What happens when you find out that your best friend of 25 years isn’t who they say they are at all? And that, instead of the forensic accountant she’s purported to be, she is in fact an assassin?
That’s the premise of this Prime Video comedy starring powerhouses Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer.
Judith Burton (Waddingham) and Debbie Claybourne (Spencer) are best friends who spend their evenings shimmying away to Salt-N-Pepa, pretending to finish novels for their book club and enjoying regular shopping sprees.
Yet unbeknownst to Debbie, Judith is in fact a contract killer who has managed to keep her international job a secret…until now. But when a figure from the past lures Judith into a dangerous cat-and-mouse game across Europe, she must come clean about her true identity in order to protect Debbie.
There’s strong support in the cast from Cathy Tyson (Blue Lights), Savannah Steyn (House of the Dragon), Ed Skrein (Deadpool) and Sylvia Hoeks (Blade Runner 2049) – and surprising appearances from Bill Nighy and Youssef Kerkour.
But this is very much Waddingham and Spencer’s show, with the leads’ natural chemistry proving joyous. Particularly notable is Spencer, whose CV bulges with sober parts in the likes of The Help, Hidden Figures and Truth Be Told. Here, as highly-strung politician’s wife Debbie, she’s a veritable hoot. And you’ll be left wondering why Waddingham hasn’t led any of her own action flick prior to this, with the poised Ted Lasso star in her element as a no-nonsense, weapon-wielding assassin.
The first two episodes, directed by Peyton Reed (Ant-Man), deliver what you’d expect from this field: well-choreographed fight scenes, gunfire and car chases. And created by comedian Tessa Coates, Ride or Die makes a refreshing change of pace from the traditionally male-dominated action genre.
Yet there’s also a melancholic undercurrent. A once successful lawyer, Debbie devotes her life to husband David (Jamie Parker), who is on track to become the next Prime Minister. And gradually, she’s confronting the reality of living in David’s shadow as his undervalued organiser, speech writer and cook.
View Green Video on the source websiteMeanwhile, as well as unexpectedly becoming a prime target, Judith is facing a HR nightmare: both agency director (Nighy) and handler Sam (Calam Lynch) frame her impending 50th birthday as if it’s a call to retire.
In a world that often overlooks middle-aged and older women, navigating this difficult period of transition is something that Ride or Die attempts to dig into. However, moments that are intended to be deep instead read as a bit hammy, and the pacing of the series across eight episodes can feel drawn out with largely predictable twists in the plot.
Although the show touches on larger themes such as friendship and betrayal, in the end this is proves to be a fun, but not particularly profound, ride.
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