Critic Susan Granger rated the Amazon Prime action-adventure series 'Ride or Die' an 8 out of 10 on what she calls the Granger Gauge, writing that all eight episodes are streaming on the service. The series stars Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer as two friends on the run across Europe, according to the review by Granger, a Westport resident.
Susan Granger rates Amazon Prime series 'Ride or Die' 8 out of 10
Critic Susan Granger rated the Amazon Prime action-adventure series 'Ride or Die' an 8 out of 10 on what she calls the Granger Gauge, writing that all eight episodes are streaming on the service. The series stars Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer as two friends on the run across Europe, according to the review by Granger, a Westport resident.
Granger writes that Waddingham plays Judith Burton, who claims to be a forensic accountant but is an elite professional assassin known as Whiptail, and that Spencer plays Debbie, a Yale Law School graduate and the wife of David Claybourne, played by Jamie Parker, a British politician who took money from Albanian mobsters who want it back.
The reviewer writes that Judith and Debbie crossed paths many years ago and became inseparable, sharing the same taste in music, mystery novels and antiquing, and that Judith's boss, played by Bill Nighy, does not realize that another of his assassins, Ana, played by Sylvia Hoeks, wants revenge on Judith.
According to the review, Judith becomes involved with Billy Donovan, played by Ed Skrein, while they elude Jacques, played by Jacky Ido, an Interpol agent who develops a soft spot for Debbie, and the series also incorporates a bond between Whiptail's handler Sam, played by Calam Lynch, and tech-guru Queenie, played by Savannah Steyn.
Granger writes that the series was created by Tessa Coates with Matt Miller as showrunner, that Czech coordinator Jan Petrina handled stunts along with Whiptail's double Chanique Greyling, and that there is a 'Thelma & Louise' homage near the conclusion. She describes the series as a female-focused action-adventure and a buddy caper/comedy.
- The source does not state the series' release date or the date the review was published.
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- The source does not state audience figures, viewership data, or how the series has been received by reviewers other than Granger.
- The source does not state whether Amazon Prime has ordered additional seasons or how many episodes are planned beyond the eight.
- The source does not state episode running times or production or budget figures.
- The source's judgments about the series are the reviewer's assessments; it does not state independent verification of them.
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