All love a twisty spy thriller, and there’s nothing like screaming at the TV as you figure out the plot before our heroes, or slump back after getting everything so wrong (I may be very guilty of the latter).
“Soon, though, his past begins to catch up with him. First there’s a compromising rendezvous with a deadly former flame. Then there’s his wife, who grows increasingly suspicious about the secrets he’s keeping — and with whom he’s keeping them.”
“As long as the show stays on that, while giving some of the third-tier characters a little more to do than what we’ve seen so far, it’ll make for a satisfying thriller.”
© NetflixMeanwhile, in The Hollywood Reporter, Daniel Fienberg said: “The characters may be thin, but the cast is good. [Charlie] Cox conveys a general sense of Everyman decency — though, even if he isn’t as compromised as his enemies think, he’s more compromised than the show thinks.
“[Olga] Kurylenko is effectively inscrutable, though the series doesn’t give us the information necessary to judge her, much less understand her. [Oona] Chaplin is giving probably the best performance in the series — with the possible exception of [Ciaran] Hinds’ effortless chilly arrogance — despite a character defined exclusively by having once been in the military.”
© NetflixHowever, this didn’t translate with the audience, with there being a 30% difference between the critic and audience scores on Rotten Tomatoes. One bemused viewer penned: “Just finished watching Treason. What absolute garbage and a bloody waste of time.”
A second commented: “Lasted 2 episodes and bailed. Absolute garbage. Charlie Cox and Ciaran Hinds must owe someone a favour. Slow Horses is a far better watch,” while a third posted: “Complete and utter waste of time, I watched the whole thing cause only 5 episodes and in the hopes that it might just get better but nope.”
Who stars in Treason?
The series is led by a pedigree of thriller stars with Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace), Charlie Cox (Daredevil), Oona Chaplin (Game of Thrones), Ciaran Hinds (Belfast).
© NetflixOther cast members include Tracy Ifeachor (The Pitt), Danila Kozlovsky (Vikings), Samuel Leakey (Clout), Beau Gadsdon (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Simon Lenagan (Happy Valley), Alex Kingston (Doctor Who), Avital Lvova (Atomic) and Adam James (Wicked).
