Lookwise, it has a touch of blandness and cleanliness in the early episodes that seems a bit too sterile and not lived-in enough for my taste but I still vastly prefer this over the ridiculously color-graded period drama look of some other contemporary productions. Now on to the review: The show is well-produced. But I still liked it well enough to continue watching it and I'm glad that I did.
If I had rated the show after having watched only a few episodes, I would have rated it lower. I think that overall, the season is a success however, I thought that the second half of the season was much stronger than the first and really brought everything together. Therefore, I think I can fairly judge whether it's a failure or not. Second of all: I have seen the whole first season, all 8 episodes. It may have been financially prudent to attach the show to the well-established brand because it helped sell it around the world but I feel like the inevitable backlash this always creates when certain expectations are raised and subsequently disappointed may have done more harm than good, as evidenced by most of the user reviews on here so far. This show shares some of the DNA with the aforementioned property (most noticeably parts of the iconic soundtrack) but it's really its own thing. First of all: Don't expect this to be either a remake of the original movie or even a sequel, as has been advertised.
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