Thrilling and topical Corporate Greed on Speed My Review
Devils Streaming on SBS on Demand
Series 1
My Rating 9/10
I found this series compelling plus and topical in today's changing economic climate. I thought it very very clever the way the team of screenplay writers have adapted the novel Diablo by author Guido Maria Brera to a thrilling television series combining some of the actual traumatic economic events of recent years with fictional outcomes and characters.
Adding to the reality of the fiction actual news footage is featured depicting major world financial events that have occurred over the last decade plus the politicians that were in power at the time .
The series stars Patrick Dempsey as Dominic Morgan the ruthless CEO of NYL a leading investment bank and famous Italian actor Alessandro Borghi as Massimo Ruggero his Head of Trading .
They both give totally convincing performances so much so that it's difficult at times to spot The Devil.
It's a story of corruption in high places on a Corporate level ,ambition at any cost, betrayal plus the consequences of Corporate greed that affects humanity and the environment on this ailing planet we call Earth .
The action, which kicks off in London then spreads to Italy, is set in 2011 (although the series does a masterful job of feeling like it could be happening right now.
While parts of Europe are dealing with a devastating financial crisis, the traders at NYL are making plenty of money
Devil's is a fast moving series that demands the viewers attention as it tends to flashback and forward in time.
With a superb ensemble cast that includes
Laia Costa as an Argentinian-born hacktivist , Malachi Kirby as a brilliant student who gets a job at NYL; Harry Michell, Paul Chowdhry and Pia Mechler as 'The Pirates', Ruggero's trusted team; Kasia Smutniak as Dominic's wife; and Lars Mikkelsen as the leader of a counter-information platform.
I'm pleased to see the second series is now available as series one had a thrilling and unexpected conclusion.
Congratulations to Directors Nick Hurran and Jan Michelini plus the large team of screenwriters on an interesting thrilling and entertaining series.