Set in Hong Kong, The Season puts you at the height of high-society summer, where connections are everything, but nothing is quite as it seems.

What we love: The premise. At the centre of The Season sits the Hext family, an old-money institution that rules the city’s elite, with secrets and scandal simmering beneath the surface. Into this world steps Cola, a newcomer with a hidden agenda. And as rivalries ignite and alliances turn lethal, the season builds to a reckoning that threatens to shatter the fabric of Hong Kong’s upper crust.

Don’t miss: The international ensemble. Jessie Mei Li (Shadow and Bone) leads as Cola, with Toby Stephens (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) and three-time Golden Horse winner Karena Lam as Hext patriarch and matriarch, Christopher and Fiona.

When it’s happening: Stream all six episodes on Viu now.