I can’t stop watching this thrilling new Netflix original series, and you’ve never even heard of it - BGR

When To the Lake premiered on Netflix a week ago, I thought there was absolutely no way I was going to watch a TV series about a pandemic.

Once I was done, however, I decided to make To the Lake my next binge on Netflix.

But before you write off To the Lake due to pandemic fatigue, you should know that it’s actually the quality of the show itself and not the parallels with real life that makes me want more.

But it’s really the pandemic that got me to shortlist To the Lake as my next binge.

That’s because it’s all in Russian, which is also a massive advantage for To the Lake.

Having to read those subtitles as you pay attention to the action makes it impossible to handle that addictive device that usually interferes with watching TV and Netflix.

That’s what To the Lake tackles, and it does so in a way that makes you want to silence your phone and immerse yourself in this deadly Russian winter.

There’s no indication in real life that the pandemic is unmanageable.

That’s how fast To the Lake transitions from normal life to a race for survival where otherwise mundane events can trigger unexpected, possibly deadly consequences.

Credit is definitely due to director Pavel Kostomarov and writers Yana Vagner and Roman Kantor for bringing this TV series to life, and to Netflix for picking it up.