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Alex Rider

  • TV Series
  • 2020– 2020–
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 45m
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Alex Rider (2020)
In Season Two, Alex is still reeling from the traumatic events at Point Blanc, and desperately wants to return to a normal life. But when his new friend Sabina's father, journalist Ed Pleasance, is attacked by Yassen Gregorovich, the man who may have killed his uncle, Alex reluctantly finds himself drawn back into the world of international espionage. Cut loose from his one-time allies within shadowy MI6 division The Department, Alex discovers a link between Ed, a dangerous hacker known as Smoking Mirror, and tech billionaire Damian Cray. With the help of his guardian Jack and trusted friend Tom, Alex must unravel a sinister political plot with global repercussions, the answer to which may be locked within Cray's latest product, the global phenomenon video game Feathered Serpent. This season is based on the fourth book in the franchise, Eagle Strike.
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Alex Rider is an ordinary teenager enlisted to work on behalf of MI6, where he uses skills he didn't know he had to become an extraordinary spy.Alex Rider is an ordinary teenager enlisted to work on behalf of MI6, where he uses skills he didn't know he had to become an extraordinary spy.Alex Rider is an ordinary teenager enlisted to work on behalf of MI6, where he uses skills he didn't know he had to become an extraordinary spy.

IMDb RATING
7.5/10
15K
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1,226
169
  • Creator
    • Guy Burt
  • Stars
    • Otto Farrant
    • Vicky McClure
    • Brenock O'Connor
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    • Guy Burt
  • Stars
    • Otto Farrant
    • Vicky McClure
    • Brenock O'Connor
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    • 14Critic reviews
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  • Episodes16

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    Stephen Dillane in Strike (2021)
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    Otto Farrant
    Otto Farrant
    • Alex Rideras Alex Rider
    16 episodes16 eps • 2020–2021
    Vicky McClure
    Vicky McClure
    • Mrs. Jonesas Mrs. Jones
    16 episodes16 eps • 2020–2021
    Brenock O'Connor
    Brenock O'Connor
    • Tom Harrisas Tom Harris
    16 episodes16 eps • 2020–2021
    Ronke Adekoluejo
    Ronke Adekoluejo
    • Jack Starbrightas Jack Starbright
    16 episodes16 eps • 2020–2021
    Stephen Dillane
    Stephen Dillane
    • Alan Bluntas Alan Blunt
    15 episodes15 eps • 2020–2021
    Ace Bhatti
    Ace Bhatti
    • Crawleyas Crawley
    15 episodes15 eps • 2020–2021
    Nyasha Hatendi
    Nyasha Hatendi
    • Smithersas Smithers
    15 episodes15 eps • 2020–2021
    Thomas Levin
    Thomas Levin
    • Yassen Gregorovitchas Yassen Gregorovitch…
    14 episodes14 eps • 2020–2021
    Marli Siu
    Marli Siu
    • Kyraas Kyra
    10 episodes10 eps • 2020–2021
    Macy Nyman
    • Stephas Steph
    10 episodes10 eps • 2020–2021
    Andrew Buzzeo
    Andrew Buzzeo
    • Mr. Boswellas Mr. Boswell
    8 episodes8 eps • 2020–2021
    Rakie Ayola
    Rakie Ayola
    • Jo Byrneas Jo Byrne
    7 episodes7 eps • 2021
    Haluk Bilginer
    Haluk Bilginer
    • Dr. Greifas Dr. Greif
    7 episodes7 eps • 2020
    Daniel Francis-Swaby
    Daniel Francis-Swaby
    • Dan Williamsas Dan Williams
    7 episodes7 eps • 2021
    Charithra Chandran
    Charithra Chandran
    • Sabina Pleasanceas Sabina Pleasance
    7 episodes7 eps • 2021
    Ana Ularu
    Ana Ularu
    • Eva Stellenboschas Eva Stellenbosch
    7 episodes7 eps • 2020
    Mason Robinson
    Mason Robinson
    • Romeoas Romeo…
    7 episodes7 eps • 2020–2021
    Gwyneth Keyworth
    Gwyneth Keyworth
    • Evelyn Andersas Evelyn Anders
    6 episodes6 eps • 2021
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      • Guy Burt
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    Storyline

