Hanna - Amazon Original (Spoilers)

Agent Coulson · 07-01-2019 4:38pm #1

The Killings Mireille Enos and Joel Kinnaman re-team in Amazons TV series based on the film.

Hanna follows "the journey of an extraordinary young girl, Hanna, as she evades the relentless pursuit of an off-book CIA agent and tries to unearth the truth behind who she is.

Slydice · 07-01-2019 9:11pm

At first I was like... Hrrrmmm.. sounds like a rip of Hanna

BUT then I checked wiki and it's based on the film!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanna_(TV_series)

Hanna is an upcoming American action drama web television series based on the 2011 film of the same name

I remember really liking that film and was kinda hoping to see Saoirse Ronan head down some kinda action hero path:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanna_(film)

Think the idea of following that career went out when The Host bombed:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Host_(2013_film)

Joel Kinnaman on board as the Dad feels like a good addition for that part.

I don't recognise any of Esme Creed-Miles previous acting gigs:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2962727/
but the one where she was a lead, Pond Life, has 7.9/10 on imdb:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7033192/

Agent Coulson · 31-01-2019 12:43pm

The Superbowl trailer

Slydice · 31-01-2019 12:55pm

The training scenes look decent. So I'm guesing it'll be down to the story the want to do afterwards.

pixelburp · 31-01-2019 3:23pm

Such a random one to adapt; looks all right, but looks a lot more boilerplate than the eccentric, visually interesting original film.

EoinMcLovin · 03-02-2019 8:19pm

First episode is available to watch on prime video.

Agent Coulson · 03-02-2019 10:52pm

Well that 48 minute pilot episode could have been cut down to 15 minutes and it would have told the same story and probably done it better.

The Black Oil · 03-02-2019 10:56pm

Ouch.

bren2001 · 04-02-2019 10:30am

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Well that 48 minute pilot episode could have been cut down to 15 minutes and it would have told the same story and probably done it better.

I'll just scratch this off my list of TV shows to watch so....

Mr E · 04-02-2019 10:56am

bren2001 wrote: »

I'll just scratch this off my list of TV shows to watch so....

If I stopped watching a show based solely on a dodgy first episode, I think I'd have missed out on a lot of great TV.

Agent Coulson · 04-02-2019 11:18am

If they can build up the pace of it the show might be OK.

The pilot moved at a snails pace for what I was expecting which was a fast paced action based series.

Slydice · 06-02-2019 9:51pm

The forest stuff was decent enough. Outside the forest... eh I dunno.

Girl works as Hanna though

The Black Oil · 09-02-2019 6:41pm

Can't see it on primevideo.com, only the Super Bowl promo. Must be my settings.

EoinMcLovin · 09-02-2019 6:52pm

The Black Oil wrote: »

Can't see it on primevideo.com, only the Super Bowl promo. Must be my settings.

I think it was available to view for a limited time, I don’t think the show starts until March

corkie · 26-03-2019 2:46pm

Full season available this Friday (29th)!

Agent Coulson · 29-03-2019 10:22am

Dropped today.

Hyzepher · 01-04-2019 3:55pm

Watched it. Worked well for the most part but did seem to suffer from trying to keep the pace up and as a result the plot got a bit predictable

Good overall though.

TheIrishGrover · 01-04-2019 4:23pm

I kinda liked the movie. But not nearly as much as I should have with that amazing cast. I thought Kate Clanchett, Saoirse Ronan and Eric Bana were great but the family she hooked up....... Oh God!

I believe they were supposed to represent the opposite of Hanna: To juxtapose her minimalistic/militaristic upbringing with their overly liberal lifestyle: The mother over-sharing her sexual problems with her husband, letting the girl drink etc. But I just found them to be so offensive that I was put off the movie. I would happily have watched Hanna slaughter them all

is_that_so · 01-04-2019 10:01pm

Hyzepher wrote: »

Watched it. Worked well for the most part but did seem to suffer from trying to keep the pace up and as a result the plot got a bit predictable

Good overall though.

Three episodes into it and it's OK. Lots of padding as would expect for a series. Not a patch on the film, which may annoy some people, but so far still seems to be a watchable thriller despite its flaws.

Unearthly · 04-04-2019 9:49pm

I never saw the film but really enjoyed that. Nothing we haven't seen before but well acted, good action scenes, and good soundtrack

Captain Red Beard · 07-04-2019 1:43am

I've just finished this series and I think on all fronts it beats the film , which should have been a lot better considering the cast.

Slydice · 07-04-2019 5:19pm

2: The second episode has the non-combat world feeling a bit better done than the first. Not sure how and where they are going with the story. I assume

Berlin

is the goal for this season.

Agent Coulson · 11-04-2019 9:55pm

Renewed for a second season.

Slydice · 13-04-2019 3:31pm

3: Oh that was good! They managed to pull off a lot of backstory and introduce friends without feeling like they were trying to get away with too much. Then the

game of chess of the two sides going at each other. Loved Hannas training and instinct kicking in and the father getting it. Then right at the end with so much going on, the trap on Wiegler! I mean it should've been obvious but in trying to keep up with everything going on, I felt genuine surprise. I thought he was actually caught and maybe about to be done in.

Slydice · 13-04-2019 11:08pm

4:

awe crap

like.. how're they gonna find each other again

If she's gone to England and the father's gone to to ground

All I can guess if maybe Dieter can remain a common connection

Slydice · 14-04-2019 10:50pm

5:

when Elsa was shot

, I was just like :eek:

Oh and I've no idea how

Sophie, Hanna and Anton are gonna work out. Feels like the English family are just a placeholder for Hanna.

