Five series with leading ladies in the lead role

These five series revolve around powerful women who know what they want. They each tell a different story, but they share one thing in common: girl power.

These five series revolve powerful women who know what they want. They each tell a different story, but they have one thing in common: girl power! Just binge..Text: Patrick Stoffer

Fallon, Alexis and Cristal Carrington – Dynasty

Dynasty centers on two of the wealthiest families in the United States: the Carringtons and the Colbys. An eternal struggle for power and legacy. Central to the series Fallon Carrington (Elizabeth Gillies), daughter of billionaire Blake Carrington (Grant Show). An ambitious businesswoman who is heading her own way'dynasty' to build. In addition, she regularly becomes involved in personal intrigues with, among others, her mother Alexis Carrington (Nicollette Sheridan) and new stepmother Cristal Carrington (Nathalie Kelley).

Teresa Mendoza – Queen of the South

Teresa Mendoza placeholder image (Alice Braga) flees Mexico after her drug-runner boyfriend is murdered by a drug cartel. She leaves for Spain with the aim of becoming the biggest drug smuggler and avenging the murder of her lover. With her life experience, a friend and a mysterious notebook, she must survive.

Anna Delvey and Vivian Kent – ​​Inventing Anna

You probably know the name Anna Delvey by now. The whole world is raving about the recently published (true story) series. Inventing Anna follows a journalist Vivian Kent (Anna Chlumsky), who investigates the case of Anna Devey (Julia Garner). Delvey, a con man par excellence, pretended to be a German heiress for years New York high society to deceive and extort a considerable amount of money. While Anna awaits her trial, a race against time begins to answer the question: who is Anna Delvey and what is her story?

Queen Elizabeth II – The Crown

The Crown delves into history and tells the biographical story of the world's longest reigning monarch: Queen Elizabeth II. Elizabeth has been on the throne since 1952 and each season tells the story of a new reign of the queen. In addition to Queen Elizabeth, other power women are also featured, such as the Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Princess Diana en Princess Margaret. Almost every season different actors fill the roles. The fifth, and last, can be viewed from the end of 2022.

Beth Harmon – Queen's Gambit

The young Beth Harmon (Anya-Taylor Joy) was abandoned in the late 1950s and entrusted to an orphanage in Kentucky. Harmon turns out to be a chess prodigy. She becomes addicted to sedatives and has only one goal: to become the greatest chess player in the world. Will she succeed?