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The story is about a gang who performs a jewelry heist, and while trying to get away, they hide in a beach house,where they are holding captive/hostages the 2 women living there.

The way the events take place in this series, is really unexpectable, but not because of the plot twists. The unexpectable part refers to the characters' interactions.

I didn't know what to expect from this show but for me it was surprisingly pleasant.

In order to recommend it though, the questions here are: Is it enjoyable to watch? Yes!

Is it amazingly good? Well, no!

So, is it worthy to watch?

In my opinion, it depends on what you are looking for.

If you want a short, fun, interesting and kinda weird tv show to watch then you will probably like it.

If you are looking for a realistic and profound show, then just skip it. It does not target this kind of audience.

Generally 6/10.

From the makers of Jett brings you Leopard Skin a Murder Mystery Jewel Heist Romance Thriller starring Carla Gugino, Gaite Jansen, Amelia Eve and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

First of all the filming location is quite stunning and beautiful to look at. I like the cast of characters with each passing episode we learn more about who these people are. Leopard Skin is quite stylized with quirky dialogue. The ending of the show still have a few unanswered questions about the heist. Do I want a season 2 of Leopard Skin? NO! Jett has too big of a cliffhanger to be just left alone so here's hoping Jett will get a season 2.

Fausto Malon (Gentry White), Sierra Loba (Nora Arnezeder), and Clover Braun (Margot Bingham) are on the run after a diamond heist. They seek a temporary hideout at a seaside estate. They take Alba Fontana (Carla Gugino) and Batista 'Batty' Ferreira (Gaite Jansen) hostage. The women's relationship is secretive and they are hosting a dinner for director Max Hammond (Philip Winchester) and his trophy girlfriend Maru (Amelia Eve).

This starts as a crime drama spiced with a bit of tropical Spanish flavor. It's a little quirky, a lot of sexy, and a bit mysterious. Then it turns into an S&M drama. It's not the usual cartoon leather-bound costume play. It's more emotional and powerful. It's eight episodes. Each episode is only thirty minutes. It's a little odd to have a drama shorten to that length. A few things are a bit off-kilter in this show. All in all, this is a fascinating short binge. The story doesn't seem to have much room to go for a second season unless Jeffrey Dean Morgan leads the Walking Dead gang to look for the diamonds. I'm assuming that this is a limited series.

Some oth4r reviewers have pointed out this show's main appeal is the love story at its center and the psychological games between two of the characters and how unhinged and finally satisfying that is. It messes with your expectations but is handled so well by the writer and the two actors at the center (to not give away spoilers). Also the setting is like a dream with all the ocean waves always coming in and out and the repeating images of the 3 different characters gliding in the pool as the ownership of the villa evolves. I was surprised how fast the episodes feel even when the tangents they take you on are unexpected. Favorite characters: Alba, Batty and Maru. This gets funnier and weirder as it goes along. I would binge season 2 easily.

Loved the first four episodes, skipped my way through bits of the last three. Enjoyed the shortness of the episodes.

I mostly enjoyed the premise, and the twist of perspectives, but I got a bit tired and confused in what I was supposed to get out of it.

There is a lot of female nudity and the camera follows their bodies frequently. For the most part it's not overdone, but it's also certainly not something that you would watch on a mobile device.

The cinematography is generally beautiful, and there is occasional comedy in unexpected places.

Having said all that, ep 7 rejuvenated my interest and the finale was ... an ending, but still left me with confusion.

I think it could have been a pretty cool 95-minute movie.

I love Carla Gugino and have since the 90s when Son in Law came out. She's as talented as she is beautiful. That said, this is simply a boring hostage story with a bunch of sexy woman, doing ridiculous things and showing skin in the process.

Twenty years ago that alone may have been reason to watch, but not today when there's easier ways to see some skin while also having actual terrific shows to watch on many platforms.

The "bad guys" are boring, the heist was cheesy, the ending rushed and unoriginal. The actors themselves are all obviously talented. And these are some of the sexiest woman you'll find so if you're looking for 8 episodes of eye candy, go for it!

But all in all, its a waste of time. Just watch two episodes and you'll get everything you'd want out of this, because the rest is just more of the same. Watching all 8 adds nothing to the story.

Not a crime drama in any conventional sense this is a continuation of JETT and that show's style palette of brash colors influenced by film noir and classic women's pictures of the 1940's. Gutierrez knows his way around complicated femme fatales and plays with time, using the jewelry heist gone wrong (itself a noir staple) to get down to the real business he's after: the days and months leading up to the present and the psychological and philosophical quests of the various female characters, especially Batty (Gaite Jansen from Peaky Blinders, astounding) and the director's perpetual muse Gugino (perhaps better than ever).

This is an extremely confident 4 hour movie split into bite sized chunks for the binge generation.

Highly recommended.

Wow!!!! This is totally different than Jett (which Cinemax couldn't sell right but is on HBO Max) with some of the same actors like a parallel universe Jett. Carla Gugino is of course senselesly beautiful (when isn't she?) tOTally fierce in this story that has comedy, music, sex, violence and like something more esoteric? Amelia Eve (with Carla in Bly Manor) and Ana De La Reguera are the funny parts and the criminal gang is the scary part. And they do that well. I won't spoil how slick Negan is in this but also be prepared for the most intriguing relationship between two women on television. Fire! All the women are standouts. Gaite Jensen (Tatiana from Peaky Blinders) is heartbreaking!!! Peacock is really showing stepping up their game making something this fresh.

With these two. I can't stop thinking about them.

The inner monologues are off the hook.

The setting.

The music.

The two of them. Y'all know which two. Those two. I don't want to give spoilers. They are everything.

