Vanessa's Top Series to Watch in 20186 of 6
1. "Counterpart"
What would you do if you found out a much cooler, way more bad-ass mirror-universe version of yourself existed, and then had to swap lives with them in order to stop a cross-dimensional terrorist threat? "Counterpart" answers that question. Although it runs on a very sci-fi premise (in 1987, East German scientists accidentally opened a portal to a parallel Earth) "Counterpart" feels far more like a throwback cold-war spy drama than a futuristic thriller. The series highlight is definitely J.K. Simmons' riveting performance as both mild-mannered bureaucrat Howard Silk and jaded veteran spy Howard Prime. It's easy to forget he’s not actually two people when you’re watching him in action.
What would you do if you found out a much cooler, way more bad-ass mirror-universe version of yourself existed, and then had to swap lives with them in order to stop a cross-dimensional terrorist threat? "Counterpart" answers that question. Although it runs on a very sci-fi premise (in 1987, East German scientists accidentally opened a portal to a parallel Earth) "Counterpart" feels far more like a throwback cold-war spy drama than a futuristic thriller. The series highlight is definitely J.K. Simmons' riveting performance as both mild-mannered bureaucrat Howard Silk and jaded veteran spy Howard Prime. It's easy to forget he’s not actually two people when you’re watching him in action.
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