Snabba Cash

A more common cable-series problem—getting a viewer through the introductory episode and establishing the characters and their relationships—is a knottier one for “Snabba Cash,” because it’s more involved than most shows of its ilk. But it’s also more involving. Once the stakes are established and Leya is faced with her near-classical conundrum—her deal with the devil—the show becomes thoroughly engrossing.

We’re recommending Snabba Cash because we’re interested in Leya’s story and Evin Ahmad’s strong performance. But the rest of the characters are less compelling, at least in the first episode.