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    When Alex Rider learns that his uncle Ian has been killed in the line of duty as a British spy - and not in a car accident like he's been told - everything changes for this otherwise normal teen. He is approached by Alan Blunt, head of a shadowy offshoot of MI6 known as The Department, who reveals that Alex has been unknowingly trained since childhood for the dangerous world of espionage. Pressured to help investigate his uncle's death - and how it connects to the assassination of two high-profile billionaires - Alex reluctantly assumes a new identity and goes undercover in a remote boarding school called Point Blanc. Isolated far above the snowline in the French Alps, Point Blanc claims to set the troubled teenage children of the ultra-rich back onto the right track. But as he digs deeper, Alex discovers that the students are in fact the subjects of a disturbing plan by the mysterious Doctor Greif - a plan which he will have to risk his life to stop.
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      • Ordinary teen, extraordinary spy, reluctant hero.
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      • TV-14
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    • Trivia
      Whilst the show takes some material from the first book "Stormbreaker" and some new additional material added for the show. Its overall arc is based on the 2nd novel in the Alex Rider series, "Point Blanc"
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      Spun-off from Stormbreaker (2006)

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    8/10
    I may have taken 14 years, but we finally got a good adaptation of the Alex Rider series
    Alex Rider is a typical 14 year old whose world is thrown into chaos with the death of his Uncle Ian. Upon investigating his uncle's suspicious death, Alex discovers that his uncle was an agent for an off the books intelligence section of British Secret services. Alex is unwillingly recruited for an operation investigating a mysterious reform school, Point Blanc, for ultra wealthy problem teens that conceals darker secrets.

    Alex Rider is the second attempt to adapt Anthony Horowitz' best selling YA series following the critical and box office failure of Stormbreaker back in 2006. The series was supposed to be James Bond by way of Harry Potter, but Stormbreaker's approach was more akin to Spy Kids than Harry Potter neutering much of the book's action sequences and leaving it a rather toothless and dull affair. With this latest incarnation being made in a post Harry Potter/Hunger Games world where adaptations are allowed to have more breathing room, Alex Rider is given a more than worthwhile adaptation.

    The series is developed by Guy Burt of Wire in the Blood and The Borgias, and he brings a more grounded approach to the material that is more in line with the Bourne movies and Daniel Craig Bond movies than with the considerably more fantastical and gadget reliant Bond movies that inspired the Alex Rider series. The approach is very well done and keeps the series' high concept believable and gives weight and a sense of danger and intrigue to the material. Otto Farrant is pitch perfect as Alex Rider and brings both a sense of humor to the character as well as a hair trigger intensity that gives the character a darker edge than he had in the books. Otto Farrant is a massive reason why this series works. The series also has a very capable supporting cast who all fill their roles well and feel very much at home in the shady espionage world created for the show.

    Alex Rider is a show knows what to keep from the books and what to change and update. While the show has the arduous task of Frankensteining the second book in the series into a jumping on point, it does so successfully. The show takes the introductory elements from Stormbreaker and does a near seamless job of attaching them to Point Blanc to make for an entertaining ride for both fans of the books and newcomers to the series.
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    • Why is the lighting so horrible in this series?
    • Anyone else have a weird zoom/cut problem while watching the last episode? Frames cut off on the top and sides, even with the credits?

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    • Release date
      • November 13, 2020 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official sites
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Алекс Райдер
    • Filming locations
      • Sinaia, Romania
    • Production companies
      • Eleventh Hour Films
      • Amazon Studios
      • ITV - Independent Television
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    • Runtime
      45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.00 : 1

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