![]() Yes, the new sequel series has the exact same name as the original (other installments either played around with the title or eschewed it entirely), which has just been added to Netflix, making it readily accessible to new audiences. The easiest way to do that is by immersing yourself in the TV stories that started it all: the original 1993 miniseries starring Linney and Olympia Dukakis … also somewhat confusingly titled Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City. ![]() Yet there’s no question your viewing of the new offering will be substantially enriched by having a better idea of who these people are and where they’ve been. ![]() The same is true of the new Netflix Tales, which is set up to be accessible even to those brand-new to this universe. But one of the strengths of Maupin’s creation, which has unfolded over the past 40 years in the form of nine books and three previous TV miniseries, has been that each installment is perfectly digestible on its own. ![]() The initial conflicts are in fact dependent on the return of Laura Linney’s Mary Ann Singleton to the warmth of fictitious Barbary Lane after she’s been away for 23 years. ![]() Laura Linney as Mary Ann Singleton in 1993’s Tales of the City, a role she reprises in Netflix’s new sequel series.Ĭheck out Netflix’s limited series Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City and one thing you’ll immediately notice is that its characters have a history dating back decades. ![]()
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