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Furious

Furious

There's a thin line between hunter and prey.

2026–Ongoing1 season9 episodesTV-MAMidcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

FBI agent Alice Black is on the hunt for a mysterious and calculating female serial killer. Both walk their own paths toward justice, and as their lives start to intertwine, the line between right and wrong begins to blur.

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Where to watch

Where can I watch Furious?

As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists Furious streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.

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Highlights

What stands out about Furious?

Furious earns 3 badges, led by Standout acting and Crowd Pleaser.

  • Reception
  • Craft and mood

Reception

Is Furious worth watching?

Furious' Midcredits score is the 86th percentile of all shows, from 34K ratings across 5 sources. 89% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

86th percentile

Better received than 86% of shows

85th percentile among Crime89th percentile among 2020s
Acclaim (how much people like it)76th
Approval (how many liked it)91st

Acclaim

Crowd Pleaser: Rating-distribution shape vs the catalog

How much people like it

77 /100

76th percentile of all shows

79th percentile among Crime80th percentile among 2020s

Critics 81 · Audience 76

Critics liked it more than audiences did.

Rating distribution

Most people land high, with a thin tail of low scores from those it didn't reach.

Approval

How many liked it

89% liked it

91st percentile of all shows

88th percentile among Crime93rd percentile among 2020s
89% rated it 7–1011% rated it 1–6

Critics 98% · Audience 88%

On Rotten Tomatoes, a bigger share of critics approved than audiences.

Reach

How many have seen it

95th percentile

34K ratings across platforms

91st percentile among Crime97th percentile among 2020s
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 38% in 30 days

What reviewers say

Common ground

A dark, female-driven psychological thriller about a traumatized FBI agent hunting a serial killer avenging abuse, with strong performances and a serious subject.

Fans praised

  • Emmy Rossum delivering a career-best, emotionally raw performance
  • Lola Petticrew as a chilling, complex and sympathetic killer
  • Sharp writing that probes trauma, justice and systemic failure without easy answers

Detractors panned

  • Pacing so slow it becomes a slog, with episodes that drag and feel padded
  • Relying on clichés: damaged detective, sexist colleagues, revenge plot from abuse
  • One-dimensional male characters reduced to villains or incompetents

What stands out

ActingDivisive88

Emmy Rossum and Lola Petticrew praised as career-best; Quincy Tyler Bernstine a standout; detractors call Rossum frozen or Bernstine cartoonish

AtmosphereDivisive80

Unrelenting dread and suffocating psychological tension; detractors call it grim without depth

TensionDivisive78

Episodic cliffhangers and moral ambiguity keep viewers hooked; detractors say no real stakes

Emotional impactDivisive78

Devastating depiction of trauma triggers empathy; detractors find it manipulative or cold

CharactersDivisive72

Fans laud complex, layered women; detractors see stereotypes, one-note males, and unlikable leads

Plot and storyDivisive55

Fans find cat-and-mouse compelling and thematically rich; detractors call it predictable, trope-ridden, and padded

OriginalityDivisive55

Fresh female perspective on trafficking and revenge, but built on familiar genre clichés

PacingDivisive45

Fans say slow build rewards patience; detractors call it painfully slow, especially mid-season

Preferred by

No notable difference between any of the groups: each pair ranks it within 10 percentile points.

  • Women vs men 6 points apart
  • Under-30s vs over-30s 6 points apart
  • US vs non-US 5 points apart

Episodes

1 season

Season 1 · 2026 · 8 episodes · 6.4 average across 8 rated episodes

  • S1E1

    The Gorgon

    Jul 27, 202650 minTMDB rating 6.4
  • S1E2

    My life had stood - a Loaded Gun

    Jul 27, 202653 minTMDB rating 5.7
  • S1E3

    Memory Distortion

    Jul 27, 202653 minTMDB rating 6.1
  • S1E4

    Flash Flood

    Aug 3, 202655 minTMDB rating 6.2
  • S1E5

    Pick a Sticker

    Aug 10, 202656 minTMDB rating 6.2
  • S1E6

    They Make a Noise Like Feathers

    Aug 17, 202655 minTMDB rating 6.5
  • S1E7

    Some Days It Don't Come Easy

    Aug 24, 202652 minTMDB rating 7.2Season best
  • S1E8

    Hart Island

    Aug 31, 202646 minTMDB rating 6.9Finale

Watch experience

What is Furious like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Earnest, dark and intense — an even-paced watch that leaves you unsettled.

ToneFeelDemandexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

What it feels like

Moods
DreadTenseMelancholic
Heaviest: throughout
Register
Brooding: Heavy, inward, weather-beaten.Bleak · 3% of shows
Told as
Three-act: Setup, confrontation, resolution — the default Hollywood shape.SerializedNew arc each season
ToneThe series plays its material straight, with a heavy, sincere tone that leans into psychological intensity and moral ambiguity.
The rideThe series sustains a pervasive dread and tension, with melancholic undertones as it explores trauma, remaining heavy from start to finish.
StructureThe story unfolds in a conventional beginning-middle-end format across episodes, building suspense around the hunter-hunted dynamic.
Episode formatEach episode follows the ongoing hunt, with character backstories interwoven, suggesting a continuous story arc.
Season formatThe first season appears to focus on one central case and character dynamics, with a self-contained arc within the season.

