Good grief. Different show, new attempt to undermine the non fictional world with fictional characters. These movies are the ONLY way Democrats can win a debate, by writing both sides of the conversation. Anyone noticing the positive reviews are written professionally?

Well (Fox), sign of hypocrisy times... Langley chic goes into meeting, chiding good 'ol boys (because she gets reverse praise for that}, "...misogynist men...". Well, I wasn't, but this social agenda in every media is making me jump to misogyny, and many others.(You who are so "victimized"; what BS. and you got your management job and six figures from Federal law putting you in job, which wouldn't have gotten otherwise being crazy making and toxic (thanks fed. gov.!)

Odd to call it as such given that Bourne was a copy of Bond, but this series thus far has more in common with for former than the latter.Regardless, this is a very well written political/spy thriller (5 episodes in) that is entertaining and intelligent. Each episode (as I recall) ends with a cliffhanger, so will keep you wanting more.I was curious after seeing Mark Strong cast as the lead as has the acting nous to take on the main theme of the show given his track record in the genre. Thus far (5 episodes in) I have felt far from disappointed as this is turning into a very intriguing spy show that TV has missed since arguably "24."The perspective of this show, thus far, is less aligned with "24's" early post-September 11 "terrorist" fears than with later American takes on "terrorism" such as the Bourne films, the underrated David Mamet movie, "Trojan" or UK film, "Eye in The Sky," where the impact of systemic issues has on humans - on all sides - is explored. It also has the vibe of some of Liam Neeson's recent action films within it as well. All of that makes this show to have all the potential to be a hit for the slightly more sophisticated straight male crowd looking for good entertainment that asks you to think a bit. That being said, the female characters are decently written and strong as well, so they are not just a side show.It's on EPIX in the U.S., a cable network that barely registers to most here and has had a series of misses with their original content, so it is going to fly under the radar to most here. I happen to get EPIX due to a subscription to HBO, so I am fortunate.If you liked the Bourne films and similar shows I listed at least tickle your fancy I'd suggest you check it out. It will unlikely be a waste of your time, as I am already looking forward to the next episode.

Edit: I Learned a new acting style from this show!!! It is the "Whisper/Pause" style of acting where to make the drivel sound 'important' and have gravamen they BOTH whisper AND 'pause' after every word! Here is a verbatim transcript from the last episode to illustrate this new acting style: "I. Am. A. Dolt. Reading. This. Silly. Convoluted. Script. But. To. Sound. Important. The. Writer. Had. Me. Whisper. And. Then. Pause. After. Every. Word. In. This. Script."!Watched a few episodes and finally realized (it took a while) this was just a reheated Tinseltown trope about evil efforts to stop and frustrate stopping the world from destruction with an (infamous) "Iran deal" to save the world. The bad guys want to stop this saving the world effort.Hey, BBC Hollywood does this much better. They should open today's newspaper.