Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij are no strangers to unravelling a mystery, particularly one that deals with different timelines, like their beloved Netflix sci-fi series The OA. Much like its predecessor, the pair's new show, A Murder at the End of the World, throws viewers right in at the deep end, introducing us to a young woman before flashbacks quickly begin piecing together her past – a past that might just be the key to figuring out what's going on in her present.
For this outing, Marling and Batmanglij indulged their curious minds by centering it on pink-haired true crime author and amateur detective Darby Hart (Emma Corrin), who gets invited to a wealthy AI programmer's Icelandic hideaway as part of a meticulously planned meeting-of-minds stay – soon finding herself trying to shed light on the mysterious death of a fellow guest. It's stylish, well-paced, and the perfect sum of its creators' unique blend of the emotional and cerebral. Like a warmer, less cynical The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, with hints of Nancy Drew...
