The Assassin

Starts in 1994 where she takes out a flip phone that was released in 2004 That was a bad start and after doesn't get much better.

I really can't tell if this is supposed to be series of a bad comedy Freddie Highmore stuck in his spectrum doctors voice from his other terrible show I'm only surprised he doesn't walk around shouting I'm A Surgeon I'm A Surgeon.

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.

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.

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.

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.