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- Sundance Channel
- Sundance Channel
- Sundance Channel
- Sundance Channel
Restless
Season 1 Premiere: May 15, 2015
75
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
75
75% Positive
9 Reviews
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25% Mixed
3 Reviews
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
75
75% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
25% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
By the second part of this excellent thriller you won't know who are the bad guys and who are the really bad guys, which is how it's supposed to be.
It's a testament to the crackling intelligence of the script (written by Mr. Boyd) that the nature of that menace hangs elusively in the air until the end.
As the plot simmers and thickens, Restless keeps its focus on the core story, avoiding the temptation to become a war epic. This serves viewers well. Call it December's best-bet sleeper.
The uncommon acuity of Boyd's script is immeasurably bolstered by an outstanding female cast.
Good performances, good period details, good payoff. But Restless would've worked better as a two-hour film.
Unfortunately, the three hours of the show, while they include chases, sexual entrapment, grisly murders and lots of spycraft, never exceed the tension in those quiet opening scenes.
The background music works muscularly to pump up interest, but the story's pacing is ponderous.
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Production Company:
- Endor Productions
- SundanceTV
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- Red Arrow Studios International
- Sat.1
Initial Release Date: May 15, 2015
Number of seasons: 0 Seasons
Awards
Online Film & Television Association
• 3 Nominations
Royal Television Society, UK
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 2 Nominations
