Friday, March 8, 2019

Starz's The Rook Is a Spy Thriller With a Superhero Twist

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What do you get when you combine the moody paranoia of a spy thriller with a twisted, super-powered origin story? Starz's new drama, The Rook, a stylish new drama that somehow manages to evoke both John le Carré and the X-Men.

IGN has an exclusive first look at the teaser trailer for the new series, which is loosely based on the Daniel O'Malley novel of the same name, published in 2012.

Per Starz, The Rook opens on Myfanwy Thomas (Emma Greenwell), as she wakes up in the rain beside London’s Millennium Bridge, with no memory of who she is and no way to explain the circle of glove-wearing dead bodies scattered around her. When Myfanwy discovers she is a high-ranking official in the Checquy, Britain’s last truly secret service for people with paranormal abilities, she will have to navigate the dangerous and complex world of the agency to uncover who wiped her memory – and learn why she is a target.

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