Freddie Highmore, best known for The Good Doctor (and Bates Motel before
that) is back in the new Amazon series, The Assassin. Also starring is
Keeley Hawes, who I remember from The Durrells in Corfu (she played the mother), playing Julie, a long-time assassin, who always kept her career
a secret from her son, Edward, played by Highmore.

Julie has been living in retirement in Greece for some time when she
gets a visit from Edward, a visit that coincides with a call from her
handler to take on one last job. She reluctantly agrees but then gets
cold feet when she realizes that her handler doesn't seem quite as she remembered him. She determines that it is someone else pretending to be
her handler and when he realizes the jig is up, sends forth people to
kill her. She and Edward are forced to flee.

That's the gist of the 1st episode, which I just watched. There are five
more episodes. I am not sure if this is planned to be a complete story
or just the first season of an ongoing series but if you like an action
story with at least a couple of familiar faces, you should find The
Assassin worth your time.

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Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

Freddie Highmore,

Charlie Bucket!

best known for The Good Doctor (and Bates Motel before
that) is back in the new Amazon series, The Assassin. Also starring is
Keeley Hawes, who I remember from The Durrells in Corfu (she played the >mother), playing Julie, a long-time assassin, who always kept her career
a secret from her son, Edward, played by Highmore.

Julie has been living in retirement in Greece for some time when she
gets a visit from Edward, a visit that coincides with a call from her
handler to take on one last job. She reluctantly agrees but then gets
cold feet when she realizes that her handler doesn't seem quite as she >remembered him. She determines that it is someone else pretending to be
her handler and when he realizes the jig is up, sends forth people to
kill her. She and Edward are forced to flee.

That's the gist of the 1st episode, which I just watched. There are five
more episodes. I am not sure if this is planned to be a complete story
or just the first season of an ongoing series but if you like an action
story with at least a couple of familiar faces, you should find The
Assassin worth your time.

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In <1060al6$t378$5@dont-email.me> Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> writes:

Freddie Highmore, best known for The Good Doctor (and Bates Motel before >that) is back in the new Amazon series, The Assassin. Also starring is
Keeley Hawes, who I remember from The Durrells in Corfu (she played the >mother), playing Julie, a long-time assassin, who always kept her career
a secret from her son, Edward, played by Highmore.

alas no Jill Ireland, Jan Gan Boyd (!!!!), or, for
that matter, Charles Bronson.

(If you haven't seen the film I'm ref'ing, Jan Boyd would
even have Ian drooling...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_(1987_film)


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On Jul 25, 2025 at 10:50:38 AM PDT, ""Adam H. Kerman"" <ahk@chinet.com>
wrote:

Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

Freddie Highmore,

Charlie Bucket!

Norman Bates!

best known for The Good Doctor (and Bates Motel before
that) is back in the new Amazon series, The Assassin. Also starring is
Keeley Hawes, who I remember from The Durrells in Corfu (she played the
mother), playing Julie, a long-time assassin, who always kept her career
a secret from her son, Edward, played by Highmore.

Julie has been living in retirement in Greece for some time when she
gets a visit from Edward, a visit that coincides with a call from her
handler to take on one last job. She reluctantly agrees but then gets
cold feet when she realizes that her handler doesn't seem quite as she
remembered him. She determines that it is someone else pretending to be
her handler and when he realizes the jig is up, sends forth people to
kill her. She and Edward are forced to flee.

That's the gist of the 1st episode, which I just watched. There are five
more episodes. I am not sure if this is planned to be a complete story
or just the first season of an ongoing series but if you like an action
story with at least a couple of familiar faces, you should find The
Assassin worth your time.

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BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

Jul 25, 2025 at 10:50:38 AM PDT, Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com>:

Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

Freddie Highmore,

Charlie Bucket!

Norman Bates!

It's odd that the motel had so many vacancies. Must be poor marketing.

best known for The Good Doctor (and Bates Motel before
that) is back in the new Amazon series, The Assassin. Also starring is >>>Keeley Hawes, who I remember from The Durrells in Corfu (she played the >>>mother), playing Julie, a long-time assassin, who always kept her career >>>a secret from her son, Edward, played by Highmore.

Julie has been living in retirement in Greece for some time when she
gets a visit from Edward, a visit that coincides with a call from her >>>handler to take on one last job. She reluctantly agrees but then gets >>>cold feet when she realizes that her handler doesn't seem quite as she >>>remembered him. She determines that it is someone else pretending to be >>>her handler and when he realizes the jig is up, sends forth people to >>>kill her. She and Edward are forced to flee.

That's the gist of the 1st episode, which I just watched. There are five >>>more episodes. I am not sure if this is planned to be a complete story
or just the first season of an ongoing series but if you like an action >>>story with at least a couple of familiar faces, you should find The >>>Assassin worth your time.

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