The Assassin

Why did Keeley do this awful series? Didn't she read the script? Terrible casting too. Freddie is terrible. The story is a mess. Lots of sarcasm, which is poorly delivered. There are plenty of better series out there. This one is just very poor. Lots of dreary characters. Jack Davenport had a short and daft appearance too. Avoid if I were you.

Watched this as I was told it was good by a friend. May need to reconsider my friends.

The opening few minutes combine very poor acting, bad fight choreography, very questionable directing decisions and childish staging to make what is supposed to be an exciting opener into an amateur mess.

The plot gets no better with scripting and storylines that are forced and obvious. The acting is generally poor (sorry guys) but I don't blame them entirely as the whole thing is really difficult to get into. Wooden characters, bad writing etc.

I'd avoid. There are much better assassin/spy programmes. Don't waste your time.

Part way through and still trying to decide if it is a spoof, black comedy or something else?

But the deal breaker for me is the perplexingly well regarded Freddie Highmore. Maybe I am in a minority of one, but I find him near unwatchable, others might be able to tell me what I am missing because, to mind, he can't act and has an intensely annoying manner about him?

I wouldn't call it a spoof but it's definitely tongue in cheek. Keeley Hawes makes an excellent menopausal assassin and Freddie Highmore is super as her slightly nerdy son. Great supporting performances too. Sure, it's a bit daft but also very entertaining, with an interesting plot and well-delivered one liners that made me smile. A refreshing change from the formulaic schlock that currently swamps most streaming services.

Love Keeley Hawes & Freddie Highmore in everything they've done, such talented actors. In this they are also fabulous but the script & some of the cast let them down. It went from a fun farce to what felt like a dated daytime soap opera. Not great & certainly not interesting enough to make me want to watch more than the 1st episode & that was painful.