![]() ![]() All are strong, and there are also solid performances from less-heralded actors Sheyi Cole, Gerald Jones, and Adia as a trio of Guyanese immigrants who quickly begin questioning whether they have made a devil’s bargain with the Mahabir clan. Postal Service’s law-enforcement division(*), and When They See Us Emmy winner Jharrel Jerome(**) as Mahabir’s cruel nephew Aked. In addition to Danes, Olyphant, Quaid, and Pounder, the cast includes Zazie Beetz and Jim Gaffigan as bickering colleagues within the U.S. Like those other projects, Full Circle does not lack for star power. No spoilers as to whether she succeeds, but the creative team definitely has problems on that score. Mahabir spends much of the season attempting to get everyone back inside the circle again. But things of course go wrong with her plan, and the circle is both literally and spiritually broken. ![]() The title comes in part from the attempt by crime lord Savitri Mahabir (CCH Pounder) to deploy ritual magic from her native Guyana to break a curse against her family - magic that literally requires someone to draw a circle around the spot in a New York City park where the murder is meant to happen. It’s a sprawling, ambitious, but ultimately frustrating story filled with characters from across a wide spectrum of race, class, nationality, sexuality, and more. And Soderbergh and writer Ed Solomon are dealing with even more throughout Full Circle. ![]() So, yes, the Brownes are dealing with a lot. “You mean more than all this?” an incredulous Derek replies. Midway through Steven Soderbergh’s new thriller miniseries Full Circle, Sam Browne ( Claire Danes) asks her brooding husband Derek ( Timothy Olyphant), “Is there something else going on?” The query comes as the Brownes are dealing with a kidnap threat against their son, an apparent murder, and someone targeting the corporate empire that the couple runs on behalf of Sam’s celebrity chef father, Jeff McCusker ( Dennis Quaid). ![]()
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