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Glenn Howerton, Milly Alcock, and Meghann Fahy in ‘Sirens’ on Netflix. COURTESY OF NETFLIX Molly Smith Metzler’s Sirens is a clever, sexy, and darkly hilarious binge-watch that explores the influence of wealth and social class. With a Fargo-esque vibe and a quirky ensemble of eccentric characters, this show offers a delightful summer escape into a candy-coated world with a few nuts in the center. Known for her first Netflix hit, the limited series Maid, the showrunner and creator has a penchant for telling stories with strong female leads and complicated familial ties; Maid was very motherhood-focused, and Sirens centers around the sister bond. While Maid was inspired by Stephanie Land’s New York Times best-selling memoir “Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive,” Metzler’s limited series Sirens is based on her play entitled Elemeno Pea, which she wrote as a graduate student at The Juilliard School. A summer spent working at a yacht club in Martha’s Vineyard was the impetus for the play-turned-television series, which marks the first project from her creative partnership with Netflix. The five-episode series, centered on the Greek mythology of sirens, premiered on May 22 and quickly topped the streamer’s charts. Metzler got her dream cast with Meghann Fahy as Devon DeWitt, who is worried that her younger sister Simone (Milly Alcock) has an overly dependent and concerning relationship with her boss, the mysterious socialite Michaela Kell (Julianne Moore). The story unravels over an explosive weekend at the Kells’ lavish estate. It begins when Devon goes to save Simone from Michaela’s cult-like environment, but her sister doesn’t seem to need or want saving. Also starring are Kevin Bacon as Michaela’s husband, Peter, Glenn Howerton as Ethan Corbin III, Bill Camp as Bruce DeWitt, and Felix Solis as Jose. Kevin Bacon in ‘Sirens’ on…

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