Furious Season 1 Review: Easily One of My Favourite Shows of 2026
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As someone who enjoys doomscrolling on TikTok as much as the next person, I have to admit that every now and then, all that mindless scrolling actually pays off. This was one of those times, because it somehow led me to what might be my favourite series of 2026 so far. Created by Elizabeth Meriwether, Furious is loosely inspired by the 1987 film Black Widow, written by Ronald Bass. I had never heard of the original before this series, so I went in with absolutely no expectations.
The story follows FBI agent Alice Black, played by Emmy Rossum, as she tries to track down mysterious serial killer Catherine Grace, played by Lola Petticrew. Scoot McNairy, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, and Jake Lacy round out a cast that honestly does not have a weak link. Petticrew was probably my favourite, but Rossum brings plenty of depth to Alice, while Bernstine is just ridiculously fun to watch as Nora.
On paper, Furious sounds like a fairly straightforward cat-and-mouse thriller, but it did not take long for me to realise there was much more going on here. The characters, humour, tension, and constantly shifting idea of who you should actually be rooting for had me hooked very quickly, and that is where this series really started to separate itself for me.
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Anybody who knows me knows how much I love police and detective work. I was so fascinated by it growing up that, at one point, I genuinely wanted to become a police officer or even a detective. Law & Order: SVU was one of my favourite shows, and a couple of years ago, I even decided to binge the entire series all over again. Furious definitely tapped into that same obsession and scratched an itch I did not even realise I still had.
From the very beginning of the series, the audience is thrown into a pretty wild scenario. Someone is seemingly targeting wealthy, powerful members of society, and the big question becomes why. Furious does a fantastic job of slowly unpacking that mystery, giving us enough answers to stay satisfied while still keeping plenty of intrigue along the way.
What makes the setup even more interesting is that the show never hides who the killer is. She is actually one of the first characters we meet, so the mystery is not about uncovering her identity, but understanding what is driving her and how far everything really goes. We already know more than Alice, Nora, and Danny do, which makes watching them slowly close in on the truth that much more engaging.
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One of the ideas I touched on earlier, and probably the one I found most interesting, is how Furious plays with who we, as the audience, are supposed to sympathize with. Naturally, we want to root for the “good guys” because they help make sense of the chaos, but the series keeps challenging that instinct. What happens when the person on the other side is not just some cookie-cutter psycho killer? What happens when you start to understand her, even if you don’t necessarily agree with what she is doing? That moral grey area is one of the biggest things that elevated the series for me.
What also stood out to me was how seriously Furious treats the darker parts of its story. The series deals with some incredibly disturbing subject matter, including trafficking, sexual assault, abuse, and exploitation, but it never feels like those topics are being used purely for shock value. Instead, they give more weight to the characters, their motivations, and the choices they make. Even when the show gives us lighter moments, they feel more like a chance to breathe than an attempt to undercut what is happening.
By the time Furious reaches its final stretch, everything starts coming together in a way that made me appreciate the series even more. The performances, mystery, emotional weight, and all the moral grey areas kept me invested from start to finish, but more than anything, I just genuinely cared about these characters and where the story was going. It is one of those shows that sticks with you after it ends, and considering how quickly I became obsessed with it, a 9/10 feels more than deserved.
