“The best series you don’t watch”
On February 8, 2024, Variety he titled his review of the second season of Tokyo Vice : “The best show you’re not watching” (“The best series you don’t watch”). Indeed, if in April 2022 Michael Mann fans had certainly not missed the opportunity to discover the new television production of the filmmaker (who directed the first episode of the first season) , we can’t say Tokyo Vice it became a popular hit. Some will even say it isa niche program compared to the mania caused by House of the Dragon OR The last of ustwo more HBO Max productions.
However, the quality of the first season of Tokyo Vice (broadcast by Canal+) was undeniable. We discovered it with her the crime and nightlife world of Tokyo in the 1990s following Jake Adelstein, a young American reporter who wants to work for a renowned and demanding newspaper in Tokyo. He will then discover the world of the yakuza and collaborate with the police. Based on Tokyo Vice: An American reporter on police aggression in Japan (2009), the autobiography of investigative journalist Jake Adelstein, the show made a mark on us with its precise and realistic portrayal of the environment (see our review).
Season 2 of Tokyo Vice arrives on Canal+
Two years have passed since the first season and we will finally be able to discover the rest Tokyo Vicethanks to Canal+ who continues to do so offer the series exclusively. The encrypted channel announced a broadcast via a press release from April 4th, with two episodes per evening and access via MyCanal. A long wait which, a priori, was worth it, if American feedback is to be believed. With 92% favorable reviews by the press and 95% of the Rotten Tomatoes audience, this second season is even better than the first. Among the positive reviews, we can read from The daily beast : “The series remains one of the best-rendered urban portraits on televisiona crime film that resists sensationalism in favor of a more patient, character-driven approach.
Unlike the first season, which consisted of eight episodes, this season 2 of Tokyo Vice he has 10two of which directed by Alan Poul (Six feet under). The latter had already directed the finale of the previous season. Lead actors Ansel Elgort, Ken Watanabe, Rachel Keller and Show Kasamatsu will also return. Finally, Canal+ has shared a synopsis of this season 2 which promises:
Tokyo. The young American reporter Jake Adelstein continues to cover local crime cases for his newspaper. Samantha, the former stewardess, opened his club. The future seems to smile on the ambitious, but do they have broad enough shoulders to take on new responsibilities? Jake realizes that his life, and the lives of those around him, is in grave danger. Above all because the fragile balance between the police, the press and the yakuza risks collapsing: new caliber criminals appear and a new deputy commissioner decides to switch to strong methods, far from the philosophy of Hiroto Katagiri. After an explosive season finale, the spiral of violence and danger is not destined to stop.
If I hadn’t looked Tokyo Vice when the first season airs, you have until April 4 to catch up.
Source: Cine Serie
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