Deadly Class: Reagan Youth (2018)
Season 1, Episode 1
8/10
Promising Pilot
8 January 2019
Cast: 8% Cinematography: 9% Visuals/FX: 8% Music/Score: 8%

This is a very strong pilot. Lots to love on this new show and it looks very promising. I'm intrigued by the plot, a school for gangsters, future killers and manipulators; never seen that before, I gotta say. The cast looks great, they obviously have a specific demographic but it should lure older audiences with its gory theme, well-shot action sequences and that 80s nostalgia.

The characters have different personalities and it's very interesting to see how they will play out in Kings Dominion wherein shedding blood is definitely a daily requirement. In a normal school you may have cliques but in this school we have gangs and they're not messing around!

Newcomer Benjamin Wadsworth as Marcus plays his role with vulnerability and surprising strength and, most importantly, charm. He's obviously out-of-place in Kings Dominion without even an affiliated gang to be in but will he start his own gang or will he join one? The dark backdrop and 80s setting works very well and while I'm surprised to see this on SyFy I'm also glad that they do.
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