This series was another gem I found in the month of March.
This series starrs Kiefer Sutherland (“The First Lady”), Meta Golding (“Empire”), Enid Graham (“Bull”), Rob Yang (“The Menu”), Charles Dance (“The Sandmann”), Jason Butler Harner (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), just to name a few.
This series was directed by Glenn Ficarra (“Jungle Cruise”).
This series has eight episodes in its first season and the first-two-were released on March 26th 2023 on Paramount Plus.
This series is a Drama/Action.
Onto the premise: Nothing is what it seems when John Weir, master of corporate espionage, finds himself at the center of a shadowy conspiracy. After uncovering a dangerous plot by powerful forces with the ability to control populations and subvert democracy, Weir is framed for murder and put on the run, trying to figure out who and what is real in a reality turned upside down. As a man who deals in mistrust and deception, can John Weir trust a team of unlikely allies to outwit an enemy with deep ties to his past and who’s bent on using our own data against us? John Weir must navigate a world of surveillance, misinformation and manipulation to uncover the man at the center of the plot and stop him before it’s too late.
In Episode one, After what appears to be another successful day on the job, John Weir’s world is blown to pieces.
In Episode two, Triggered by the suicide of his friend and framed for the murder of Edward Homm, Weir tries to piece together what went wrong. The mysterious Hailey is sucked further into Weir’s world as he tries to determine what role she played.
In Episode Three, Weir’s traumatic history is brought to light, along with the origin of his friendship with Valence.
In Episode Four, Armed with the stolen data from Arda, Weir is in go-mode to unveil the truth behind Valence’s shocking death and enlists Hailey’s help to exploit a member of Crowley’s network. Homm may finally be ready to cooperate and help find Crowley.
In Episode five,Is there a mole? Weir’s team has been infiltrated, and he pulls out all the stops to locate the security breach.
In Episode six, Weir’s relationship with Ben falls prey to his paranoia. Weir connects the dots between Senator Evers and Crowley, and his team make a plan to finally reach Crowley by staging a heist.
In Episode Seven, Weir receives a message from Valence, which makes him question everything–including his father.
In Episode eight, the season finale, Weir is forced to play his final ace when Crowley’s nefarious psyop to win support of the Shared Data Act and hijack democracy succeeds. But Crowley’s counter puts both Liv and Ben in mortal danger.
The first two episodes were outstanding. It’s a tense, suspenseful thriller that starts like a typical story of a team pulling off a slick con job, but then takes a left turn towards a set of events that I’m not entirely sure I’m following along haha.
Even the flashbacks aren’t what they seem. This could easily have been a confusing jump of a start, but the storytelling stays tight and gripping. True to its title, you are taken down a path where there is reality, but it’s difficult to know what that is when it’s conflated with Weir’s paranoia, and the introduction of new confounding reveals that changes things when things seem to become predictable.
The acting has been superb so far.
I hope that this continues to be the case. The potential complexity of the story risks resorting to an ex machina plot devices or resolution, but hopefully, the writing can hold up to the high standard set at the start.
I’m okay with some shows releasing one episode on a weekly basis, but this show is not one of them. After watching the first two episodes, I wanted to watch the whole season.
I couldn’t take my eyes off of my tv. I mean, I couldn’t because if I did, I would have missed too many things.
A lot of times shows with this many moving parts, such as Manifest or Lost, seem really cool at the beginning, but end up going nowhere.i really hope that that won’t be the case with this show!
Stay tuned for more reviews
Movie reviews with ceren 