Get ready for a weekend on the edge of your seat with this gripping eight-part thriller that’s bound to get your heart racing.
Available now at no additional charge for Netflix subscribers, the new conspiracy drama has been hailed as “addictive” by critics who feel it “gets better and better” with every instalment.
Featuring Colman Domingo, fresh from an Oscar nod for his role in Rustin, the series centres on Muncie Daniels, a progressive CNN commentator wrapped up in a murder case after discovering the mutilated corpse of a white supremacist.
Muncie quickly becomes a target for the local cops, the deceased’s throng of extreme-right acolytes, and even the FBI, as he’s wrongfully implicated in the homicide.
To come out unscathed, Muncie must reforge connections with his distant family members whilst untangling a complex web of conspiracy, reports the Express.
Keen for more? Don’t miss The Madness, a contemporary thriller offering a distinctive spin that’s already got critics riveted.
The Guardian awarded it four stars, confirming the “slick, smart conspiracy thriller gets better and better” as the story unfolds.
Their review states: “As well as being smartly plotted and expertly paced, The Madness has a subtle but great line in showing how Muncie must navigate the traditional tropes as a Black man (police scepticism, approaching strangers for information, or simply being out and about in certain neighbourhoods).”
“All the constraints an Everyman at the centre of a conspiracy thriller normally operates under are given extra, inescapable torque and the tension builds accordingly.”
FandomWire hailed The Madness as an “exquisite cat and mouse thriller” in their review.
“The Madness is a strong political, psychological chess match worthy of a binge,” they remarked.
Collider was equally enthusiastic about the series, describing it as an “excellent, twisty thriller” that primarily serves as “a showcase of Colman Domingo’s powerful screen presence.
“The Madness successfully balances competing and evolving interests, as well as twists and turns, without becoming convoluted, although slight adjustments could amplify the story’s overall impact.
“As a whole, however, The Madness offers plenty of thrills, anchored by a believable, twisty conspiracy with real stakes.”
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SkyThe Telegraph also awarded the show four stars, writing: “Netflix’s paranoid drama covers familiar hot-button issues, but is instantly addictive.”
The Hollywood Reporter offered a more tempered view on the series, yet concurred that it remains essential viewing to witness Domingo ascend to “stratospheric new levels of cool”.
“The series is a pure star vehicle for Domingo,” they note, “as if people had sat in a room and brainstormed cool things Colman Domingo could do, cool things Colman Domingo could say and cool things Colman Domingo could wear, and then turned Colman Domingo loose to elevate its level of cool even further.”
“There’s an underlying giddiness in almost every frame at this being a thing that the hard-working Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated star gets to do. And with its premiere date falling on his 55th birthday, it’s a heck of a gift for an actor who has surely earned this showcase.”
Will you be giving into The Madness soon?
The Madness is available to stream on Netflix.