Filmed in isolation, this narrative anthology series features both dark and funny takes on how people strive to stay connected while staying apart. A long-married couple — he retired, she a nurse — faces the strain of self-quarantine and the slow realization they want different things from life. Buoyed by a friend, a shy teenager tries to get over her insecurities about whether to tell her charismatic esports teammate she’s got a crush on him.

created by Hilary Weisman Graham and Orange Is the New Black creator Jenji Kohan that premiered on October 15, 2020 on Netflix The series was “conceived, cast and executed entirely remotely during quarantine”. The eight-part series, set during the beginning months of the COVID-19 pandemic, focuses on how families, friends, and couples were forced to cope with the effects of quarantine. Each episode tells a different story and shows “the power of the human spirit in the face of uncertainty and isolation,” and how technology was used to stay connected during the quarantine.