Variety: Jon Hamm is stellar in Apple TV+’s superb ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ series

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Already renewed for a second season, the nine-episode first season of “Your Friends & Neighbors” makes its global debut on Apple TV+ with two episodes on Friday, April 11, followed by one new episode weekly through Friday, May 30.

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After being fired in disgrace, a hedge fund manager still grappling with his recent divorce, resorts to stealing from his neighbors’ homes in the exceedingly affluent Westmont Village, only to discover that the secrets and affairs hidden behind those wealthy facades might be more dangerous than he ever imagined.

In Apple TV+’s latest drama, “Your Friends & Neighbors,” creator Jonathan Tropper offers a complex narrative of a man struggling to cope as the fragments of his formally “perfect” life begin slipping through his fingers. Introspective and surprising, with a murder mystery in the middle of the narrative, the series scrutinizes some of society’s most affluent while putting their most broken and deplorable qualities on full display.

Hamm is fantastic as a man reflecting on his imploded sense of self. Flashbacks with Mel, his kids and his sister, Ali (Lena Hall), reveal a side of the hedge funder that’s more tender and nuanced than expected. Having little to do, Coop begins examining his community, the ridiculously lavish Westmont Village, a fictional suburb of New York, and the lives of those he calls friends and neighbors. These people cling to their pristine images in frequented communal spaces like the country club, parties and the gym. However, as Coop digs through their personal effects (by literally breaking into homes and stealing valuable items), he uncovers the lies, secrets and deep unhappiness they’ve tried to mask with money and influence.

“Your Friends & Neighbors” is an intriguing assessment of the fragility of the American dream.

Via: Variety

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