A Season with: Two Weeks to Live (2020)
In the aftermath of The End of the F***in’ World’s triumph as an on-demand hit back then, British coming-of-age dark comedy is also on the rise. Two Weeks to Live, a British 6-part mini-series, follows the step and attempts to replicate the success by bringing on some more familiar faces, like Game of Thrones’ Maisie Williams, and Fleabag’s Sian Clifford. Written by comedy writer, Gaby Hull, and directed in its entirety by Al Campbell, it’s a revenge-infested comedy that feels pessimistic, but, interestingly funny in the process.
Williams portrays Kim Noakes, a teenager raised in North of England, as the story exaggeratingly exclaims, by her single mother. Clifford portrays the mother, Tina, who single-handedly educates her daughter to be independent and, most importantly, vicious....