Blog:The seldom-known British Disney series.

You know, it's amazing how so many movies and TV shows (and franchises) get a lot more recognition and better treatment than others, and a handful of shows tend to get lost in the dust.

A few days ago, I was using Disney+ just cruising around and doing some harmless browsing. Sure, I came across a handful of Star Wars expanded universe shows and Marvel series meant to go deeper into various Marvel characters, but after going through several seasons of a lot of Star Wars and Marvel, I decided I would take a temporary break from a Star Wars and Marvel on Disney+ -- don't worry, I still like them -- and take a closer look into some of their other programmings, both exclusive to the service and pre-existing to be brought to the service. And I've gotta say, I really had a fun time revisiting various Disney films, some of the films have aged surprisingly well and continue to be worth watching even when the period changes, others... not so much, and you could easily tell it was a film for its time. Sure enough, I've watched a lot of Disney cartoons on here, and on DisneyNOW. I'm still watching Amphibia and The Owl House...

But then I came across a British series that I had only caught a glimpse of from a few years back. My memory was a little fuzzy, but I remember bits of the show. The series was called Evermoor. Just after watching the 4-episode pilot miniseries alone, I knew the show not going to be your standard live-action Disney sitcom. This series had an overarching narrative, an element of mystery, continuity, no laugh track and overall a lot higher stakes that what you may expect on a network like this.

In a nutshell, the show centers around American girl Tara Crossley whose family and British stepfamily moves to a small town she vaguely remembers from her past, But Tara quickly realizes that not everyone it was it seems and a lot of the town residents were suspicious, so she tries to look into the town's mysteries. She finds out about a magic elements in the picture and comes across a tapestry that a select number of magic sewers can use predict the future using golden thread, and in rare cases the legendary Supreme Everine can even cause the future to happen. Then later, it turns out Tara herself was the Supreme Everine who had to learn how to use her power and protect her family from an evil plot. I could keep going, but then I'd be going into spoilers.

The proper first season is about Tara going through further training as the Supreme, learning to master her powers, helping out various companions, and the second season is... pretty inferior to the first one. Just take my word for it.

The series is an urban fantasy with mystery and magic subplots, the series is at its core, a coming-of-age story which focuses on the the loves, lives and tribulations of teenagers. I also appreciate how Tara's not just an instant expert with her powers and has to gradually learn about the responsibility that comes with being the supreme. Plus, she wants be normal more than anything, she still tries to take her duties seriously and tries to uses her powers and social skills to help various people.

The rest of the main cast is amazing too, with some even getting their own compelling storylines that are almost as interesting as Tara's.

If you haven't seen the series yet, definitely make sure you give it a watch sometime when you have a chance. It's certainly worth it. Also, feel free to help with my sandbox for the show's page: https://besttvshows.miraheze.org/wiki/User:SpaceProtagonist/sandbox

(P.S.: Watch the 4-part miniseries titled first, before watching Season 1 of The Evermoor Chronicles, it serves as the proper introduction to the show.)