An eight part thing for Apple, which is in itself a problem. Why make things so long?
It starts out as three seemingly innocent Brits - Kunal Nayyar (from The BBT), Georgina Campbell (Broadchurch, Flowers), Elizabeth Henstridge - are suspected of kidnapping a prominent PR exec's son (she Una Thurman). Angel Coulby and Noah Emmerich investigate. Elyes Gabel is an extremely violent and psychotic hit man (I mean, does he have to blow up the girl on the yacht?) Tom Rhys Harries's zippy student has charisma but seems to be in the wrong show (he was in the disastrous White Lines). Robert Glenister is an American (I feel the whole show was shot in the UK even though we seem to be in Washington Square Park and Times Square).
Good motorbike chase scene, edited by Mags Arnold (her only episode). Adam Suschitsky is a cameraman on four of them, and brings a certain class with him.
When I was in primary school, let's say I was seven or so, my friends and I decided to put on a little play for the class, involving diving and searching for buried treasure. It started out OK but then everyone just started doing their own thing and it turned into an unscripted disaster, and eventually our teacher had to call time. I mention this because while watching Suspicion I was thinking of that episode. This becomes more bewildering and unconvincing as it goes on, and manages to end so badly that we don't even know if our innocent Brits can return to a normal life - something that was set up so fully early on - like just jettison the plot. Stuff with whole super-assassin bit is just bullshit.
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