I liked them in JETT as well which now I'm bingeing because of Leopard Skin.

I don't have more to say that doesn't give away the plot of my favorite love story on tv. So I will just reprint the description which is not at all the delirious, crazy, passionate show this is: "Leopard Skin" is a thriller set in a remote beachside estate in Mexico, where former documentarian Alba Fontana (Carla Gugino, "The Haunting of Hill House") lives. When a criminal gang that includes Fausto Malone (Gentry White) flees a botched heist, they take shelter at the estate.

The tagline says it's a story about a robbery gone bad with secrets exposed. OK. What it doesn't say, and should, is that it's a nudity-driven set of images and scenes with supposedly spiritual, nonsense dialogue that has nothing to do with the tagline. Most of the first two episodes, that set up the robbery, is pretty strong. Thought I was going to enjoy it. But it dissipates into the back story for the women held hostage, and into some artsy-enabled, uninteresting repartee. Carla Gugino looks pretty good, the idea that puts together the robbery is interesting enough, but I prefer something more straight forward.

I watched the first episode of this quite simply because Carla Gugino was in it. I like her work generally and figured it would be something like say "Jett".

It wasn't. It's hard to completely describe this series without giving spoilers, so let me say it's like an anthology that is never the less interconnected. The connection to episode one may not come until episode four, etc., and this is part of the genius of the writing. The series is a little bit like Pulp Fiction, in the sense that it is a series of connected vignettes.

And speaking of the writing, I was certainly impressed. Actually no was first notch, direction was outstanding, principal photography was beautiful, and the editing was done very well in the telling of a most nonlinear story.

And for people who like eye candy (male and female), there is a large supply of it as the series tells a very sexy story. If you like beautiful female buts, you'll be in heaven. If you are prude about such things, this series is NOT for you.

There are no ugly characters in this entire movie, and everyone is pretty much smoking hot in their own quirky way.

All the sexiness aside, the writing is rather philosophical and there's some wonderful little gems of human relationship sprinkled all through the series. Usually when writers and directors go down the sexy road of strategy, storytelling suffers, but not here. This was a interesting story with a satisfying ending.

I did not expect to like this series as much as I did, but it became pretty addictive from the first episode. I also like that the episodes are only a half hour long, which makes it easy to start and stop the series in between your life schedule.

And oh yes, Carla Gugino just shines in it and just about every way.

If they make a season two, I will absolutely bite.

This series starts with a heist and people talking forcefully all over the place. Then there are flashbacks like in most shows today. Then the flashback becomes the show and you forget the heist. It's like you're in 2 different shows. Like the writer had 2 ideas but only one show. It tries to be too smart for its own good. After a while you're left wondering "what am I watching?" Carla Gugino is always good but following her boyfriend Sebastian Gutierrez through all his endeavors is not a good idea for her career. The acting in general is good here except for the heist crew. Gentry White is a terrible actor. He overacts every scene he's in. He also acts the same way no matter what show he is on. Nora Arnezeder (Sierra) has the most annoying shaky voice. She also overacts big time. They were told to be tough criminals but they just don't do it right. Some have mentioned the nudity and sex. As in most shows today the most explicit sex had to be between 2 women. Have heterosexuals become the minority in this world? Anyway, here's another show most people will never hear about.

How this series has a lower score than Jett is beyond me. This show is wildly unpredictable and exciting. My mind works like an automatic puzzle solving machine when I watch a show/film and usually predict the end very quickly, but with this show...? Ha. Not on your life.

I have found myself thinking back to this incredible show numerous times since watching and I am left wishing that there would be a sequel as I rather resent that the ride is over. I just want to see what happens to a few, certain characters as they really ended up being quite endearing.

I hope that Carla and Sebastion make more shows like this as they do it sooooo well. They understand love.

It honestly feels like there is a solid very david lynchian movie that would be great. Im honestly disappointed it could not have had a higher budget and been a movie. The character of fausto was interesting and could have been worked on more. Loved the dynamic between alba and batty, the weird sexual tension and genuine desire they had. The maid was a hoot and the rest of the cast was ok. The sudden weird cuts were jarring. They plot meanders when it could just get to the point. The comedy though subtle was delightful to witness. I think. Batty was my favorite character a tortured and odd individual who looks like she has it together but really doesn't. I would like to see a remake of this in the future.

This is bonkers in the raddest way. Cannot wait to see what season 2 is about. But beware: not an action story like the trailer promises, very light gunplay and zero gore. This is more art house mystery with wicked humor and strong women not afraid to be vulnerable.

Unexpected all around, go in with an open mind if you like any of the cast and you will be entertained.

As the story moves backwards and forwards you get a whole different idea of what you first thought about each character and some of it is laugh out loud funny with razor sharp dialogue and some of it is uncomfortable in a way that you eventually accept but are like wtf and then it's so fast it's over and you catch your breath. Fantasy Island never looked this appealing.

In the world of Leopard Skin, we're brought along with characters on a situation that would seem surreal on a Bunuel level (i.e. Three hapless thieves break into a house where the hostages aren't all that afraid of them and have much bigger, more perverse problems hanging over their heads), but there's a a sort of freewheeling existentialist bent to it that elevates it past being either too strange or just too quirky. It's just about right, which is tough to do.

At different times it behaves like a romp, like a thriller, like a drama about women who have been mistreated by a powerful man, like a French sex comedy, it has dark undertones that somehow transform into a love story that folds all the pieces together. It's crazy, it's awkward, and it's even got heart too. For those who are tired of spoon-fed tripe by the streamers it's an excellent escape into one of the most unconventional (but most pleasantly genre-tastic) shows of the past 25 years.