"A Murder at the End of the World" is a new series streaming on Disney+. Emma Corrin plays Darby, an anxiety filled millennial as a kind of Nancy Drew type character who is usually the smartest person in the room. Darby grew up the daughter of her autopsy performing dad who liked to drag his little girl along to crime scenes - it's a little messed up for sure. As a young adult, Darby filled her days tracking down serial killers, one in particular. Along the way she meets love interest Bill (Harris Dickinson), another brilliant kid whose skin is marbled in tattoos like blue cheese is freckled with mould. They go serial killer hunting together - aww, sweet. All this is told in parallel with their present day situation about eight years later. The present day story is about a Jeff Bezos type character (Clive Own) who brings the world's smartest people together to help fight climate change at a remote hotel/billionaire-bunker in Iceland. There is an Agatha Christie style murder and one of the the guests or host or staff is the killer. Set in the near future, AI has taken a believable step forward and it's part of the fun of the series. The flashback serial killer bit gives off a David Fincher Lite vibe and it's pretty darn good. The two leads, Emma Corrin and Harris Dickinson have great chemistry and their performances are the reason to watch. I loved it all. Found it to be smart, timely, and captivating. Catch this killer, now streaming on Disney+.
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