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By Marty Brown
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Heist series mixes mystery and action; violence, language.
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Culprits
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What's the Story?
CULPRITS follows a crew of thieves before and after a major heist. When someone starts killing off the crew, Joe, aka Muscle (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett), must pause his new life to find out who's hunting them.
Is It Any Good?
This is a good example of recent series that are having some fun with typical heist story structure (putting the crew together, the plan, the prep, the job, and the getaway). Culprits successfully combines the heist structure with action set pieces and a murder mystery. There are times when the series falls into cliche, but it's mostly dedicated to breaking with tradition. That extends to the casting, which puts women and actors of color in non-stereotypical roles. Contemporary crime series tend to feel stretched out from a movie-length story into an eight-hour series, but Culprits earns its runtime with dense plotting, fun action sequences, and an intricate mystery. Its thieves are easy to root for.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the mystery. Who do you think is hunting the heist's crew members? Why do you think so? What are the clues?
What questions are set up in the first episode? How does the series go about answering them? What answers does it withhold?
TV Details
- Premiere date : November 8, 2023
- Cast : Nathan Stewart-Jarrett , Gemma Arterton , Kirby Howell-Baptiste
- Network : Hulu
- Genre : Action
- TV rating :
- Last updated : December 8, 2023
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