Colman Domingo’s first leading TV role
Chronology
Media commentator Muncie Daniels must fight for his innocence and his life after he stumbles upon a murder deep in the Poconos. Boy, did I want to like this. I’ve liked other things Colman has done, but this is a waste of time.
And poor Colman is miscast here
Some really questionable and predictable script choices and, sorry to say, not a great performance overall. He’s not that kind of leading man. It reminded me of when Tyler Perry tried to play Alex Cross.
It’s just not believable
As the series dragged on, and scene after scene of two people inexplicably whispering plot points to each other (why not SHOW us?), it was very hard to stay awake. Watching Colman run was painful. It’s always funny to me when non-athlete actors get the opportunity to play action-heavy roles.
Not everyone can be an action star
(He wasn’t great with the action in Fear the Walking Dead, and he’s not here either.) He always cracks me up and reeks of a vanity project. His mouth is open in every scene when he’s “thinking” (a sign that he’s not comfortable and worried about playing “straight”, in my opinion). Let’s move on to the next one.