The Veil (miniseries)

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The Veil
Genre Thriller
Created bySteven Knight
Written by Steven Knight
Starring
Music by Jon Opstad
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Adrian Kelly
  • Xavier Roy
Cinematography Bonnie Elliott
Editors
  • Hunter M. Via
  • Nikki McChristie
Running time38–67 minutes
Production companies
  • Nebula Star
  • Di Novi Pictures
  • Love & Squalor Pictures
  • FXP
Original release
Network FX on Hulu
ReleaseApril 30 (2024-04-30) –
May 28, 2024 (2024-05-28)

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]

Contents

Premise

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]

Cast

Main

Guest starring

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date  [6]
1"The Camp" Daina Reid Steven Knight April 30, 2024 (2024-04-30)
Adilah El Idrissi (Yumna Marwan), first seen at a refugee camp, faces imminent danger due to her alleged ties to ISIS. Imogen Salter (Elisabeth Moss), posing as an NGO worker, forms an unexpected alliance with Adilah, aiming to protect her from a mob seeking revenge. Meanwhile, suspicions arise about Imogen's true motives, leading to tension with her UNICRI contact, Guy (Dan Wyllie). As Imogen and Adilah embark on a perilous journey, their backgrounds and motivations come to light, revealing a complex web of personal and political intrigue. Adilah's identity is questioned by French intelligence, setting the stage for a high-stakes confrontation.
2"Crossing the Bridge"Daina ReidSteven KnightApril 30, 2024 (2024-04-30)
At the refugee camp on the Syrian–Turkish border, the U.S. military arrives looking for Adilah. In France, Adilah's daughter gets into some trouble with American intelligence agencies. Imogen and Adilah continue their journey to Istanbul, where Imogen abandons their car and subdues an armed pursuer. They seek help from a man (Haluk Bilginer) to obtain fake passports, while Max Peterson (Josh Charles) informs French intelligence of the Americans' moves. The French and American intelligence agencies are closely monitoring Imogen and Adilah's movements, unsure if Adilah is the real target or an ISIS commander using her identity as a cover. Imogen suspects Adilah may be the wanted terrorist Sabaine Al-Qubaisi.
3"The Asset"Daina ReidSteven KnightMay 7, 2024 (2024-05-07)
Imogen and Max are revealed to have a working relationship, collaborating to uncover information about her father's death. Meanwhile, Adilah's part of a larger terrorist plot is brought to light, involving the transport of radioactive material on a ship bound for the Eastern Seaboard of the United States. Imogen and Adilah continue their cat-and-mouse game, with Adilah eventually gaining the upper hand on Imogen. She lets her go in return for Imogen's help in Adilah and her daughter's escape. In the episode, Imogen also meets with Malik Amar (Dali Benssalah), who warns her of being followed and traced by the other intelligence agencies, while being worried about her behavior with her alter egos.
4"Declassified"Damon ThomasSteven KnightMay 14, 2024 (2024-05-14)
5"Grandfather's House"Damon ThomasSteven KnightMay 21, 2024 (2024-05-21)
6"The Cottage"Damon ThomasSteven KnightMay 28, 2024 (2024-05-28)

Production

Development

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. [7] [8]

Casting

Elisabeth Moss was confirmed in the lead role in August 2022. [9] 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. [10]

In February 2023, Josh Charles, Dali Benssalah, and Yumna Marwan joined the cast. [11] In March 2023, Haluk Bilginer was added to the cast. [12] 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. [13]

Filming

Filming took place in Turkey, which wrapped in March 2023. Other filming locations include Paris and London. [14] Filming took place in Kent, England in May 2023, with locations including Canterbury Cathedral. [15] Whilst filming a stunt in Istanbul, Moss fractured a vertebra in her spine. [16]

Release

The series was shown on Hulu in the United States, premiering on April 30, 2024, with a two episode premiere, [1] [17] Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ under the Star banner internationally. [18] The show will reportedly consist of six episodes, concluding on May 28, 2024, with episodes being released weekly. [19]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 54% approval rating with an average rating of 5.7/10, based on 35 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." [20] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 52 out of 100 based on 20 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [21]

Aramide Tinubu of Variety praised the series as 'gripping', commending Moss' performance, the action and the pacing. [22] 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.' [23] 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. [24] 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.' [25] 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. [26] Saloni Gajjar of The A.V. Club was also harsh, dubbing the series 'boring and aimless'. [27]

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