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Summary MI6 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
- 2024
- TV-MA
- Hulu
- 2024
- TV-MA
- Hulu
The Veil (2024)
Season 1 Premiere: Apr 30, 2024
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Summary MI6 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
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42% Positive
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
56
42% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
42% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
17% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
As a spy story, it’s a decent example of its kind, but as a dramatic two-hander, fueled by subtle performances from Moss and Marwan, it’s pretty terrific.
Elisabeth Moss’ spy thriller The Veil is effectively tense and provocative, but it gets derailed by unnecessary subplots.
The Veil is an expensive, character-driven show that feels like a prestige show but isn't. It's politically nonpartisan, narratively easy-to-follow, and a bit bland. [It]'s a well-made and entertaining mass-market spy thriller that you will enjoy while you're watching and forget about as soon as it's over.
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.
You’ve seen shows like this plenty of times before, and watching Elisabeth Moss try on a British accent has its charms. This would have been far better as a 118-minute movie, but that’s not really the entertainment landscape right now.
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.
The problem is that, ultimately, “The Veil” isn’t outrageous at all. It’s rather flat and does not get better as it goes along. The more we learn about Imogen, the less she seems like a person and the more like a construct. And the dialogue is never less convincing than when Imogen is revealing her deepest feelings.
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Production Company:
- FX Productions
- Love & Squalor Pictures
- PatMa Productions
Initial Release Date: Apr 30, 2024
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
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