Hanna

The casting is exceptional, the music is amazing. The cahracter development is great.

At the beggining i thought it will be a simple action show but it turned to be so much more. The base story is pretty simple but the combination of charater development, the direction and the music make some very unique moments that worth watching the series. Also the action is great too.

Im still in the 3rd season but this series won if from 2-3 episodes. So far 1st season is the best by far, mostly because it has my favorite part better: character development.

If you are into action, characters, women as the protagonist then you have to give this show a try.

It's finally got around to watching Hanna and have to say I found it pretty entertaining. I never saw the movie so I had no expectations going into it. I know some fans of the movie didn't like it and then there are others who say it was even better. I do know that the series has a very solid 7.6 rating here and the movie a less solid 6.7. Anyway, I was thoroughly entertained throughout the entire series and glad they were able to give it a proper ending instead of a cliffhanger. It's only 3 seasons with 22 total episodes so it's an easy binge. It actually watches better as a binge watch instead of waiting over a year between seasons and forgetting what was happening. If you're looking for a solid thriller with plenty of action then give Hanna a try.

Though I hoped that this season would be better than the first, as per my review about 5 months ago, I was kinda let down.

• The story is not better than season 1.
• We've got sort of 5 episodes of fillers and 3 more serious and better ones.
• We do not see Hanna more in action (aside the last 3 serious episodes). She should be more on the spotlight, with shininess and more crazy good performances. She is like a human "Bionic" girl with awesome abilities and amazing aiming. The producers & writers really need to understand that and give her increased brilliant spots to shine (martial arts and guns alike).
• Sandy (Áine Rose Daly) was one of the highlight of the season. She's a talented and beautiful actress who has the potential to become a really bad yet powerful smart girl in the series.
• Nothing of real interest for Marissa, aside adding mother-like behaviors to her collection in the show; Although, her personal style of handling guns are one of the best I saw in women and men alike.

Again, I ask the producers, to give to series aim & purpose and squeeze it into a powerful beam for it to really deliver and shine.

Less "useless" characters and more of Hanna in action.

Plot

In equal parts high-concept thriller and coming-of-age drama, HANNA follows the journey of an extraordinary young girl raised in the forest, as she evades the relentless pursuit of an off-book CIA agent and tries to unearth the truth behind who she is.

Cast

Esme Creed-Miles leads in a performance that flits between decent and I can't believe they didn't do a retake. Mireille Enos is at a career best, Áine Rose Daly, Dermot Mulroney, Ray Liotta, Joel Kinnaman and a standout performance by Gianna Kiehl.

Verdict

I enjoyed Hanna (2011), though far from flawless it was a well constructed feature and Saoirse Ronan was excellent as was Cate Blanchett. I was hesitant going into this as let's be honest movie to television adaptations have a dreadful track record.

Hanna is wonderful paced, that I'll say out of the gate. If you think the story can't be dragged out across 3 seasons you're mistaken, they do a decent job there.

The cast for the most part are competent though some are more consistent than others, Creed-Miles accent peaks and troughs, this really should have been addressed and not made it to the final product.

It's action packed with a passable enough story and I did enjoy it but though I had no problem binge watching it throughout without boredom I did feel that there was something missing. After much head scratching I came to the conclusion that, I have absolutely no idea what it was! Something just didn't click, the show was enjoyable and was fairly engaging but something just failed to complete the show.

I'd advise people stick with the movie, but on the flipside there are worse shows to throw some hours into.

Rants

IMDB is known for not vetting reviews very well but yeesh, check out the 1/10 ones. People who haven't even watched the show reviewing, people who bailed after an episode thinking they can have an opinion on the show, countless one line reviews and stupidity like "I just finished episode 1 and I have no idea what any of the characters look like. Just sat there listening, staring at a black screen." and "Hate White Men, This is for You!, If you think all men should die, more so white men but Blackmon as well, then this show is for you. Guys, if your wife or girlfriend likes this show, I would sleep with one eye open".

Time for IMDB to start vetting better or the IMDB community to grow up.

The Good

Mireille Enos Gianna Kiehl Soundtrack Great pacing

The Bad

Esme Creed-Miles's performance can be pretty poor at times Not as engaging as it should be.

Something is missing.

I've reviewed each season of "Hanna", which can be found against the final episode of each run - but I thought I'd put something here too, so sum up my overall thoughts.

I haven't seen the film version of "Hanna", so came to the Amazon Prime series with a relatively clean slate. (I did watch the remake of "The Killing" so it was nice to see Enos and Kinnaman together again). Though I was concerned about what I thought the premise was, being extended into a show, I found an enjoyable series, with excellent music choices and good performances.

Erik Heller (Joel Kinnaman) rescues a baby and her mother from a covert military facility in Eastern Europe. Pursued by soldiers, they crash their car and the mother is killed, however, Erik and the baby escape into the woods. 15 years later, Erik has brought Hanna (Esme Creed-Miles) up in the wilderness, infusing survivalist skills with her already unnaturally heightened senses. However, she's frustrated at the limits of her life and a chance encounter leads the agency, led by Marissa (Mireille Enos), to resume their hunt.

There was lots I found I liked about this series. Coming off the back of watching "Treadstone" I worried that again the plot would prove overcomplicated, dealing as it does with a couple of different time periods and a country hopping story, but none of this was the case. I understood everyone's drives all the way through and though there is a little cross and double cross, all the motivations were explained to us ahead of time. Performances are strong, with Kinnaman and Enos standing out, along, of course with Esme Creed-Miles as the titular character. She plays Hanna wonderfully, like a fish out of water at times, but always on the cusp of snapping back into survivalist mode and killing everyone in the room. I really liked the stuff involving the family, and the excursion to Kent but oddly, my favourite part about the show was the music, lots of Karen O, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but the newly created score music was nice too.

I enjoyed the first season of "Hanna" more than I thought I might, with its strong performances and coherent plotting. The second season expands the universe a little, but without sacrificing any of it's core strengths. It's took me a while to get around to season three of "Hanna", around a year in fact since this final season arrived on Amazon Prime. It's through no fault of the show though, as I've enjoyed the previous two runs. This too, was a worthy season and rounds out a series that was much better than I thought it might be.

It surprisingly rare to see a series as consistent as "Hanna" with a true beginning, middle and end.