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About: Howard Silk has been working as an Interface employee for the Office of Interchange, a United Nations agency stationed in Berlin, taking cryptic messages for thirty years. He does not fully understand the function of this agency or the messages until he comes face to face with his own counterpart, a Howard Silk from an alternate Earth that works as an espionage agent. The Howard from our world learns that a parallel universe was created / discovered decades past and that the timelines for both sides have diverged significantly since then. He then finds himself drawn into a conspiracy that could lead to a war between both sides.
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Starring: J. K. Simmons, Olivia Williams, Harry Lloyd, Nazanin Boniadi, James Cromwell
Created By: Justin Marks
Where You Can Watch It: Both seasons of the show are available for streaming on Amazon’s Prime Video with Amazon Prime membership. It is also still available for streaming on Starz’s website and ap.
Bottom Line: Counterpart is an excellent science fiction series that may be a slow burn, but that draws you into an intricate and engaging story.
Why It’s Worth Watching: This show appeared on the Starz schedule with very little promotion, but it quietly became a critical darling. It is definitely a slow burn of a series that at first glance appears to be just a spy story with the twist of parallel worlds thrown in. But for those who stick with it, the show starts to deliver more than just spy adventure as it explores the implications of people encountering their own counterparts and struggling to decide who will prove to be the better person. Counterpart verges into some heady territory, and its excellent cast–lead by J.K. Simmons in a career-defining dual-role–definitely succeed in bringing to life a dense and intricate story. Sadly, the show was cancelled after two seasons, but it does wrap up its main storylines. It also suggests the start of a whole new chapter that we will likely never get to see. This one is definitely worth seeking out as a strong sci fi entry that handles the parallel world concept very well. It may take a few episodes to draw you in, but it is worth the commitment and will certainly be considered a genre classic at some point.
Stream Counterpart Now on Prime Video