I wonder are they gonna be around for long if the series keeps going.

Slydice · 16-04-2019 8:57pm

6:

When the father got on the elevator I was like

YUH!

Then

when Hanna took out the two chasers from the elevator!

:eek:

Ok, I think the plot has been turning out

bigger and more complex than I thought it would and that feels like a positive at this stage!

Slydice · 19-04-2019 10:47pm

7: That was

cool!

You know, honestly, when the father went off on his lone wolf mission without Hanna.. all I could think was how less of a chance he'd have without her.

Slydice · 22-04-2019 8:56pm

Finished!

8:

Awe no!

There season wasn't bad. Had more in it that I guessed from the previous Film and Pilot episode. Yeah, wouldn't mind seeing where a season two goes.

is_that_so · 23-04-2019 3:01pm

OmegaGene wrote: »

Too right, the story is only just beginning

They need to deliver on story in the next one. An awful lot of dead time in this.

Agent Coulson · 29-04-2020 5:13pm

Dermot Mulroney seems to be in everything at the moment.

Season 2 teaser.

Arrives July 3rd

Agent Coulson · 17-06-2020 4:34pm

Season 2 trailer

Agent Coulson · 03-07-2020 1:10am

Season 2 is out.

Agent Coulson · 05-07-2020 12:20pm

Wow I really wasn't expecting that reference to The Magdalene Laundries.

05-07-2020 12:21pm

Approaching the end of season 2.. brilliant IMO..

Agent Coulson · 05-07-2020 8:04pm

That was a great season of 8 episodes and sets up a 3rd season nicely if it gets a 3rd season.

Esme Creed-Miles is really really good as Hanna.

05-07-2020 8:06pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Esme Creed-Miles is really really good as Hanna.

Yeah.. she's brilliant..

Sudden Valley · 07-07-2020 12:55am

Very good second season but not sure how far they can go with the conceit of child assassins. Amazon is porducing quite varied programmes.

fritzelly · 10-07-2020 3:32am

Never a fan of the film and the first season was pretty much just the film extended way longer than it should have been but the second season was definitely worth the watch

Female version of Jason Bourne - some very nice action sets and the lead actress was great

Would watch a third season for sure.

Tristram · 10-07-2020 11:54am

Very well done. Looking forward to a third season.

Agent Coulson · 13-07-2020 4:39pm

Renewed for a 3rd season.

Mr.Nice Guy · 14-07-2020 7:51pm

I went on a bit of a Hanna binge the last month or so since Sky One aired the Saoirse Ronan film a few weeks back, which prompted me to give the series a go.

I really liked it, overall. While I thought Ronan and Bana were very good in the film, I didn't care too much for Blanchett or the other characters.

In the series, however, I thought Creed-Miles and Kinnaman were just as good as Ronan and Bana, and I also found Enos' version of Marissa much more interesting. The Sophie character is much more endearing in the series too imo: the scene where

she doesn't sell Hanna out to Marissa was great

. I thought Clara, Leo, Jules and Sandy were fine additions too. The soundtrack adds another nice dimension to everything.

Ash.J.Williams · 26-08-2020 12:54am

Just binged s1 great stuff

Slydice · 12-09-2020 11:46pm

Attempting catch up!

2.1: Strong opening episode I think. Solid action scenes with Hanna. Although

the easy kills on the soldiers and then surviving the gas explosion was a bit wierd.

Guessing that the big plot will be

getting Clara back and maybe taking down the school.

Slydice · 14-09-2020 12:01am

2.2: Story is solid so far. I was almost thinking

Hanna had gone overboard killing just regular doctors and imagining they were soldiers.. until we saw the email about Utrax.

Slydice · 16-09-2020 10:06pm

2.3: There was a lot in that episode! Was kinda surprised at the end that

Hanna got taken. Just thought she'd have a way to get back out.

Slydice · 23-09-2020 11:05pm

2.4: I liked that episode. The character story development, the spycraft

and how I wasn't expecting the ending. I didn't see them anywhere inside a trap.

Really not sure why they wouldn't ship off Marissa not .. if they don't kill her outright.

Slydice · 27-09-2020 6:47pm

2.5: Alright, I can't see how this doesn't solidify

Marissa being killed or put away. Just that this now might have guilt for Hanna for shooting her later.

Slydice · 14-10-2020 11:49pm

2.6: Good set piece in the train station. The action felt much more solid than before. I assume that this is the

All-is-Lost stage of the Heroine's journey because well.. it kinda does look like all is lost.

Slydice · 17-10-2020 8:55pm

2.7: Alright, I don't think

shutting down the school is on the cards anymore. Looks more like it's setting up two sides for a season 3. I thought they did the end scene well with Hanna remembering her Dad.

Also: WTF was the scene with the car!?

Jumping in front of a car to hijack it?!

Is that a thing?!

The action is definitely picking up and the stakes.

Slydice · 19-10-2020 1:09am

Finished! Overall decent show. Kinda light on the story strenght but heavy on the sudden violence and shock turns. Some story points nailed down to the wire others had me wondering. The camera work and scene setting was really well done in places. Really set a Hanna/Bourne movie feel to it.

Think a season 3 would be possible and would watch it.

8: This was big on

action-violence? as opposed to action-action. Those gunshot kills were a bit of a shock. Towards the end, I thought they set it up for Sandy to be the big counter-point to Hanna for next season. I reckon we'll be seeing a lot more of her and Jules.

One other thing this show did well was some spy-craft set pieces. Like the

assassination in the London train station.

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