EDHA is a show that captures your attention from the beginning. Right from the start you jump into what will become the main characters stories that intrigue you and want you knowing more. This is a Netflix original series that premiered back in 2018. It is original in Spanish as most of the actors and shooting was done in Argentina. They do have subtitles and also have it dubbed in English for those who don’t like to read.
This story revolves around two main characters Edha and Teo. Edha is the CEO and creative director of her fashion label that she named after herself. It is a family owned business as her father does the business side of things, while she designs everything. Teo on the other hand, is a working class man, more so on the poor side; as he sells stolen shirts that he gets from his brothers job. Now you may wonder how two people from two very different worlds meet? Well in an unfortunate night, Teo brother dies in a fire, that happened at his job; which happened to be a sweat shop that made clothes. And guess who’s brand would make clothes their EDHA!
That’s not the end of it. No, it gets juicer. Teo was on very bad terms with his brother right before he passed away and all the families of the workers who died in the fire want to blame the dead brother because he was like the manager in charge of the people. So Teo sets off on a quest to clear his brothers name and bring justice to the people that were paying to keep the sweatshop running. But even like the real world, finding justice is easier said than done. Through various situations Teo starts working for EDHA as the face of the brand, he decides the only way to get information is to be on the inside. But even when he’s in, he finds out that operations at EDHA aren’t as clear as they appear.
DRAMA
Fashion AND drama? SIGN ME UP! From love affairs to deaths there is not a moment where this show lets you have a sigh of relief. The drama builds up right from episode one. Like I mentioned before they start off with a new collection and her “piece de resistance” gets stained. There she has to come up with something quick to fix it. This is the most tame of the tension and drama that gets built in this show. From characters working in the fashion, political, and crime world; conflicts and trouble are never far from reach.
From old internal family drama revealed to new sticky situations the characters get put into; this show is sure to keep you watching. This gives me very much novela vibes. Not a book, but a soap opera. Just the way everything is so intertwined and connected. Obviously story have to be tied together or they don’t make sense, but it’s very much ¡Escanadalo! Nevertheless, this is a show that will pull you in; with a run time of 40 minutes it is very binge worthy.
TWO SIDES
In the show EDHA is a high fashion brand in the ranks of probably Mui Mui and Jill Sanders. The thing that I liked about this show was that they showed the two sides of the fashion world. In the first episode they beginning the series with a fashion show. Models walking down runways, last minute alterations, drama, you know the usual.While later on in the episode you see one of the characters visiting a sweatshop asking the people who run it that they need to ramp up production no matter the circumstances because they need their clothing made for a deadline. It shows the glitz and glamour everybody thinks of when they think of fashion like photo shoots, clothes, fun. But they also show the truth behind the beautiful facade being pain, exploitation, crime.
Even though this is a TV show, I think it’s still important to know that people are getting exploited when working low wage jobs and how fashion is one of the biggest culprits of this. For example, a plot line in the story is that Teo’s brother died in a sweatshop fire with multiple other workers. This is a case of art imitating life, in a tragic sense. Sweatshop fires are nothing new in the world of clothing making sadly. If you google sweatshop fires there is many stories and articles about them.
Additionally, a lot of these are in countries that are used for cheap labor, so not only were these people working in harmful conditions; but they were most definitely being underpaid for their work. I think it’s important to show case these types of things because a lot of clothing making has a facade of looking good, but the story behind the making of the goods are terrible. Also shows how even high end brands can and are culprits.
Hopefully this post made you interested in this TV show. Netflix is infamously known for canceling good shows and this was one. It only had one season and I think it deserved more. While the series does not end with an open end and all ends seem to be tied. There are some areas in the writing where you can tell that if wanted, they could have continued to write and further more continue the story. However, since that didn’t happen because the show didn’t get a second season, the series wraps up everything and does not leave any cliff hangers.
Let me know in the comments if you have watched it and if so your thoughts. Also what is your favorite Netflix show ? I’m always looking for something new to watch. Let me know in the comments as well and maybe I can review it.. 🙂
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