One of the best miniseries of the year is going unnoticed

Having the best names in the cast does not always guarantee the success and popularity of a project. Sometimes, not even the fact of being very interesting in what it proposes to tell is enough to earn a place in this saturated panorama of series. But still, those who try – and succeed – are worth it. An example of this is Toby’s New Life (Fleishman is in Trouble, in the original title).

Developed by Taffy Brodesser-Akner, this eight-episode miniseries was produced and released by FX, and can be seen in Brazil streaming on Star+. A fantastic cast featuring Jesse Eisenberg, Claire Danes and Lizzy Caplan delivers a fascinating and complex dramatic puzzle about midlife crises.

Toby Fleishman (Jesse Eisenberg) is a recently divorced 40-something hepatologist who is using dating apps for the first time. Just as he begins to find the romantic success he never achieved in his youth, his ex-wife Rachel disappears without a trace, leaving him with their children, 12-year-old Hannah and 9-year-old Solly.

As Toby juggles taking care of his children, a possible promotion at the hospital where he works, and all the potential sexual partners in Manhattan, he realizes that he will never be able to find out what happened to his wife until he can be more honest about what happened to him. the wedding…

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