The TV show drawing comparisons to Lost is a great Christmas watch

The Independent

Jacob Stolworthy takes you through his 12 picks of 2024 in his 12 days of Christmas guide.Today's pick is the MGM TV series From, a supernatural thriller with added vampires that's drawing comparisons to Jacob's beloved Lost.Check out what Jacob has to say in this and catch all his recommendations on Binge Watch.

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00:00On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me a sci-fi horror with a burning mystery.

00:05How many did you save?

00:07Just like a dream.

00:10You did the only thing you could do, and you lost.

00:16From is, by my reckoning, my favorite cult show on TV.

00:20And I wouldn't say it was cult a few years ago.

00:22It started a few years ago. It's on season three now.

00:24We've developed a fan base.

00:26Much like people who watch Lost, they are now watching a show like From because it's

00:32anchored by this crazy mystery whereby it's set in a town where people, they try to leave,

00:38and they end up back in the same town, and they cannot escape.

00:41And some people might have got there years ago, some people might have got there weeks ago,

00:46but they've all come to this place and they don't know why they're there.

00:47That's not all.

00:48At night, vampires come out of the woods disguised as humans, but you can't let them in.

00:53Can't let them in.

00:53If you let them in, they will kill you.

00:55So yeah, not a happy Christmas watch, but it's definitely a show that I think is going to become

01:01a bit of a talking point as time goes on.

01:04And it's because of people like me, we're disciples for From.

01:08Are you looking for these?

01:12You can't save them all.

01:14It stars Harold Perrineau as well, who played Michael in Lost,

01:17and he plays the sheriff of this town.

01:18Well, the de facto sheriff of this town, Boyd.

01:22So the Lost comparisons, they kind of don't end.

01:24It's not as good as Lost, sure, because nothing is.

01:27But what I think I like about From is it rewards your patience.

01:30There's a lot of criticism out there from people who say

01:32that they throw mystery upon mystery at you.

01:35But hey, if you just sit back and enjoy the ride, you will find you get something from it.

01:40Now listen, you need to have patience.

01:42If you have patience, From will be your new favourite show.

01:45And if you are, you know, if that sounds like something you want to jump on board with,

01:49From is available to watch on now.

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