The Undoing
Creators:
David E. KelleyDirected by:
Susanne BierScreenplay:
David E. KelleyCinematography:
Anthony Dod MantleCast:
Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant, Donald Sutherland, Edgar Ramirez, Noah Jupe, Lily Rabe, Matilda De Angelis, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Noma Dumezweni, Sofie Gråbøl (more)Episodes(6)
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The Undoing (E01)
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The Missing (E02)
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Do No Harm (E03)
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See No Evil (E04)
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Trial by Fury (E05)
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The Bloody Truth (E06)
Plots(1)
From Susanne Bier and David E. Kelley, the limited drama series, based on the book “You Should Have Known” by Jean Hanff Korelitz, follows Grace (Nicole Kidman) and Jonathan Fraser (Hugh Grant) who are living the only lives they ever wanted for themselves. Overnight a chasm opens in their lives: a violent death and a chain of terrible revelations. Left behind in the wake of a spreading and very public disaster, and horrified by the ways in which she has failed to heed her own advice, Grace must dismantle one life and create another for her child and her family. (Roadshow Entertainment)
(more)Reviews of this series by the user NinadeL (1)
The Undoing (2020)
I would definitely skip Jean Hanff Korelitz's mediocre thriller, but then again, in serial form, which follows the good stuff from Big Little Lies (based on the similarly mediocre Liane Moriarty), it's great. Contemporary quality TV is good for filmmakers left in their genre and mature film stars for whom the small screen is an interesting change. Kidman side-by-side with Grant creates tension without the slightest hesitation, letting the likes of Lily Rabe, whom television has defined so far, mature alongside them. Sometimes a miniseries with big cliffhangers is quite alright. It is, after all, a trick as old as cinema itself. #hbo
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