“Tracker.” / “Murder in a Small Town.” / “Wayward.”

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“Tracker” (Hulu) Season 1 and 2. Action drama, based on the 2019 novel “The Never Game” by Jeffery Deaver. Colter Shaw is a skilled survivalist and tracker who earns his living by assisting law enforcement and private citizens in exchange for reward money. Professionally, he is called “rewardist.”



       The standalone plotlines are formulaic but still manage to emit family-friendly entertainment that can be addictive. Credit that to Justin Hartley's matinee idol looks and unique action star swagger, as Colter Shaw. 

        And as ever, a good show is never without its interesting support staff: Fiona René as lawyer Reenie Greene and computer nerd/hacker Bobby, played by Eric Graise. 🎥💻📽


“Wayward” (Netflix) Canadian mystery thriller. Premise: Nothing is what it seems in Tall Pines. After an escape attempt from an academy for “troubled teens," two students Leila and Abbie join forces with a newly local police officer, Alex, unearthing the town's dark and deeply rooted secrets.



       The series tackles a significant, if not controversial subject that touches foster homes, teen camps, rehab centers, and even “correctional facilities" for juvenile delinquents. Or sanctuaries run by cults. The first four episodes were fine, structured and “composed,” as viewers are walked-through the terrain. Until the last 3 or 4 episodes when the series went horror-thriller bonkers or spaced-out/dark/psychological kinda. 

       Admirable try by Mae Martin, as creator and writer, and lead actor. She deserves another project. 🎥💻📽


“Murder in a Small Town” (Hulu) Canadian crime drama series, based on the “Alberg and Cassandra Mysteries,” a series of crime novels by L. R. Wright. A former big-city detective moves to the tranquil coastal town of Gibsons, British Columbia, to find peace after the emotional strain of his past career. 



       This is a Canadian police procedural, hey! So not much violence and gore and weird plotlines. (Just kidding but I am not.) Seriously though, this is the kind of police show that is family-friendly and, yeah! No dim lighting! All bright and sunny, including the alluring sea in the background. 

       Canadian Rossif Sutherland (son of Donald) is the main dude Karl Alberg, a detective formerly of Minneapolis now serving as Chief of Police and solving murders in Gibsons. Rossif’s monotonous tone and pragmatic vibe is pretty much what we expect of hero-cops, right? And Mr Sutherland isn’t so bad. But I am not so enamored with his “leading lady,” so to say. Kristin Kreuk as Cassandra Lee, a librarian who is Karl’s sweetheart, is all-sweet yet no character. Maybe it's Ms Kreuk or the persona Cassandra? 

       But the support (police force) cast is allright, just right: Mya Lowe as Corporal Edwina Yen (better than Kristin!) Savonna Spracklin as Isabella Harbud, Aaron Douglas as Sergeant Sid Sokolowski, and Fritzy-Klevans Destine as Constable Andy Kendrick. They all fit the “Canadian cop” template, I guess. Season 2 is available! 🎥💻📽

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