The New Years

It’s one of the most effective and affecting series I’ve experienced in some time, and is a creative triumph for all involved.

There’s a thrill in seeing each time jump, knowing that these two people have changed. But there’s also a sadness in not witnessing the moments in between, however vividly they might be evoked in retrospect. This show is fittingly self-contained in the same way that a decade is, driving home the point that nothing in life or love is guaranteed.

The New Years keeps its storytelling relatively simple, focusing on the main characters as we peek in on their evolving relationship over a decade.