When you hear “Netflix conspiracy thriller,” it’s easy to imagine the archetype: a no-holds-barred action thriller focused on some badass guy with a complicated past, taking on the powers that be despite not knowing who to trust. It’s the plot of The Night Agent, it’s the plot of The Recruit, and it’s the plot of Bodyguard, though admittedly the latter gets an added forbidden romance storyline.
But Netflix’s latest foray into this genre takes the action out of the streets and into the inner workings of governance, with an added twist of what it means to be a woman in power, and all the emotional baggage that comes with it.
