Panthers

An underrated trans-european series that is very enjoyable as long as you don't mind subtitles.

In this dark tale of criminal activity, morality is not simple black and white and although there is much back story it is handled fairly well and provides more emotional impact in the later episodes.

The main players are - Kahlil, a french detective who has recently returned to Marseille where his mother, sister and criminal brother live. Milan, one of the diamond heist team who had hoped the proceeds would pay for his brother's operation but instead has to reopen connections with Serbian gangsters. Naomi, sent by her shady boss (the excellent John Hurt) to retrieve the stolen diamonds. She is then sent from Marseille on to Belgrade against her wishes.

If you can cope with three different languages over the 6 episodes you will be rewarded when the various plot strands come together at the end .

Was looking forward to this series so much, only to watch it and feel like more could of been done. This had so much potential, considering the brazen robberies the panthers have pulled off in the past I felt that the last panthers robbery didn't even make sense, they were in cars but decided to jump out create a ring of fire and run off on foot? One good action scene in the first episode apart from that a lot of dialogue. Ending wasn't to great, I don't see how they'll make a second series. It's worth a watch if you're bored with nothing else to do,but if you had high expectations The Last Panthers will disappoint...

6/10

The Last Panthers doesn't quite have the confidence to really deliver on its premise. Everything feels a little flat and unremarkable, particularly Sam Morton who's character feels like a tenth generation photocopy of Sofie Gråbøl's Sarah Lund from similarly toned "The Killing". Ultimately there's not enough emotional engagement with anything in the pilot - I didn't care about any of the characters enough to want the insurance team, the police or the thieves to win. It was more just a bit of intrigue as to how the logistics might play out. Considering the far superior shows out there, its hard to invest my time in a season when the pilot feels as flat as this.

In addition to being an excitingly toothsome, thrillingly complex, politically astute, morally destitute drama 'The Last Panthers' (2015) is also singularly blessed with the uncommonly brooding, bad-boy presence of the deliciously spring-heeled, lithe lead Panther, raven-eyed, vengeance-dispensing, Goran Bogdan, who is a TOTAL hard-bodied, heist-master hottie supreme! With its especially dense, thought provoking screenplay, all across the board terrific acting, a marvellously moody minimalist electronic score and its gorgeously layered potting, 'The Last Panthers' mini-series is one especially muscular, six-episode whirlwind of exquisitely twisted, double-dealing, breathlessly immersive, internecine intrigue! And all of this gloriously gritty, Euro-crime, gang land goodness has a rather nifty David Bowie title track ta' boot!

The plot had seemed intriguing even before seeing the first episode. I've waited to see the true brilliance of Johan Rencks work, and as I watched the first episode I felt excitement to see where this all ends.

I was especially intrigued by the excellent casting and refreshing filming locations. The only thing that bugs me would be the everlasting titles, but that makes the series even more special, as they departed from the usual Hollywood TV series products. Sky TV took a huge step in production, and I believe it will get them the acknowledgement they aspired to.

I surely hope this will eventually get under the spotlight it deserves to be. Until the next episode, by my count, this show gets a proper called nine out of ten.