Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Created by Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris, Taika Waititi
Based on Characters; by: Terry Gilliam; Michael Palin
Starring: Lisa Kudrow, Kal-El Tuck, Tadhg Murphy, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Rune Temte, Charlyne Yi, Rachel House & Kiera Thompson.
Executive producers: Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris, Garrett Basch, Jane Stanton
Production companies: Waititi, HandMade Films, Waka Atea, Anonymous Content, MRC Television, Paramount Television Studios
Network: Apple TV+
Plot: An unpredictable journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an 11-year-old history buff named Kevin. Together, they set out on a thrilling quest to save the boy’s parents, and the world.
Season 1 of Time Bandits was alright.
Pros: I did enjoyed a lot of the travelling to different areas & time periods throughout the series. This does remind me a lot like dungeons & dragons meets Me Benn. I give credit to Jemaine Clement; Iain Morris; Taika Waititi to deliver a solid adventure series. I like the boy Kevin for his love for history and the make-up prosthetics & facial designs were top notch as well.
Cons: I didn’t care for the time bandits team at all this season. A lot of the times the pacing was a bit slow at times and The ending felt less to be desired.
Casts & Characters:
Main:
- Lisa Kudrow as Penelope
- Kal-El Tuck as Kevin
- Tadhg Murphy as Alto
- Roger Jean Nsengiyumva as Widgit
- Rune Temte as Bittelig
- Charlyne Yi as Judy
- Rachel House as Fianna
- Kiera Thompson as Saffron
Recurring:
- Jonathan Brugh as Damon
- Jemaine Clement as Pure Evil
- Taika Waititi as Supreme Being
- James Dryden as Mr. Haddock
- Felicity Ward as Mrs. Haddock
Guest:
- Marley Mackrill as Mikey Haddock
- Ross Noble as Stonehenge builder
- Zoë Ventoura as Cassandra
- Génesis Mancheren Ab’äj as Lady Sak K’uk
- Con O’Neill as the Sheriff of Nottingham
- Matt King as De Plume
- Shaun Micallef as Town Mayor
- George Houvardas as Ajax the Lesser
- Mark Gatiss as John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
- Hammed Animashaun as Mansa Musa
- Kountry Wayne as Bumpy Johnson
I recommend watching this season on Apple TV+.
Rating: 7 out of 10 Stars.
Resident TV reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe