Atomic

Please ignore the bad reviews and watch with an open mind. Loving every episode so far. Could have done better with the choice of characters but in all I think its a solid delivery. I mean people need to appreciate efforts of writers and producers instead of finding delight in critique. What is there not to love about this????

A drug smuggling driver and a mysterious English jihad mercenary soldier (perfect teaming of Alfie Allen and Shazad Latif) reluctantly become partners-in-crime along the Middle Eastern dessert drug mule run, and soon find themselves on the run from warlords, gangsters and secret service authorities. Every character has a mystery in this action packed thriller where after two episodes you wonder where it could go, which is a damn good way to get a viewer hooked and wanting more...

So far it's been one of the shows where we are watching because it might improve rather than it is good. The storyline is slowly developing but I feel the acting is generally below par (with exception of Shazad - who is one positive here). I'm hoping the remainder of the series improves but presently it's not something I would recommend.

However, I'll return with a fuller review once it completes but you may want to wait for full series reviews to land before you take the plunge.

UPDATE - We struggled through this and overall downgraded the rating to 3/10. Hardly any positives as the storyline and acting were so poor. Only saving grace was Shazad's performance being semi-believable.

Really good fast paced show with excellent script, direction and acting, but for Brian Gleeson. He is terribly miscast and that accent!? Aaaargh! The only weak link in an otherwise wonderful cast and fast moving, original story. The early episodes are timed to an enjoyable length without dragging, however the last couple of episodes seem to become a little confused and go on too long. It's almost as if they didn't know how to finish it. Like a lot of these series, the make too many episodes. But generally a good show and recommended.

This series is much better than the reviews make out. It has great acting , great story, the scenery and plot are all very very good.

Only thing I can think of why the score is less than what it deserves is because of some pplitical reasons. This show is a solid 8 at least. I've seen soon many shows in the last few years as I work from home and this was among the much better ones and a lot of those shows were rated much higher.