Move overLiam Neeson, your particular set of skills are no longer required, as a new action hero parent has arrived.BodyguardandSpooksstarKeeley Hawesis now picking up arms to protect herself and her son from becoming the targets in a newPrime Videoaction thriller series. And the first trailer and release details have now been revealed.
Coming courtesy of writing duo Harry and Jack Williams, who are best known for their work on the acclaimed psychological dramaThe Missingand thehit thriller seriesThe Touriststarring Jamie Dornan,The Assassinfollows a mother, Julie, who attempts to reconnect with her estranged son, Edward (played byFreddie Highmore). However, when the retired killer’s dangerous past catches up with her, she must once again – say it together – use her particular set of skills to keep them safe.
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The Assassinwill be comprised of six-episodes and is due to debut on Prime Video later this month on July 25. You can check out the newly released trailer, which promises to deliver plenty of high-octane action, gripping mystery,and a surprising amount of comedy, and official synopsis below.
“Along the way, their dysfunctional relationship is tested to its limits. They uncover a dark conspiracy they believe to be their only threat, but a greater danger emerges that could destroy their relationship entirely. In a race against time, Julie fights to save Edward and salvage their relationship as past and present collide in a showdown across the globe…”
‘The Assassin’ Strives to Standout in the Flooded Hitman Genre
Led by Keeley Hawes(Scoop, Miss Austen) and Freddie Highmore (The Good Doctor, Bates Motel), the rest ofThe Assassin’scast includes Gina Gershon (Riverdale, New Amsterdam), Shalom Brune-Franklin (The Tourist, Baby Reindeer), Jack Davenport (The Morning Show, Pirates of the Caribbean), Alan Dale (Dynasty, Lost), Gerald Kyd (The Swarm, The Split), Devon Terrell (Totally Completely Fine, Cursed), Richard Dormer (Blue Lights, Game of Thrones), and David Dencik (The Ipcress File, No Time to Die).
Writer Jack Williams has teased what’s to come inThe Assassin, and it sounds like much more than merely another action thriller show. Speaking with Empire, Williams revealed how the show will standout from “the hitman genre,” citingEddie Redmayne’sThe Day Of The Jackalas a recent example of the “very serious, very sensible” approach thatThe Assassinwill try to differentiate itself from. Even likening it to one of the best hitman comedies ever made,the John Cusack-ledGrosse Pointe Blank.
“There are so many projects in the hitman genre, and they’ve been increasingly treated with a lot of reverence. But, if anything, The Assassin is closer to something like Grosse Pointe Blank in the irreverent way it treats the job.”
