At the center of Curfew, a new drama series on Paramount+, is a thought-provoking question.
The drama, which is set in a dystopian future, imagines a society in which all males are subject to The Women’s Safety Act, live under government curfews from 19:00 to 07:00, and have their whereabouts monitored round-the-clock via ankle tags.
Significantly lowering violence against women is the aim.
But as the show progresses, the discovery of a slain lady during curfew hours calls into question the policy’s efficacy and raises more general concerns about its boundaries.
Curfew / Paramount+ Alexandra Burke is sitting on a sofa next to Oliver Alvin-Wilson, who is wearing a fuchsia pink jacket.
Both of them are gazing off into the distant.Curfew / Paramount+
Oliver Alvin-Wilson’s character Helen and her partner Patrick are subject to stringent cohabitation regulations that call for a certificate before a man and a woman can live together.
Based on Jayne Cowie’s novel After Dark, the television series centers on Alexandra Burke’s character Helen, a local educator.
Burke, who has been well-known for her musical abilities since her time on X Factor, adopts a more somber role as a complicated person who doesn’t always make the best choices.
Burke says: “There are moments when being a woman can cause you to feel a lot of worry.
