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Acapulco
2021 · TV series · 4 seasons
Created by Austin Winsberg, Jason Shuman, Eduardo Cisneros
In 1984, Maximo Gallardo's dream comes true when he gets the job of a lifetime at Acapulco's hottest resort, Las Colinas. But he soon realizes that working there will be far more complicated than he ever imagined.
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If I look at my streaming platform subscriptions (very few anymore), AppleTV is still a source of more good series than any other: Separation, Ted Lasso, Acapulco, The Morning Show, etc. YMMV. If I think of cancelling it, I think, "well, but they do have good shows now and then."
So turning a movie almost no one sees into a hit series makes total sense. "Theatrical release" still has some prestige with actors, but they'll get over it someday.
Compared to competitors, Apple TV+ currently appear to put much more emphasis on quality over quantity in their original content. I really enjoyed some shows like Severance, For All Mankind, Trying, Acapulco, Foundation. It reminds me of the time when Netflix Originals stood for content to be excited about. What they don't have is a back catalog of licensed films and shows included with the flat rate offering (they all cost an extra fee).
I like some Apple TV shows a lot, but there's not a lot. RN I think I'm "finished" with what I really wanted to watch: Ted Lasso, Central Park, Dickinson. I started Acapulco and it's nice, but things in other platforms seems more appealing.
That being said, I think as they expand, it's going to get pretty good.