Genre: Black comedy; Thriller; Science fiction
Created by Tony Basgallop
Directed by Matt Shakman; Dan Attias; Charlotte Brändström; Alexis Ostrander; Karyn Kusama
Based on The Consultant; by Bentley Little
Starring: Christoph Waltz, Nat Wolff, Brittany O’Grady & Aimee Carrero.
Executive Producers: Tony Basgallop, Matt Shakman, Christoph Waltz, Steve Stark, Andrew Mittman
Cinematography: Jess hall,
Producer: Kai Dolbashian
Production Company: Dolphin Black Productions, Illyria Entertainment, Minuet, 1.21 Pictures, Toluca Pictures, MGM Television, Amazon Studios
Distributor: Amazon Prime Video
Plot: When a new consultant, Regus Patoff, is hired to improve the business of the app-based gaming company CompWare, employees experience new demands and challenges that put everything into question, including their lives.
I was intrigued to see what this series has installed.
Season 1 of The Consultant was surprisingly great.
Pros: Watching this show does keep you guessing about what’s going to happen with Christoph Waltz’s Character. The show is full of tension and is quite concerning at times. I liked the relationship between Craig and Elaine. They made the right decision by not adding comedy to the subject matter of this show. I was so intrigued by this series that I had to binge-watch the whole thing today.
Cons: I would like to have been told more about the storyline of the boy at the beginning.
Casts & Crew:
Main:
- Christoph Waltz as Regus Patoff
- Nat Wolff as Craig Horne
- Brittany O’Grady as Elaine Hayman
- Aimee Carrero as Patti, Craig’s fiancée
Co-Starring:
- Henry Rhoades as Tokyo
- Brian Yoon as Sang
- Tatiana Zappardino as Janelle
- Michael Charles Vaccaro as Iain
- Rumur Kristina Knowles as Lois
- Erin Ruth Walker as Amy
- Julie Sidoni as Newscaster
- Ryan Leckey as Newscaster
- Catherine Christensen as Rebecca Hood
- Ryan Bravo as Eric
Guest:
- Sydney Mae Diaz as Raul
- Sloane Avery as Rosie
- Dianne Doan as Ghislane
- Jake Manley as Patrice
- Gloria John as Mama Sang
I recommend watching this series on Amazon Prime Video.
Rating: 10 of the 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident TV reviewer,
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