Note: All 10 episodes of Amazon's Hand of God: Season 1 will be available to stream for Prime members starting Friday, September 4. Even though this is a review of the entire first season, I'm going to avoid spoilers here and save all the juicy details for the spoiler-filled discussion, going live mid-day Friday!
Exactly one year ago today, I reviewed the Hand of God pilot, which at the time was vying for a full series pickup at Amazon Studios. The first episode showed great promise, with stars Ron Perlman (Sons of Anarchy) and Dana Delany (Body of Proof) captivating the screen. Granted, the first hour was somewhat sluggish, but creator-EP Ben Watkins (Burn Notice) and director-EP Marc Forster (World War Z) hooked me with a unique premise and the beginnings of a good mystery. Apparently, they hooked everyone else too, because the project was given a full-season order -- and I'm glad it did, because later episodes proved this wasn't just a good show but a great one, albeit with some of the same issues that plagued the series premiere.
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Exactly one year ago today, I reviewed the Hand of God pilot, which at the time was vying for a full series pickup at Amazon Studios. The first episode showed great promise, with stars Ron Perlman (Sons of Anarchy) and Dana Delany (Body of Proof) captivating the screen. Granted, the first hour was somewhat sluggish, but creator-EP Ben Watkins (Burn Notice) and director-EP Marc Forster (World War Z) hooked me with a unique premise and the beginnings of a good mystery. Apparently, they hooked everyone else too, because the project was given a full-season order -- and I'm glad it did, because later episodes proved this wasn't just a good show but a great one, albeit with some of the same issues that plagued the series premiere.
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