Beautiful people doing stupid things in breathtaking locations is the stuff TV dreams are made of. “The Sounds” checks all the boxes while also dealing in anguished wives, philandering husbands, grieving mothers, 15-year-old murder cases, sabotaged business deals and, as a bonus, a couple of villains so cold and soulless they provide comic relief. An original production from Acorn TV, which usually specializes in British content old and new, “The Sounds” is set in the small New Zealand coastal town of Pelorus, where Maggie...

Source: Wall Street Journal September 02, 2020 18:22 UTC