 pm.

4 “Love-strike Mission” on TF1

Rating: 3/5

TV movie. Lily (Canadian Erica Durance, known for “Smallville”) accompanies her mother Kate to visit Mary, her childhood friend, in Scotland, where the latter was born. A change of scenery for this American who has just divorced and left a strategic marketing job. With this trip, she intends to open a new chapter in her life and then go take photography courses in Seville. But that’s without counting on the reunion with Logan, one of Mary’s sons who raises his son alone since his wife’s death and has taken over the family distillery… For those anxious about current events, this lighthearted romantic comedy ticks all the genre’s boxes: a meeting, a lightning strike, an unexpected event (Kate’s hidden illness)… A good time in Scotland’s green and stunning landscapes!

Note: Wednesday, April 29, at 2:25 PM.

5 “A Bear in the Jura” on Netflix

Rating: 3/5

Film. Michel (Franck Dubosc) and Cathy (Laure Calamy) live in an isolated area of the Jura Mountains. Everything changes when Michel has a car accident on a snowy road. When he encounters a bear, he kills two passengers. As he returns with Cathy to hide the bodies, they discover a large sum of money. Instead of alerting the authorities, they decide to keep the loot. From then on, troubles ensue: lies, stress, and the arrival of suspicious characters, drug smuggling migrants, a strange cop played by Benoît Poelvoorde… How does an initial bad decision trigger an unstoppable spiral?

For his third film, Franck Dubosc receives his first César and plays on the banality of the characters facing the gravity of the situations. Tense humor, close to dark comedy, where every attempt to get out worsens the problem. In the background, the winter setting reinforces the isolation and pressure. Unexpected and effective.