SummaryMI6 agent Imogen Salter (Elisabeth Moss) is sent to discover Adilah's (Yumna Marwan) secret that could stop the death of thousands in the six-part spy thriller written by Steven Knight.
Created By:Steven Knight
The Veil (2024)
Season 1 Premiere:
Apr 30, 2024
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Apr 30, 2024
90
Exciting and astonishing, “The Veil” beautifully balances stunt-filled escapades and a rich narrative.
Apr 24, 2024
67
Elisabeth Moss’ spy thriller The Veil is effectively tense and provocative, but it gets derailed by unnecessary subplots.
Apr 30, 2024
60
The jury is still out for us whether The Veil will be worth the time investment; on first glance there doesn’t seem to be enough story there, but Moss, Charles and Knight give us hope that things will pick up.
Apr 29, 2024
50
Perhaps most disappointing is how “The Veil” becomes more and more about Imogen and less about Adilah as the episodes drone on. The finale includes a series of whiplash-inducing plot twists, some violent developments that feel arbitrary and manipulative, and one key reveal involving a piece of office equipment that is unintentionally funny.
Apr 24, 2024
50
Where the series is at its best is when Moss and Marwan effectively ground the plot in more of a two-hander through their early road trip scenes, facing off with each other warily before deciding where and when to be more honest about themselves. If only the show was more intent on allowing them to spill their truths on their own terms and in their own time, rather than rushing to spoil the reveals for us first.
Apr 30, 2024
30
Better casting would not have made this a great show. There are too many gaping plot holes and silly characters, like Max, for that. Knight freights the dialogue with ponderous statements (“I’m trying to create a system for this filthy chaos and broken humanity,” the leader of the refugee camp declares) and Shakespeare quotes that are anchored in Imogen’s past but convey little besides a desire for unearned profundity.
Apr 30, 2024
20
There’s nothing here that deserves expansion in a series that is already at breaking point. We’re led through the at times punishingly dull, four-and-a half-hour runtime with the promise of surprise but it never really comes. The only real shock is why, at a time of far too much TV, anyone would waste their time watching this.
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Jul 7, 2024
5
Since her impressive performance on Mad Men, Elizabeth Moss continues to make smart choices that result in compelling performances. In this series, she takes on a British accent and some action scenes, as a government agent assigned to get the details of a terrorist attack by befriending the potential leader (Yumna Marwan). Their relationship is the core of the story, as they navigate danger and double-cross from all sides. There are some well-staged action beats and Moss rises to the challenge with force. Showrunner Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders) has some subplots and sidetrips that slow down the narrative and, like so many current series, it would have made a tighter 4 episodes. Even through the intrigue and doubt, Moss is the main reason to watch this. (Six one-hour eps).
May 2, 2024
0
Couldn't watch past the first 15 minutes. Honestly one of the worst things I have ever seen on TV. Elisabeth Moss's acting is torture to watch, as if she's always concentrating hard on getting her English accent right (she doesn't, it's all over the place). The script is dire and all scenes are either completely unbelievable or well-worn cliches. How this got released is a complete mystery to me.
