New Zealand's Creamerie , a dystopian satire with a touch of sci-fi, conceals neither its influences nor its intentional timing. A joint collaboration between the three lead actresses and director Roseanne Liang , the two-season-and-counting series was partially inspired by The Handmaid's Tale and premiered in 2021, roughly one year after the COVID-19 pandemic began. As its protagonists realize that their so-called equitable world is actually a sham (and a living hell, besides), Creamerie both addresses topical social commentary with the proper severity and comedically lampoons those same oppressive structures .

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From the opening montage of nude men vomiting blood in a locker room followed by

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