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Sarma Melngailis garnered national headlines beginning in 2015 when she suddenly disappeared from the public eye, seemingly abandoning her successful restaurant business. Through interviews of various people involved, Netflix’s ‘Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.’ tries to understand how Sarma’s life changed forever after she met and married Anthony Strangis. The couple spent nearly a year on the run before being arrested in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, in May 2016. During Sarma’s time there, she felt some sense of normalcy through a friend she made named Dustin Hall....

Revolving around the incredibly baffling criminal case of Sarma Melngailis, there’s no denying that Netflix’s ‘Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.‘ is a docuseries that breaks every bound of the true-crime genre. After all, it delves deep into how her involvement with Anthony Strangis (or Shane Fox) allegedly led her to go from being the queen of vegan cuisine to a felon who defrauded both her employees as well as her investors....

Woody Allen’s ‘Blue Jasmine’ is a 2013 comedy-drama that follows the titular character (Cate Blanchett), a wealthy Manhattan socialite who falls on hard times after her husband’s criminal dealings are exposed. Forced to move in with her sister in San Francisco, Jasmine gets a taste of how people outside of the 1% live. Through her interactions with various local characters and with her world crumbling around her, the protagonist embarks on an intriguing emotional journey....

A Jessica Harmon directorial, ‘Girl in the Shed: The Kidnapping of Abby Hernandez’ is a thriller drama movie that follows Abby, a courageous teenager who is kidnapped on her way back home from school in North Conway, New Hampshire. Her captor, Nathaniel Kibby, keeps her in a soundproof shipping container and subjects her to various forms of physical and mental abuse every day for nine months. Throughout the painful ordeal, Abby puts her faith in God and hopes to be rescued soon by authorities....

Netflix’s ‘God’s Favorite Idiot’ is a comedy TV series created by Ben Falcone. It follows a man named Clark who lives a regular life with no dangers or adventure. He is in love with his colleague, Amily, but is too scared to ask her out. Things change for him when he is struck by lightning one day. At first, he doesn’t think much about this weird incident, but then strange things start happening to him....

SPONSORED LINKS Based on the Marvel Comics character Groot, ‘I Am Groot’ is a superhero animated series of shorts created by Kirsten Lepore. A part of Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), the animated series stars a couple of Holywood heavyweights as the voice cast members, including Vin Diesel as Baby Groot and Bradley Cooper as Rocket. If you are a fan of Marvel movies and shows and Groot, you must be eager to learn more about the animated shorts series, including where you can watch it....

SPONSORED LINKS Directed by Justin Kurzel, ‘Nitram’ is an Australian psychological thriller movie that narrates the story of Nitram, a neurodivergent youth who lives in Port Arthur with his family. The character is based on Martin John Bryant, who is responsible for the Port Arthur massacre in Tasmania, Australia. Frustrated by the circumstances at his home, Nitram chooses to move in with his wealthy neighbor Helen. The biographical film explores the mental pressure and circumstances that lead him to commit a haunting crime that directly impacts several lives....

Created by Abe Forsythe for Peacock and Stan, ‘Wolf Like Me’ is a horror-comedy show that revolves around Gary (Josh Gad), his daughter Emma (Ariel Donoghue), and his love interest Mary (Isla Fisher). After a scary car accident, Gary notices that Mary is able to successfully stop Emma’s panic attack. Later, Gary and Mary go out on a date of sorts, but she bolts out of the bar once it gets dark....

‘Survivor’ is a thrilling survival game show that transports its contestants to a deserted island, where they are responsible for their survival. While the primary objective is to search for food, water, and shelter, each contestant is also pitted against the other in various challenges that are designed to test mental and physical abilities. Moreover, the show also has an interesting social aspect, as players are grouped up into tribes and even get to vote on whom to eliminate next....

NBC News’ ‘Dateline: What Happened in Vegas’ focuses on the high-profile case of Ted Binion’s death in September 1998. A saga featuring many twists and turns, Ted’s death was initially considered a drug overdose before being ruled a homicide. In 2000, Ted’s friend, Rick Tabish, was convicted of killing him and stealing his silver. But a few years later, the conviction was overturned, and Rick soon became a free man. So, if you’re wondering what he’s been doing since then, we’ve got that covered for you....

