Five series starring leading ladies

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

Fallon, Alexis and Cristal Carrington - Dynasty

Dynasty revolves around two of the richest families in the United States: the Carringtons and the Colbys. A perennial struggle for power and legacy. Central to the series is Fallon Carrington (Elizabeth Gillies), daughter of billionaire Blake Carrington (Grant Show). An ambitious businesswoman on her way to establishing her own'dynasty' building up. In addition, she regularly becomes embroiled in personal intrigues with her mother, among others Alexis Carrington (Nicollette Sheridan) and brand-new stepmother Cristal Carrington (Nathalie Kelley).

Teresa Mendoza - Queen of the South

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

Anna Delvey and Vivian Kent - Inventing Anna

By now you will know the name Anna Delvey. The whole world is waxing lyrical about the recently released (true story) series. Inventing Anna follows journalist Vivian Kent (Anna Chlumsky), who is investigating the case of Anna Delvey (Julia Garner). Delvey, con man pur sang, pretended for years to be a German heiress in order to get New York high society to fool her and extract a substantial sum of money. As 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 dives 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 chronicles a new reign of the queen. In addition to Queen Elizabeth, other power women are featured, including Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Princess Diana and Princess Margaret. Almost every season, different actors fill the roles. The fifth, and also the last, will be viewable from the end of 2022.

Beth Harmon - Queens 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 tranquilizers and has only one goal: to become the greatest chess player in the world. Will she succeed?