{"id":7403,"date":"2018-08-15T18:06:50","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T16:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=7403"},"modified":"2018-08-15T18:06:50","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T16:06:50","slug":"sci-fi-procedural-reverie-now-on-showmax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2018\/08\/15\/sci-fi-procedural-reverie-now-on-showmax\/","title":{"rendered":"Sci-fi Procedural ‘Reverie’ Now On Showmax"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Reverie, a new sci-fi procedural, is now available to binge, first on Showmax in Africa.<\/p>\n

The series is named after a customisable and immersive virtual reality experience that scans users\u2019 memories and social media footprints to help them bring their dreams to life.<\/p>\n

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REVERIE — Pilot — Pictured: (l-r) Sarah Shahi as Mara Kint, Dennis Haysbert as Charlie Ventana — (Photo by: Sergei Bachlakov\/NBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s so real that when you go in, it\u2019s hard to distinguish it from real life,\u201d says actress Jessica Lu (Awkward, American Horror Story), who plays the tech genius behind Onira-Tech and its ground-breaking technology. \u201cThe problem is, for some people, their Reverie is better than their real life, so they choose to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n

Enter Mara Kint (Sarah Shahi from The L Word and Person of Interest), a failed hostage negotiator, who’s brought in to save people from themselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s almost like Inception meets Alice in Wonderland,\u201d says Shahi, although media have also compared it to a more mainstream version of Black Mirror and Forbes described it \u201cThe Matrix meets cop show.\u201d<\/p>\n

Golden Globe nominee Dennis Haysbert (President David Palmer on 24 and Nelson Mandela in Goodbye Bafana) co-stars as Charlie Ventana, Onira-Tech’s head of security, while Sendhil Ramamurthy (Heroes) is an expert in dreams and Kathryn Morris (Cold Case) is a venture capitalist.<\/p>\n

Indiewire called Reverie \u201ca dazzling and poignant summer diversion,” praising the \u201cgorgeous\u2026 brisk and arresting pilot\u201d with its \u201cimaginative take on various mental and psychological playgrounds,\u201d \u201cvibrant visuals and lush virtual landscapes,\u201d and \u201chints of unexpected side effects and bugs.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Verge called it \u201crefreshingly idealistic\u2026 fresh and timely,\u201d while Slash Film said \u201cthe story is interesting, the acting is great, and the premise remains intriguing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reverie is created and executive produced by Mickey Fisher, who worked with Steven Spielberg to create Extant and with Guillermo del Toro as a writer on The Strain. Directors include Daisy von Scherler Mayer (The Walking Dead), Jaume Collet-Serra (The Shallows), John F Showalter (The 100), Kenneth Fink (The Expanse), P.J. Peske (Supernatural) and Wendey Stanzler (Arrow).<\/p>\n

Binge now, only on Showmax in Africa.<\/p>\n