Retched children have become a phenomenon in Brazil, taking social networks and generating intense public debates. These hyperrealist dolls, handmade to resemble real children, raise discussions on the boundaries between healthy impacts and possible on mental health.
In 2019, a series seemed to anticipate these problems. We are talking about “servant”, an American production of Apple TV+ with the direction and executive production of M. Night Shyamalan, known for his work in psychological suspense films.
The series mixes the drama, the horror and the mystery to explore topics such as mourning, family trauma and denial and have only the use of a reborn child as the starting point. Continue reading and knowing more!
But what are reborn children?
They are hyperrealist dolls raised by hand, with the appearance of a true human child. In addition to the aesthetic charm, these children also have an important emotional function: they can help in the treatment of trauma, especially in case of mourning for the loss of children or frustration because it cannot be pregnant.
It is exactly this premise that the “servant” uses as a base to create a narrative that mixes psychological drama, terror and supernatural suspense.
Synopsis of the series
The plot of the “servant” revolves around Dorothy (Lauren Ambrose) and Sean Turner (Toby Kebbell), a philadelphia pair found in mourning after the death of his 13 -week son Jerico. Unable to face the loss, Dorothy undergoes a psychological collapse and enters a catatonic state.
To help her, Sean and Dorothy’s family, in particular her brother Julian (Rupert Grint), resorts to the so -called “transitional objects therapy” using a reborn child as a symbolic substitute for Jericho. Surprisingly, it is this hyper -realistic doll that can bring it out of the state of negation.
The Tata Leanne
A few weeks after the tragedy, Dorothy takes on a young nanny, the modest and religious Leanne Grayson (in the tiger free), to take care of the doll like a real child. But immediately after Leanne’s first day at home, something inexplicable happens: Baby Reborn is replaced by a real child. To worsen things, Dorothy acts as if this were really his biological son and does not remember the accident that caused Gerico’s death.
What seemed to be just a therapeutic strategy becomes a dark mystery. Leanne’s enigmatic presence triggers a series of strange events, arousing the distrust of Sean and Julian, who begin to question the origin of the child and the real intentions of the babysitter and the harmony of Dorothy.
Would Jericho really come back? Or would someone else’s child – maybe Leanne’s? Or would all this be part of a supernatural phenomenon?
Servant: cast and main characters
The cast of “servant” has known names:
The recurrent cast also presents Tony Revolori as Tobe, Phillip James Brannon as Matthew Roscoe, Boris McGiver in the role of the enigmatic Uncle George, among others.
Mysteries of the series
Throughout the plot, the series collects several intriguing mysteries: Or is someone else the son Leanne brought home? What is your past? And what is hiding behind the enigmatic which is part of Leanne.
Direction and backstage
The series is the creation of the screenwriter Tony Basgallop. It is also known for the “The Consultant” series, with Christoph Waltz, available on Prime Videos.
“Servant” directed by episodes signed by M. Night Shyamalan and her daughter, Ishana Night Shyamalan. Other prominent names in the direction include Nimród Antal (predators) and the French director Julia Ducournau (Titane).
To look at
It is available exclusively on the platform. The series is already complete, with 4 seasons, each with 10 episodes. The episodes have an average duration from 30 to 40 minutes.
Critical reception
The series had a growing critical welcome over the seasons. In Rotten Tomatoes, the approval has gone from 84% in the first season to 100% in the fourth and final. In metacritic, the note evolved from 64 to 82 points, demonstrating a consolidated acclamation.
Critics praised visual refinement, the oppressive atmosphere and the balance between horror, psychological suspense and dark humor. The result of the series also satisfied most of the public, ending the story satisfactorily for those who followed from the beginning.
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