Agent Hamilton Season 2 trades global conspiracy for case-by-case intel work, and it works. With tight pacing, grounded missions, and Jakob Oftebro’s subtle intensity, this Scandi spy series hits a confident new stride.
The Scandinavian spy thriller is loosely based on the Carl Hamilton novels book series by French-Swedish author and journalist Jan Guillou. Written for the screen by Petter S. Rosenlund, the show stars Jakob Oftebro (The Letter for the King) as the title character Carl Hamilton; Nina Zanjani as Kristin Ek aember of the SÄPO black ops division; Peter Andersson (Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit) as … Continue reading Agent Hamilton (S1 Review) | More Complicated than It Needs to Be
The Dutch book De Brief voor de Koning (1962) by Tonke Dragt has finally been developed into a TV series by Will Davies for Netflix. Premise: 16-year-old aspiring knight Tiuri finds himself on a perilous mission to deliver a secret letter to the king who lives across the Great Mountains. Review: The premise is not … Continue reading The Letter for the King (S1 Review) | Shallow people stumbling through an adventure
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