Parallels (2022)

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A recent Disney+ addition, Parallèles (or Parallels if you prefer - it's a French show, better watched with subtitles and not the irritating dub) has an Amblin Entertainment feel with its engaging cast of 13-14-year-olds, but it's not quite what I thought it would be, i.e. Amblin Sliders. After a weird blip of physics, the world diverges and various kids in the group appear to vanish. We follow each of the timelines and the kids, their parents and community dealing with that loss, and of course the quest to set things right. I like the kids so much, it's a shame that time flies for several of them so they have to be replaced by older actors... but I like those too! There's the matter of a couple of them somehow getting quantum powers out of the deal, which is used to create perhaps needless complications, but overall, I quite enjoyed this little 6-parter. It plays its ending like the show will return, but it's not really a cliffhanger (nor do I know what's left to be told), so sit back, relax, you're getting a neat little done in one. 2 years 1 month ago