‘Big Timber’ documents the journey of Wenstob Timber Resources and its employees. The company is a family-run business and is one of the last remaining independent logging ventures on Vancouver Island. As the reality show progresses, viewers get a glimpse of the workings of the less-known industry. Though the hardworking loggers on the series face several obstacles, some natural and some bureaucratic, they always try their best to power through and keep the work going....

‘Severance’ takes viewers into the seemingly typical corporate halls of Lumon Industries, where series protagonist Mark Scout works in the Macro data refining department. The company subjects some of its employees to “severance,” an advanced scientific procedure that separates their work-related memories from personal ones. While the process seems relatively simple, a mysterious stranger’s arrival in Mark’s life outside the company raises questions over severance and its ethical, moral, and sociological integrity....

As a dramatized recreation of a case that shook not just the state of Texas but the entire nation, ‘Candy’ examines the horrific June 13, 1980 (Friday) demise of Betty Gore inside her own home. After all, the mother-of-two was slashed 41 times at the hands of her once-friend Candy Montgomery, following a sudden confrontation regarding an extramarital affair with her husband, Allan Gore. But for now, if you wish to learn more about the one individual who stuck by Candy throughout the majority of this ordeal, her closest friend Sherry Cleckler, we’ve got the details for you....

Based on Marty Makary’s book titled ‘Unaccountable,’ ‘The Resident’ is a medical drama series created by the trio of Amy Holden Jones, Hayley Schore, and Roshan Sethi. The narrative of the show follows the lives of medical staff working at Chastain Park Memorial Hospital while they deal with challenges on both personal and professional fronts. The show particularly focuses on the journey of the titular resident, Conrad Hawkins. The medical drama originally released on January 21, 2018, on FOX....

Based on the webtoon ‘Annarasumanara’ by Ha Il-kwon, ‘The Sound of Magic’ (originally titled ‘Annarasumanara’) is a Korean drama series that follows a schoolgirl named Yoon Ah-yi, who dreams of becoming a magician. In order to fulfill her dream, she wishes to grow up as fast as possible. Her life turns upside down when she meets Ri-eul, an adult magician who wishes to remain as a child. Created by Kim Sung-youn and Kim Min-jeong, the musical fantasy series first released in May 2022 on Netflix....

‘The Thing About Pam‘ follows Pam Hupp and her secretive machinations in the aftermath of her best friend, Betsy Faria’s death. The fourth episode of the crime drama series picks up a few years after the conviction of Betsy’s husband, Russ Faria. As Russ’ lawyer, Joel Schwartz, prepares for his client’s retrial, some shocking evidence comes to light that does not bode well for Pam. Pam’s personal life also puts pressure on her, and she is forced to take desperate actions....

When QuadrigaCX’s CEO, Gerald Cotten, died unexpectedly in 2018, thousands of users were left in the lurch, not knowing what happened to their money. Netflix’s latest documentary, ‘Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King,’ focuses on what happened to Gerry and the fate of the cryptocurrency exchange platform. Tong Zou, like QCXINT, is one of the many users that lost their money in the wake of Gerry’s death. So, if you’re curious to know whether Tong landed on his feet in the aftermath, we’ve got you covered....

‘Spiderhead’ is the cinematic adaptation of American author George Saunders’s short story ‘Escape from Spiderhead.’ The eponymous facility is a prison and research center, located on an island. Steve Abnesti (Chris Hemsworth) is Spiderhead’s overseer and a visionary scientist. He conducts a human trial of various drugs on the inmates of Spiderhead. Among these inmates is Jeff (Miles Teller), who is incarcerated for killing people under the influence of alcohol. Jeff and the others agreed to be Steve’s test subjects in the hopes of commuted sentence and certain privileges....

Netflix’s ‘Control Z‘ returns in season 3 with some familiar enemies and some very ominous new dangers for the students of Central School. The vicious hacker known simply as @allyoursecrets turns up once again and begins blackmailing students about the death of their principal, Susana. As Sofía and her classmates struggle to find out the identity of their tormentor, a complex web of motives and secrets stands in their path....

One sunny Saturday afternoon in July 2018, several people found themselves in a hostage situation at a Trader Joe’s in Silver Lake, California. CBS News’ ’48 Hours: Standoff at Trader Joe’s’ delves into the story of some of the people inside and how they dealt with everything that unfolded over the next few hours. On the show, Lynne Westafer, Cory Page, Arta Gjonbalaj, MaryLinda Moss, and Mike D’Angelo shared what went through their minds as they dealt with a high-pressure situation....