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‘Solos’ Offers A Star-Studded Spotlight On What It Means To Be Human After Months In Isolation

Anne Hathaway, Helen Mirren, Uzo Aduba, Constance Wu and others are among the cast

It comes as no surprise that the past year has seen most of the world confined to their abodes and feeling rather, well, lonely.

And while it’s comforting to reassure oneself that the entire population has been in the same boat, the endless solitude took a toll on many’s mental health and ability to appreciate life, following a year of immense loss of life. Which is why Amazon’s latest original series is here to hand out a positive perspective and drive home that one can be alone, but one doesn’t have to feel lonely.

Enter: Solos.

A seven-part anthology series, Solos follows the ups-and-downs of what it means to be human. Given the excess amounts of isolation that the pandemic implored us to endure, the Amazon series aims to spotlight how even in our loneliness moments, the human experience will always connect us. Jam-packed with Hollywood’s A-list, Solos is sure to be next on the must-watch list—and The Woman In The Window, of course.

Fascinated? Keep reading for everything you need to know about Solos—from the plot and cast members to when you can stream it in Australia.

What Is The Plot Of Solos?

Created by David Weil, Solos is an anthology series that consists of seven 30-minute episodes that explores what it means to be human, diving deep into the meaning behind human connection. An Amazon Prime synopsis, as per Cosmopolitan, that describes the series reads: “The series spans our present and future and illuminates that even during our most isolated moments we are all connected through the human experience.”

While information on the specifics of each character’s storyline is still under wraps, what we do know is that each episode is told from a different perspective and moment in time, illuminating the thought that even during our lowest, most lonely moments—which we’ve had plenty of in the last year—we are all connected through the human experience.

But don’t take our word for it, check out the trailer below to see for yourself.

WATCH BELOW: Solos Trailer

Who Is Cast In Solos?

As per just about every Amazon Prime creation, the cast list is riddled with star power. The lineup includes Academy Award-winners Helen Mirren (The Queen, The Good Liar) as space-goer Peg; Morgan Freeman (Se7en, The Shawshank Redemption) as Stuart who is battling Alzheimer’s; Anne Hathaway (The Devil Wears Prada, The Princess Diaries) as gifted scientist Leah; Uzo Aduba (Orange is the New Black) as hermetic homebody Sasha; Nicole Beharie (Sleepy Hollow) as pregnant mother-to-be Nera; Anthony Mackie (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) as Tom, an ill man who creates a doppelgänger of himself to secure his memory; Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey) as Otto who makes it his mission to restore Stuart’s memory; and Constance Wu (Hustlers, Crazy, Rich, Asians) as the Pergatory-bound Jenny, among others.

Where Can We Watch Solos In Australia?

Looking for your next binge-watch? Solos will be available to stream on Amazon Prime on May 21.

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