John Cusack makes his digital debut in this conspiracy thriller involving a pandemic, that is too violent for its own good
I think I have earned bad karma from the entertainment gods. Why else would I have to watch dogs being killed, torture involving salt, bleach, a spoon and an eye, nails being peeled off, and cute bunnies being shot?
Even though Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl) adapted Utopia from the 2013 cult British show of the same name, the mentions of viral load, pandemic, fatal flu, PPE and quarantine zones feels horribly real. It is as Dickens would say the best of times and the worst of times for a conspiracy thriller involving a pandemic. The disclaimer at the beginning, “This program is a work of fiction and not based on an actual pandemic or related events,” doesn’t do much to assuage the many “what-ifs” buzzing in one’s head.
Ian (Dan Byrd), Becky (Ashleigh…
