Leopard Skin

This is bonkers in the raddest way. Cannot wait to see what season 2 is about. But beware: not an action story like the trailer promises, very light gunplay and zero gore. This is more art house mystery with wicked humor and strong women not afraid to be vulnerable.

Unexpected all around, go in with an open mind if you like any of the cast and you will be entertained.

As the story moves backwards and forwards you get a whole different idea of what you first thought about each character and some of it is laugh out loud funny with razor sharp dialogue and some of it is uncomfortable in a way that you eventually accept but are like wtf and then it's so fast it's over and you catch your breath. Fantasy Island never looked this appealing.

With these two. I can't stop thinking about them.

The inner monologues are off the hook.

The setting.

The music.

The two of them. Y'all know which two. Those two. I don't want to give spoilers. They are everything.

I liked them in JETT as well which now I'm bingeing because of Leopard Skin.

I don't have more to say that doesn't give away the plot of my favorite love story on tv. So I will just reprint the description which is not at all the delirious, crazy, passionate show this is: "Leopard Skin" is a thriller set in a remote beachside estate in Mexico, where former documentarian Alba Fontana (Carla Gugino, "The Haunting of Hill House") lives. When a criminal gang that includes Fausto Malone (Gentry White) flees a botched heist, they take shelter at the estate.

From the makers of Jett brings you Leopard Skin a Murder Mystery Jewel Heist Romance Thriller starring Carla Gugino, Gaite Jansen, Amelia Eve and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

First of all the filming location is quite stunning and beautiful to look at. I like the cast of characters with each passing episode we learn more about who these people are. Leopard Skin is quite stylized with quirky dialogue. The ending of the show still have a few unanswered questions about the heist. Do I want a season 2 of Leopard Skin? NO! Jett has too big of a cliffhanger to be just left alone so here's hoping Jett will get a season 2.

Fausto Malon (Gentry White), Sierra Loba (Nora Arnezeder), and Clover Braun (Margot Bingham) are on the run after a diamond heist. They seek a temporary hideout at a seaside estate. They take Alba Fontana (Carla Gugino) and Batista 'Batty' Ferreira (Gaite Jansen) hostage. The women's relationship is secretive and they are hosting a dinner for director Max Hammond (Philip Winchester) and his trophy girlfriend Maru (Amelia Eve).

This starts as a crime drama spiced with a bit of tropical Spanish flavor. It's a little quirky, a lot of sexy, and a bit mysterious. Then it turns into an S&M drama. It's not the usual cartoon leather-bound costume play. It's more emotional and powerful. It's eight episodes. Each episode is only thirty minutes. It's a little odd to have a drama shorten to that length. A few things are a bit off-kilter in this show. All in all, this is a fascinating short binge. The story doesn't seem to have much room to go for a second season unless Jeffrey Dean Morgan leads the Walking Dead gang to look for the diamonds. I'm assuming that this is a limited series.

Not a crime drama in any conventional sense this is a continuation of JETT and that show's style palette of brash colors influenced by film noir and classic women's pictures of the 1940's. Gutierrez knows his way around complicated femme fatales and plays with time, using the jewelry heist gone wrong (itself a noir staple) to get down to the real business he's after: the days and months leading up to the present and the psychological and philosophical quests of the various female characters, especially Batty (Gaite Jansen from Peaky Blinders, astounding) and the director's perpetual muse Gugino (perhaps better than ever).

This is an extremely confident 4 hour movie split into bite sized chunks for the binge generation.

Highly recommended.