A gritty DEA agent and a vengeful assassin navigate a pulpy conspiracy through New York City.
Suspenseful and darkly comic. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Starz.
Some innuendo or implied sex and some strong language, about what a PG-13 should carry.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.
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A DEA agent whose family was slain as part of a conspiracy, and an assassin out to avenge her sister's death, join forces to solve a series of murders in New York City.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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