Now & Later

If you want a drama that takes its characters as seriously as its plot, Now & Later is available in Australia on JustWatch TV, and in the US on JustWatch TV right now. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. Its 5/10 TMDB score, built from 60 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Keller Wortham leads a cast that never overplays its hand. Available now on JustWatch TV — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Now & Later is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. The writing in Now & Later treats its characters as people first, plot devices second. Sex, politics and American culture are mixed into a combustible combination in Now & Later. Angela is an illegal Latina immigrant living in Los Angeles who stumbles across Bill, a disgraced banker on the run. She takes him in. Keller Wortham and Shari Solanis lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 2009. The writing trusts the audience to sit with ambiguity rather than wrapping everything up in a tidy conclusion — it is the approach that separates good drama from great. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

For anyone looking for storytelling that takes its characters seriously, Now & Later delivers. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. Keller Wortham's work here is the kind that gets referenced in career retrospectives. It makes everything else feel thin by comparison.