The Veil | |
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Genre | Thriller |
Created by | Steven Knight |
Written by | Steven Knight |
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Music by | Jon Opstad |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 4 |
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Producers |
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Cinematography | Bonnie Elliott |
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Running time | 38–46 minutes |
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Original release | |
Network | FX on Hulu |
Release | April 30, 2024 – present |
The Veil is an American thriller television limited series written by Steven Knight, produced by FX Productions, and starring Elisabeth Moss and Yumna Marwan. The series premiered on FX on Hulu on April 30, 2024. [1]
A thriller series about a potentially deadly game of truth and lies as two women travel from Istanbul to Paris and London, with one of them possessing a secret that the other needs to expose. [2]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [3] |
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1 | "The Camp" | Daina Reid | Steven Knight | April 30, 2024 |
2 | "Crossing the Bridge" | Daina Reid | Steven Knight | April 30, 2024 |
3 | "The Asset" | Daina Reid | Steven Knight | May 7, 2024 |
4 | "Declassified" | Damon Thomas | Steven Knight | May 14, 2024 |
5 | "Grandfather's House" [4] | Damon Thomas | Steven Knight | May 21, 2024 |
6 | "The Cottage" [5] | Damon Thomas | Steven Knight | May 28, 2024 |
The project was announced in August 2022, and marks the fourth series Steven Knight has made with FX Productions. Knight also acts as executive producer. Elisabeth Moss is also executive producer via her Love & Squalor production company for whom Lindsey McManus is also an executive producer. Denise Di Novi and Nina Tassler of PatMa Productions also executive produce. [6] [7]
Elisabeth Moss was confirmed in the lead role in August 2022. [8] Moss has stated that developing an authentic British accent and practicing the action and stunt choreography to make her character believable was more challenging than any previous role. She started learning the accent several months before filming began. [9]
In February 2023, Josh Charles, Dali Benssalah, and Yumna Marwan joined the cast. [10] In March 2023, Haluk Bilginer was added to the cast. [11] The cast also includes Alec Secareanu, Thibault de Montalembert, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, James Purefoy, Joana Ribeiro, Phill Langhorne, Dan Wyllie, Aron von Andrian, and Dali Benssalah. [12]
Filming took place in Turkey, which wrapped in March 2023. Other filming locations include Paris and London. [13] Filming took place in Kent, England in May 2023, with locations including Canterbury Cathedral. [14] Whilst filming a stunt in Istanbul, Moss fractured a vertebra in her spine. [15]
The series was shown on Hulu in the United States, premiering on April 30, 2024, with a two episode premiere, [1] [16] Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ under the Star banner internationally. [17] The show will reportedly consist of six episodes, concluding on May 28, 2024, with episodes being released weekly. [18]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 48% approval rating with an average rating of 5.7/10, based on 31 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Elisabeth Moss' dramatic power remains undiminished with another arresting performance, but The Veil's clunky storytelling doesn't live up to its star's chops." [19] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 52 out of 100 based on 20 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [20]
Aramide Tinubu of Variety praised the series as 'gripping', commending Moss' performance, the action and the pacing. [21] Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times said 'As a spy story, it’s a decent example of its kind, but as a dramatic two-hander, fueled by subtle performances from Moss and Marwan, it’s pretty terrific.' [22] Alan Sepinwall of Rolling Stone was more mild in his praise, also praising Moss and the action sequences but questioning the balance between spy thriller and psychological drama. [23] Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter complimented the opening and Moss, but felt that ' The Veil first becomes perfunctory — Homeland-lite — before fizzling entirely in its concluding episodes, in which almost none of its twisty reveals hits deeply on either a plot or character level.' [24] Benjamin Lee of The Guardian awarded the first episode one star out of five, dubbing it 'a bafflingly bad time-waster' and criticizing the plot and acting. [25] Saloni Gajjar of The A.V. Club was also harsh, dubbing the series 'boring and aimless'. [26]
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