Danny Sullivan, aka Tom Holland sporting a long shaggy haircut (it’s the 70s, baby!), recounts his disjointed past in this slow-burning but ultimately intriguing thriller. The skittish schoolboy-turned-societal outcast is interrogated over a gruelling ten episodes by Rya (Amanda Seyfried, but with blue eyeshadow) as he takes us through a series of events that end in his arrest following a shooting at New York’s Rockefeller Center. 

Writing and executive producing on this head-scratching series is Academy Award-winner Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind, Batman & Robin). Co-stars include Shameless’ Emmy Rossum as ‘chain-smoking, double-shift working mum’ and Conversations With Friends’ Sasha Lane as ‘damaged bisexual party girl’. 

The overall style is undecided between classic and cliché, with unnecessary padding and fruitless escapades leaving the intricate but not quite satisfactory plot dragging its feet at times. One particularly long-winded revelation made by our main character will not satisfy all viewers, rendering the labour of sitting through all ten episodes (when six would have been entirely sufficient) a bit of a chore.

However, young Tom Holland redeems things somewhat with his flawless portrayal of a challenging character whose complexity will either leave audiences catching flies or rolling their eyes. Plus, fans of all things 70s who come for the soundtrack and general aesthetic (specifically Seyfried marching a comically enormous tote bag through New York City) won’t be disappointed.

Episodes available now.