If you like alternate history (Japan & Germany won WWII),try "The Man in the High Castle" on Amazon.

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The Man in the High Castle (1962) is an alternative history novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. Set in 1962, fifteen years after an alternative ending to World War II, the novel concerns intrigues between the victorious Axis Powers—Imperial Japan, Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy—as they rule over the former United States, as well as daily life under the resulting totalitarian rule.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_in_the_High_Castle

The 2nd season is out for this series on Amazon. Good series to binge watch or 2 episodes at a time. For me each 50+ minute episode went by very quickly and I had to watch the next to see where it was taking the story. Lots of sub plots going on at same time, but all tied to the Germans and Japanese trying to put down or prevent resistance activity.

To be honest some plodding moments in each episode. Actors all seem to have low intensity. Confusing alternate universe sub plot; will be interesting to see where that takes the story. But all and all a good series.

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1. I really liked the first season & have only watched the first episode of s2....

I am a little bit lost in what is going on, but I do look forward to watching the full series soon. The vintage clothing and sets are appealing and the story line pretty fascinating, if frightening... Recommend.

[hunter]

2. Nazi America was terrifyingly realistic.

More so knowing we live in a nation where so many people voted for Trump or didn't vote at all.

The U.S.A. has always had a fascist mean streak.

I actually liked the ending of the first season, just bang, a different reality. I could have left it there. I don't like cliffhangers, most especially when a series doesn't get renewed.

The book is, however, convoluted with realities different from our own, so a second season fits well within the spirit of it.

I love Philip K. Dick, but movies rarely do him justice, mostly because movie makers are afraid of ambiguities. They don't want moviegoers walking out of the theater thinking "what the fuck did I just see???" even when authors intend a story to be something that gnaws on a person as they dream.

The ambiguous ending of Bladerunner in the Director's cut, as compared to the horrible pasted-on happy ending of the original theatrical release, made the movie great.

I'm fond of "A Scanner Darkly" too. It's a beautiful catastrophe of filmmaking and surrealistic in a way Dick might have appreciated.