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The Assassin

★ 6.3 6K votes 2025–present 2 seasons · 12 episodes Returning Series Prime Video
Antihero leadA protagonist doing bad things you can't stop watching.This show: 7/10TenseSustained suspense and pressure from start to finish.This show: 7/10Dark toneShadowy mood and subject matter, a shade short of outright bleak.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Keeley HawesFreddie HighmoreShalom Brune-FranklinDevon TerrellDavid DencikGerald Kyd
Starring
Keeley HawesFreddie HighmoreShalom Brune-FranklinDevon TerrellDavid DencikGerald Kyd
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About

"A killer's quiet exile gets violently interrupted"

A retired hitwoman has spent years hiding out on a sun-bleached Greek island, trying to leave her old life behind. When her estranged adult son shows up for a visit, the timing couldn't be worse: the past she's been running from finally catches up, dragging them both into danger. It's a tense, slow-burn thriller more interested in strained family dynamics than shootouts, carried by a strong lead performance and a moody Mediterranean backdrop. Expect brooding pacing and emotional unease rather than nonstop action.

Watch it for

the lead performance anchoring a tense mother-son relationship under mounting threat.

Maybe skip if

you want fast-paced action instead of slow-burn tension and family drama.

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All Seasons

Season 12025
7.02K64h 48m
Season 2
06

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Keeley Hawes Julie
Freddie Highmore Edward
Shalom Brune-Franklin Kayla
Devon Terrell Ezra
David Dencik Jasper
Gerald Kyd Luka
Natalia Tena Cortez
Boris Van Severen Titus
Gina Gershon Marie
Ibraim Cândido Afonso

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