If you subscribe to Neflix, watch the series "Occupied."

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

See how a country can be co-opted without being invaded. Yes, it's fiction, but it's damn scary.

[lunasun]

1. Thanks I will check it out

[uponit7771]

2. Watched both seasons, couldn't stop after the first episode. The Russian ambassador should get nod

... for film actor award.

She's up there with Cersei from Game Of Thrones in acting and ability to be a keen antagonist.

The Norwegian PM reminds me of the DNC; wont do what it takes until the cattle are out of the barn and thinks they can bargain with someone like Red Don.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. I got sucked right in, too; binge-watched over several days.

Sidorova was quite reptilian - some excellent acting there. The real Russians hated the series. https://www.politico.eu/article/occupied-norwegian-tv-series-thats-enraged-the-kremlin-norway-russia-occupation/

[uponit7771]

5. Yes she is !!! She reps the Russians as locust well. I would be pissed too, after seeing that series

... they make the Russians looks like an alien clan of sadistic blood suckers.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. It was interesting to see how Berg, who initially seemed like an indecisive, rather weak leader

turned into a Machiavellian badass once he got kicked out of the US Embassy and had to leave the country. The American ambassador was a dick (in the story the US had withdrawn from NATO and didn't want to do anything to annoy Russia).

[uponit7771]

8. +1, wasn't the series started in 2015? I'm thinking the writers were either planning for Red Don or

... have some future telling powers cause that's exactly what he's doing now; leaving NATO and the EU on their own.

Yeah, I hope the DNC will turn into some kind of Berg now ... Red Don is no doubt colluding with the Russians

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. They are doing a 3rd season. Not sure when it will be available on Netflix

but I can hardly wait to see how it all ends.

[uponit7771]

10. Yes !!! and it was started in 2015 so the writing began before then. Makes the hair stand on my head

... because what they're going through is supposed to be fiction where some of it is real to US current events; a Russian Vichy government and people not willing to put up with occupation.

They even use a lot of terminalogy we're using now in the US regarding the Russians and their social media tactics

[smirkymonkey]

4. Thanks for the suggestion.

It's on my list.

[wryter2000]

7. Thanks

I'm always looking for something good on Netflix