Review of Penance

Penance (2020– )
6/10
basically a Lifetime movie
17 April 2021
Rosalie Douglas is devastated by her son's death. The police assumes it to be an accidental drowning with him taking a night dive. Rosalie kicks out her cheating husband Luke. Her daughter Maddie is devolving into drunkenness. Rosalie and Maddie go to a support group where they meet a kindly young man named Jed Cousins.

The plot is basically a Lifetime movie or a sense of Jennifer Lopez in The Boy Next Door. It's that type of story. It's a limited series with a veneer of British masterpiece adjacent. It's fine for what it is. The first section rushes quite a lot. Obviously, they are rushing to get Jed into the show. It may be better if he saves Maddie from an OD. It would be quicker. It also needs an opening with the death. It has three parts so it has the time to lay out the introduction better. I do like the actors but the story is a bit too standard.
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