MOVIE NEWS – The Paramount+ spy thriller Rabbit Hole is waiting for its second season renewal after viewers praised Kiefer Sutherland’s performance. The series follows a private spy who gets into trouble for a murder and tries to find out the truth.
Rabbit Hole is an exciting and humorous series created by John Requa and Glenn Ficarra, who also directed the pilot episodes of This is Us and We Crashed. It stars Kiefer Sutherland, who previously starred in the successful dramas 24 and Designated Survivor. In Rabbit Hole, he plays John Weir, a private spy who does not engage in unethical activities, but likes to steal from the rich. However, after a job, he is accused of murder and has to flee, while trying to find out who is behind it.
The first season of the series debuted on Paramount+ streaming service on March 26th, starting with two episodes. The remaining six episodes were released weekly, with the last episode airing on April 30th. Viewers appreciated the series, which was full of twists and surprises. On Rotten Tomatoes, 75% of critics and 85% of the audience gave a positive rating to Rabbit Hole.
The question, however, is whether there will be a second season of the series? Paramount+ has not made an official decision on this yet, but several factors may influence it. On the one hand, Rabbit Hole was not very popular on the streaming charts, according to Nielsen or FlixPatrol. On the other hand, Paramount+ was inclined to extend the rookie dramas and those with famous actors. For example, it got a second season for Mayor of Kingstown, 1923, Tulsa King and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
Source: Screen Rant
The Rabbit Hole is complex but compelling and the deeper you dig the more dangerous the warren becomes. Kiefer Sutherland manages to hold it all together and whilst not exactly realistic it is thrilling and deserves a comfortable four stars for entertainment … if you can hear what they are saying. Odds on you’ll binge at least some of it and rest assured you’ll get lost in the rabbit holes more than once. It’s a must see but it is also a must read for espionage aficionados. It’s based on a play of the same name published in 2006 by David Lindsay-Abaire. The play is a suspenseful, cloak and dagger affair about a corporate espionage expert who hits the big time and applies his skill sets to win the USA for some ne’er-do-wells. You will be forgiven if the name Trump springs to mind when watching this.
If you liked Bill Fairclough’s epic fast fact based complex spy thriller Beyond Enkription in The Burlington Files series about Pemberton’s People in MI6 you should like this no matter what the format. In real life, Fairclough was one of Pemberton’s People in MI6 and worked with the CIA, real SAS Rogue Heroes and other ungentlemanly officers as explained in a news article dated 31 October 2022 available from TheBurlingtonFiles website. Once you are irretrievably immersed or stuck in the Rabbit Hole you should enjoy it just as you did The Burlington Files and vice-versa.