Fans of “UnREAL” received quite the surprise invitation last week: not just one last trip to the “Everlasting” mansion — only three months after the Emmy-nominated drama ended its third season — but a new address.
Instead airing weekly on Lifetime, the entire season is now streaming on Hulu.With the release, “UnREAL’s” creators close the book on a fond memory.
Not only did the series prove to be a crucial stepping stone in Lifetime’s quest to redefine its brand and invest in more challenging, quality fare, but when it originally premiered in June 2015, the pilot of “UnREAL” stood out for its freshness; it wasn’t content to introduce “women behaving badly” as its characters’ defining element, and instead crafted a whole tableau of complicated women rich with flaws and vulnerabilities.It also did so against one of the more shallow backdrops you could imagine — a downright eerie parody of
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