Netflix: If you like The Fugitive and The Night Agent, then this charming series is for you!

Netflix: If you like The Fugitive and The Night Agent, then this charming series is for you!

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Muncie Daniels, a political consultant turned TV host, is no longer sure where she stands. But while Saturday is in the Poconos to write his Great American Novel, he becomes the only witness to the murder of a notorious white supremacist… and is soon wrongly accused of the crime. Muncie suddenly finds himself on the run, forced to fight to clear his name and unravel a global conspiracy before it’s too late. Along the way, he reconnects with his family, finds unexpected allies, and fights misinformation in the age of fake news.

Madness, a series created by Steven Belberry with Colman Domingo, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Gabrielle Graham…

Thriller and conspiracy in a chaotic world

Madness, the new Netflix mini-series, immerses the audience in a fast-paced plot where every turn is unpredictable. Directed by Colman Domingo—an Emmy winner for his work on Fear the Walking Dead and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom—the series examines themes of misinformation, racial tension, and hyper-connected, gauntlet challenges.

Colman Domingo plays the complex character of Muncie Daniels. A former activist turned television commentator in search of her own show, Mansi has lost touch with her ideals and society. From the first episode, we see him struggling to survive. And although he is a successful man, the conspiracy of which he is the subject leads to his immediate downfall. He now faces prejudice and false accusations, which add an interesting psychological depth to this thriller.

The Broken Mirror of America series

Madness unfolds in a context that is poignantly relevant to a current America marked by the election of Donald Trump and the rise of unfettered racism. Through the misadventures of Muncie Daniels, the series explores social divisions, ideological polarization and the dangers of misinformation in an age where truth is manipulated to serve personal or political agendas.

This story, which resembles a waking nightmare, seems prescient in light of the uncertainty and tension that could define the next four years. More than just a thriller, Madness takes the form of a political series using fiction and entertainment to warn of the potential abuses of a world where the flaws of democracy are shamelessly exploited.

Between paranoia and action: an air of déjà vu

For fans of series like The Fugitive or The Night Agent, Madness promises to be a familiar and equally thrilling experience. Like these two works, it interweaves chases, pretensions, and sprawling plots.

Like Richard Kimble in The Fugitive, Muncie Daniels is a man who is wrongly accused, hunted by forces beyond him, and forced to fight to prove his innocence. And like Night Agent, the series highlights a lone protagonist immersed in a complex plot where any decision can be a matter of life or death. This mixture of psychological tension and envious actions promises to hold the subscribers until the last minute.

The Madness is now available on Netflix

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