Suspicion
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Suspicion

"Innocence is relative."

6.7
Yr 2022
Status Canceled
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Series Brief

Overview

Four ordinary Brits are accused of kidnapping the son of a prominent U.S. media mogul. They embark on a desperate race against time to prove their innocence, but will anyone believe them—and are they telling the truth?

Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 45 /100

Critical reception for Suspicion was largely lukewarm to negative, with many reviewers describing the series as a middling, generic thriller that fails to justify its eight-episode run. Critics pointed out that despite its slick production values and high-stakes premise, the show lacked genuine tension, clever writing, and emotional depth, often coming across as a formulaic imitation of superior action thrillers.

A recurring point of frustration was the severe underutilization of star Uma Thurman, with multiple reviewers noting that her prominent billing felt misleading given her limited screen time. In addition, critics faulted the dialogue, unearned plot twists, and heavy-handed social commentary, arguing that the series struggled to give viewers a compelling reason to care about its central mystery.

However, the reception was not entirely uniform. A few critics viewed the show as a fast-paced, breezy watch, giving credit to supporting cast members such as Kunal Nayyar and Elyes Gabel for holding the story together. The series also earned minor praise for its polished visual aesthetic and tense musical score.

“Suspicion is the first aggressively average thriller of 2022”

“Uma Thurman Is Brutally Underused”

“breezy fun — just suspend your disbelief”

“a loose, baggy thing that only begins to approach the necessary slickness a good quarter of the way through its eight-episode run”

Transmission Paths

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Apple TV
US • UK • CA
Apple TV Amazon Channel
US • UK • CA
ITVX
UK
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Why fans love it

Suspicion operates on the tension between public perception and private reality. The plot centers on four individuals suddenly thrust into the international spotlight after being named as prime suspects in a high-profile kidnapping. By focusing on the frantic efforts of these strangers to clear their names, the drama highlights how easily a recognizable face can become a lightning rod for global outrage.

Kunal Nayyar and the supporting cast anchor a narrative that moves quickly through layers of distrust. Each episode forces the audience to weigh the characters’ frantic protestations of innocence against the possibility that they are concealing strategic lies. It is a show built entirely on shifting credibility and the difficulty of finding truth once the media narrative has already solidified.

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Cast

Credited 75
Regulars 17
Longest run 8 eps
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Robert Glenister as Martin Copeland 8 episodes Ross McCall as Owen Neilssen 8 episodes Nicola Achilleas as Flight Attendant 1 episode Matt Weyland as Plane Bully 1 episode Malik Kaddu as Loan Shark 1 episode Jill Winternitz as Plane Mother 1 episode Lee Byford as Airline Passenger 1 episode Robert McCrea as Lecturer 1 episode Shane Noone as PSNI Officer 1 episode Emilio Doorgasingh as Aadesh's Solicitor 1 episode Ian McElhinney as Grandad 1 episode Susan Lawson-Reynolds as Drunk Relative 1 episode Sarah Edwardson as Search Warrant Officer 1 episode Karen Hassan as Nicola 1 episode Eben Young as Senate Chair 1 episode Brian Law as Senate Delegate 1 episode Parth Thakerar as Shiv Kapoor 2 episodes Faraz Ayub as Ajay Kapoor 2 episodes Kulvinder Ghir as Rakesh Kapoor 2 episodes Nicole Arumugam as Indi Kapoor 1 episode Anthony Calf as Professor Dean 1 episode Matthew Mellalieu as Bogus Customer 1 episode Miriam Lucia as Liz 1 episode Lydia West as Monique Thompson 4 episodes Chabris Napier-Lawrence as NCA Operative 2 episodes Indra Ové as Alice Connors 2 episodes Princess Adenike as Princess 2 episodes Cokey Falkow as Agent 1 episode Lia Lando as Reporter 2 2 episodes Rene Costa as Security 1 episode Rupert Procter as David (Cottage Neighbour) 1 episode Joanne Goodhart as Jill (Journalist) 2 episodes Ioanna Kimbook as Interviewer 1 episode Davina Moon as UK Newsreader 2 1 episode Kerry Shale as Expert (Arnold Meyerson) 1 episode Jennifer Ehle as Amy 1 episode Jo Castleton as Dog Walker 1 episode Martin Savage as Reuben Carson 4 episodes Viss Elliot Safavi as Leila Ghorbani-Reza 1 episode Bijan Daneshmand as Masoud Ghorbani 1 episode Chelsea Edge as Heather 4 episodes Adam Loxley as NCA Investigator 2 1 episode Clare Perkins as Lydia Thompson 4 episodes Mandip Gill as Sonia Chopra 3 episodes Ben Bailey Smith as Joe Gibson 4 episodes Pete Marzilli as Parking Enforcement Officer 1 episode Aaron Roman Weiner as FBI Agent 1 episode Nancy Crane as Nancy Harper 1 episode Sakura Lin as Receptionist (PM Hotel) 1 episode Melissa Collier as Barbara 2 episodes Ignacio Diaz-Silverio as Protestor 2 1 episode Alex Bartner as Protestor 1 1 episode Elizabeth Conboy as US Newscaster 2 2 episodes Iván Amaro Bullón as Police Officer 1 episode Anya McKenna-Bruce as Daisy 5 episodes Gerran Howell as Leo Newman 2 episodes Skye Bennett as Erin 4 episodes Dominic Tighe as Steve McAllister 2 episodes Alex Heath as Josh 2 episodes Denzel Baidoo as Matthew 2 episodes Karl Johnson as Eric Cresswell 2 episodes Dante Sully as NYPD Male Officer 1 episode Talia Thiesfield as Reporter 1 episode Robert Ryan as NY Press 1 episode Sean Harrison Jones as Youth 1 episode Karl Farrer as Kathrine's People - PR (uncredited) 1 episode Charlie Carter as Taxi Driver 1 episode
Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired
February 04, 2022
Status
Canceled
Origin
GB
TMDB Votes
161