Entering April, there are many good dramas on the air.
Among them, there is a set of episodes, obviously the lineup is very strong, but for various reasons, the number of viewers is very low. However, in April's new drama, this is definitely a very noteworthy one.
This is the spy drama "Streamer" from Apple TV+.
Douban only has more than 400 people ratings, 8.2 points, or very ok.
The reason for recommending him, first of all, is of course the lineup, and you can see how gorgeous it is if you look at the cast list. Oscar-winning actor Gary Oldman starred, IMDb said that this is his first starring in a TV series, and another Oscar-winning film emperor has officially gone to sea, which is attractive enough.
The male protagonist of this film is jack Louden in "Dunkirk", although in this drama, the main vicissitudes, of course, there are reasons.
The heroine of this film is Olivia Cook, the heroine of "Ready Player One", a clever big-eyed girl.
Of course, it is not over, and the actors who starred in this drama also include the well-known British actress Kristen Scott Thomas, the former Cannes film emperor Jonathan Pres and so on.
Basically all of them are movie-level familiar faces, and now they are together to act in TV series, at least from the composition of the lineup, to ensure the watchability of this drama.
In addition, there are friends who see Will Smith in the screenwriting column.
However, this is just a duplicate name, not the history of slapping the global ratings a few days ago, but a British screenwriter with a lot of screenwriting experience, don't misunderstand.
Streamers is based on Mick Elon's spy novel of the same name, a British novelist best known for his secret agent series The Slough House, featuring Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman's character in the play).
The show happens to be based on the first two books in the series, Slow Horses and Dead Lions, with 6 episodes of the first season from Slow Horses and the second season of Dead Lions also having 6 episodes and should be filming (that should be better, the original also won the Golden Dagger Award).
It is also very interesting about the translated name of the play.
The English name of this play, Slow Horses, is literally translated as slow horse, and some people translate it as inferior horse. This is because, although several of the protagonists in the play belong to the well-known British intelligence agency MI5, in their imagination, they should all be handsome and handsome, high-paid geniuses.
But in fact, the agents in the show are a group of marginal people, people who are ostracized by MI5. They were once elite agents, but for various reasons (alcoholism, mistakes, poor relationships), they were excluded and sent to an unappreciated department, that is, the Slough House, so they were called slow horses.
That said, it's the story of a bunch of loser agents.
The current douban translation name is called Liuren, and some people do not understand why it is called this name. In fact, it is the meaning of the exiled.
Whether it is a flowing person or a slow horse, in fact, it is similar, which points out the dilemma of the characters in the film.
This is also the core point of this drama.
Usually, we always feel that the British secret agent drama is always the kind of elite agent who is tall and handsome, full of spirit, and gentlemanly, and it is a profession that everyone dreams of to have the strength of James Bond.
But the agents in "Rogue Man" are actually not doing well. Simply put, they are a crowd that is excluded.
The show opens with an action scene by Jack Louden, who was a handsome and handsome MI5 agent chasing the suspect all the way. This scene is completely filmed in the way of traditional secret agent dramas, which is a kind of movie-watching stereotype for us.
However, his mission soon failed and caused a large explosion of the train, resulting in heavy casualties. Although, as we learn later in the plot, this is just a drill. However, such a big mistake was also doomed to the end of his secret service career.
Although, relying on his high-ranking grandfather, he eventually retained the position of secret agent, he has been marginalized and assigned to one of the least valued departments, that is, the slough House mentioned earlier.
In fact, it is only at this point that the play officially unfolds.
Then, it's Gary Oldman's first appearance, who wakes up from a hangover in a pile of garbage, with an alcoholism, a fart, and a scruffy look. His loser appearance scene basically sets the tone for this department, which is a department that belongs to loser.
The hole in the socks is also very expressive
Then, you will find that the other agents in the department are also miserable, and although they can still be called agents, they have long been worn out. After all, in an ostracized and completely marginalized sector, nature has lost its vitality.
This is a very interesting setting, he broke our habitual cognition of traditional secret agent dramas, and cut into the secret agent theme from the perspective of the loser. Probably, even if it is a loser, a group of excluded people, they can also do great things to prove themselves and turn over salted fish.
This is very suitable for the self-substitution of our contemporary people.
Of course, as a secret agent theme, the core of this drama is actually a secret agent detective. However, the protagonist has been replaced by a group of down-and-out agents.
The new task is to turn over garbage
According to the setting in the play, this department belongs to the kind of non-editorial department that is not recognized by MI5, so it can take advantage of the particularity of identity to do some dirty work. It feels like the kind of person who can be easily abandoned even if something goes wrong. I think this will also become a feature of this department in the future.
Today, the first two episodes of the show have aired, but in fact, the plot is quite compact, and it has always focused on one incident, that is, a kidnapping of Muslim youth by a British far-right organization.
Judging from the first two episodes, there are actually quite a few action scenes, which belong to the kind of genre dramas. Before that, I also saw a discussion on Douban about whether this is a British drama or an American drama. But from a production point of view, this is a British drama, even if this drama comes from Apple TV+, but the main actor, director, and screenwriter of this drama are all British, and the story takes place in the United Kingdom.
Including the real film company, which is actually the famous see-saw, the company that has been working with Jane Campion, and "Canine Power" also comes from them. Apple is really just an official broadcast platform.
It's like you use iQiyi, Youku, and Tencent to play "Tokyo Love Story" together, this is still a Japanese drama, not a domestic drama. There's really nothing to argue about.
In fact, from the first two episodes, although Gary Oldman is the core of the promotion of the series, in fact, his role is not so much for the time being. Although, even if he has only a few appearances, he has already used that decadent look and excellent performance to imprint the image of this disgraced commander in your mind.
I hope that the next plot can give him more drama, for this role, there are still many stories. Even if it is a marginal department, it is also inextricably linked to MI5, and what happened to his role has become what it is today, we are also curious.
Obviously, he must not be like this now, there must be more stories in this, I hope that in the future plot, let us know more about this role.
From now on, the core plot of "Flowing Man" is still in the two young people Jack Louden and Olivia Cook, after all, these two people are younger, belong to the face value of the show, the image is more attractive, and can also bear more action scenes.
Their roles also work together to advance the case, and there is a lot of interaction.
The first season of "Streamer" has a total of 6 episodes, and now two episodes have been broadcast, the watchability is still good, the media evaluation is also very good, Rotten Tomatoes temporarily 93% of the media freshness, 7.7 points, the evaluation is still good.
If you're an agent or a crime fan, or a fan of Gary Oldman or Jack Louden, the show is worth paying attention to.
Although it is not so strong for the time being, I am still looking forward to Gary Oldman's performance in the future.
He, yes.
And, after seeing a photo of Silsa Ronan visiting Benjack Louden from Douban, she also made a special small cameo. If you are interested, you can also go to the Douban page to turn over.