TV Show
Australia, United Kingdom
English
Crime, Drama
2018
DANIEL NETTHEIM, FEMALE DIRECTOR
Amanda Abbington, Audrey Fleurot, Emmett Scanlan
45 min
7.4
The Staff
TLDR
If you prefer your mysteries fast-paced and pulpy, you’re in for a treat.
What it's about
In a small town in the UK, Tom (Michael C. Hall) investigates the mysterious disappearance of his daughter Jenny (Amy James-Kelly). But the deeper he digs, the bigger the web of lies and conspiracies he unravels.
The take
Created by Harlan Coben (the crime novelist-turned-showrunner behind many streaming mysteries), Safe is a fast-paced thriller following a widower in search of his missing daughter. The more he digs, the more he realizes that his town is anything but small and sleepy, and that he can’t trust the people closest to him. It’s the sort of show that involves multiple people and plotlines, which could easily go south if it fell into the wrong hands, but Safe manages to make it all work. It doesn’t require you to care deeply about these characters, but it does pull you in with its shocking secrets and (at times frustrating) cliffhangers. Sure, it can get soapy at times, but it’s never not entertaining. And though it revisits the night of the disappearance often, it always features a new angle and point of view, making it feel fresh every single time.
What stands out
Hall’s accent is supposedly off, but I don’t mind it. It adds to the slight ridiculousness of it all.
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