SummaryBased on the novel by Daniel O’Malley, the supernatural drama from Sam Holcroft and Al Muriel begins with Myfanwy Thomas (Emma Greenwell) waking up in London surrounded by dead bodies and no memory of who she is. She searches for answers when she learns she was part of the Checquy, a secret agency for people with paranormal abilities.
The Rook
Season 1 Premiere:
Jun 30, 2019
Metascore
Generally Favorable
62
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Mixed or Average
5.9
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Jun 28, 2019
81
The Rook’s memory-loss thriller is ambitious, beautiful, and full of great performances, which makes its problems easy to forget.
Jun 27, 2019
80
Polished, well thought out, more adult-inflected and reality-based than other shows that go for similar combinations of genre ingredients. ... Emma Greenwell of “The Path” holds your interest as Myfanwy, making her amnesia credible and mixing timorousness with a growing outrage as she recovers, and expands, her memories.
Jul 2, 2019
60
It’s easier to forgive plot holes and convenient narrative trickery in a series that’s aware of its own absurdities, and is willing to entertain. The Rook has plenty to recommend it, but it often gets caught in the space between a pulpy genre thriller and a stony-faced espionage serial, too dark and constantly fighting its most promising abilities.
Jun 27, 2019
50
There's enough intrigue in the stripped-bare skeleton of O'Malley's book to keep The Rook casually watchable, but even those who haven't read the tome will be able to sense that in a show this gloomy and conventional, opportunities for more colorful characterization and plotting must have been neglected.
Jun 26, 2019
50
It's a show filled with intriguing ideas that sort of bounce around without really landing and the slick but frustratingly understated direction does little to liven it up.
Jun 27, 2019
42
“The Rook” feels bogged down by what it lacks and what it offers. It’s a little clunky in its structure and not great at explaining itself, despite lots of attempts.
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5.9
55% Positive
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Oct 26, 2019
8
The Rook's (Starz, 8 eps, 50-min) inaugural season is a decent showing. It's a British production so you've got a bit of a cultural disconnect if you're a US viewer. The overall story/plot and its execution is decent enough and worthy of your 8-ep attention. As is apparently typical with British productions, the cast isn't a good looking lot, and there's a fair amount of old people sex so eww. The VFX budget is low so don't expect American standards of excitement. It sets up a sophomore season pretty nicely though so it's something I kind of look forward to, though it'll clearly be another year out, so don't feel in a rush to watch this, best to watch S01 just before S02 starts. (originally posted IMDB 9/12/19)
Production Company:
- Liberty Global
- Carpool Entertainment
- Lionsgate
- Starz Originals
- Character 7
Initial Release Date:Jun 30, 2019
Number of seasons:1 Season
Rating:TV-MA
Awards
American Society of Cinematographers, USA
• 1 Nomination
