By now you’ve heard the good news that Jason Momoa, aka Arthur Curry the Aquaman, is coming to South Africa ahead of his solo film release at the end of the year. While the character has received some harsh criticism over the years and been the butt of many fish jokes, it’s hard to deny that fans are genuinely excited about the upcoming James Wan film. Who would have thought that a film about an underwater hero would become one of the most exciting blockbuster films of the year?
Well, believe it or not, Aquaman isn’t the only underwater being who is making waves this year. With 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, and an average score of 8.0/10, Siren, an awesome new TV series about a creepy mermaid named Ryn has gripped critics. Don’t think Ariel from The Little Mermaid either. This mermaid (or siren) isn’t your friendly ‘Under The Sea’ singing Disney teenage fish out of the water. Instead, this mythological killing machine ditches the clamshell bra, red hair and love-struck eyes for eating rats, attacking sharks and killing humans (when necessary, of course). Basically, the premise is The Little Mermaid meets E.T. as a horror TV show. Watch Now >>
Werewolves, vampires, wizards have been at the forefront of television for years. Now, it’s time for a far less sanitised version of mermaid lore. Combining fantasy with reality, Siren shows the half-human, half-fish beings like we’ve never seen them before. Mermaid and human worlds collide in a small sleepy coastal town called Bristol Cove. When a mermaid is discovered on a small storm-wrecked fishing boat, the local military step in and capture her. Not long after, trouble brews when predatory and otherworldly Ryn (Eline Powell from Game of Thrones) shows up looking for her sister, Donna (Sibongile Mlambo). Along the way, she meets marine biologists Ben (Alex Roe) and Maddie (Fola Evans-Akingbola). Together they try to find out where she came from and why she has left the ocean. Meanwhile, a deep sea fisherman (Ian Verdun) is equally as determined to find out who the ravenous girl is.
Sure, Siren might have all the hallmarks of a teen melodrama (you know, a trendy hook and attractive young stars), but it’s eerie, bloody, grotesque and not overly sexy, like most. The mermaids here aren’t beguiling objects of sexual attraction or little princesses at all. They are aquatic predators. And the show actually seems anti-romantic.
In fact, if you dig a little deeper you might see it all as a metaphor for the current #MeToo movement, especially considering Ryn savagely kills a potential rapist in the first episode.
Yes, I can’t emphasise it enough. This isn’t your typical teen horror show. Like it’s lead character, Siren is something very different. Something unsettling. Something definitely worth watching.
I only watched the first few episodes until I realised how bad the acting is!
Travis Morel Horror
Definitely not a horror
It definitely has horror elements. Music. Tone. It might not be that scary but it has a lot of the genre tropes and style.
dont know about horror.. maybe aligned to teen fantasy?
Travis Morel you can’t comment, you can’t do better lollipop
Aw is it really that bad? I was gonna give it a go.
It’s not bad at all.
It wasn’t amazing, but I still liked it. Definitely worth the watch.
Cindy wat is dit? En hoekom se jy my nie alles wat jy kyk nie? 🙄
Jane ag sorry man, ek sal onthou in die toekoms hoor 🙄
Cindy moenie laat ek jou vang dat jy nie doen nie hoor 👌
Andre Lombard
OK let me just say its not bad but its not great either if I have to say 6 out of 10 so far but it could grow into a great show if you have seen cw shows you know what you are in for that’s all I really have to say about as a way of discribing this show also definitely not a horror
I loved Siren since episode 1. It’s a good series
Saresh Kamraj
What waves is aquaman making? Doesn’t even have a trailer out
People who have seen the trailer say it looks fantastic
That I have no doubts about just getting frustrated waiting for the first trailer less than 6months from the movies release were probably gonna get a Shazam trailer this month even and that’s far from now.
Warner brothers are learning from their mistakes don’t release the trailer until a month before don’t give the marvel trolls and biased critics any chance to ruin it James wan knows what he’s doing
Tanya Chetty new horror
Not bad for now. She’s extremely pretty! That helps with the poor acting and slow story.
I hope it speeds up a bit.
I really enjoyed it. Can’t wait for season 2
It continues next season 1 is not finish yet
I read it has 10 episodes in the first season. I’ve watched all 10
Undecided watched season one. But I feel like something is missing
Shelby Rothmann siren
Raoul Viola le Roux
It a good series just cant believe that its airing only in Feb 2019 again