How it leaves you

what you carry away
UnsettlingThought-provoking
Why it leaves you this wayThe series leaves a lingering unease about justice and trauma, challenging viewers to consider the blurred line between hunter and hunted.
How it ends · evidence
Ambiguous endingTwist

Story archetype

where it sits among all shows
Monster — 18% of shows. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of shows. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 6% of shows. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 2% of shows. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 12% of shows. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 4% of shows. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 7% of shows. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 8% of shows. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 40% of showsPredator — 7% of shows. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 3% of shows. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of shows. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 3% of shows. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of shows. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of shows. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of shows. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of shows. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of shows. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of shows. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — 1% of shows. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of shows. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of shows. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of shows. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of shows. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 2% of shows. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 4% of shows. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of shows. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — under 1% of shows. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of shows. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 1% of shows. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — under 1% of shows. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of shows. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — under 1% of shows. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 2% of shows. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of shows. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of shows. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of shows. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 2% of shows. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of shows. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — under 1% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 1% of shows. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 1% of shows. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 1% of shows. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 1% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 3% of shows. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of shows. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 1% of shows. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of shows. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 6% of shows. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 1% of shows. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).MonsterPredator
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 18% (this title): Predator 7% (this title) · Tyrant 3% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 3% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 6%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 2% · Mission 4% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage under 1%
  • Voyage 2%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 1% · Survival ordeal under 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent under 1%
  • Comedy 12%: Romantic comedy 2% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 2%
  • Tragedy 4%: Hubris 1% · Obsession under 1% · Corruption arc 1% · Doomed love 1% · Crushed by fate 1%
  • Rebirth 7%: Redemption 1% · Healing 3% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 1%
  • Mystery 8%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 6% · Enigma 1%
  • No archetype 40%

Overcoming the monster: A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated. · Predator: A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).

18% of shows fit this archetype

with Mystery underneath

A loose fit — the map only half-holds this one.

Why this archetypeEach season follows FBI agent Alice Black hunting a female serial killer, placing the series within the overcoming_the_monster archetype with a predator subtype, while the identity and motive of the killer add a mystery layer.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 31% of showsSelf — 27% of showsPower — 7% of showsMorality — 11% of showsSurvival — 9% of showsSociety — 10% of showsIdeas — 5% of showsRomantic love — 10% of showsMarriage — 2% of showsFamily bonds — 22% of showsParenthood — 1% of showsFriendship — 18% of showsLoyalty — 7% of showsIdentity — 20% of showsComing of age — 9% of showsAging — under 1% of showsSelf-worth — 7% of showsAmbition — 14% of showsPurpose — 16% of showsMemory — 3% of showsObsession — 2% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 5% of showsCorruption — 3% of showsGreed — 2% of showsClass — 4% of showsOppression — 2% of showsFreedom — 4% of showsJustice — 14% of showsDuty — 2% of showsRevenge — 1% of showsGuilt — 1% of showsRedemption — 3% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — under 1% of showsSacrifice — 2% of showsBetrayal — 3% of showsDeception — 6% of showsSurvival — 12% of showsWar — 1% of showsViolence — 2% of showsMortality — 2% of showsGrief — 4% of showsTrauma — 5% of showsMental illness — under 1% of showsAddiction — under 1% of showsIllness and disability — under 1% of showsCommunity — 25% of shows. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 3% of showsPrejudice — 2% of showsDisplacement — 1% of showsFaith — 1% of showsTradition vs change — 3% of showsFame — 5% of showsLegacy — 3% of showsFate — 1% of showsFree will — under 1% of showsTruth — 6% of showsHope — 4% of showsNature — 3% of showsArt — 2% of showsTechnology — 1% of showsSelfJusticeMorality
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 31%: Romantic love 10% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 22% · Parenthood 1% · Friendship 18% · Loyalty 7%
  • Self 27%: Identity 20% · Coming of age 9% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 14% · Purpose 16% · Memory 3% · Obsession 2%
  • Power 7%: Power 5% · Corruption 3% · Greed 2% · Class 4% · Oppression 2% · Freedom 4%
  • Morality 11% (this title): Justice 14% (this title) · Duty 2% · Revenge 1% (this title) · Guilt 1% · Redemption 3% · Forgiveness under 1% · Sacrifice 2% · Betrayal 3% · Deception 6%
  • Survival 9%: Survival 12% · War 1% · Violence 2% · Mortality 2% · Grief 4% · Trauma 5% (this title) · Mental illness under 1% · Addiction under 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 10%: Community 25% · Isolation 3% · Prejudice 2% · Displacement 1% · Faith 1% · Tradition vs change 3% · Fame 5% · Legacy 3%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 6% · Hope 4% · Nature 3% · Art 2% · Technology 1%

Morality

Justice · 14% of showsTrauma · 5% of showsRevenge · 1% of shows
Interrogates its theme: Questions its theme without settling the answer.Societal stakes: Consequences reach a whole social order.Dual lead
How it treats its themeThe series interrogates what justice means when the system fails survivors, and the killer's actions blur the line between retribution and murder.
StanceThe series interrogates the nature of justice, presenting both the cop and the killer as complex figures whose actions raise moral questions without easy answers.

The world

ContemporaryUrbanInstitutionalRealistic
Orchestral modernAmbientSupportive music · original score · Ariel Marx
SettingAn unnamed American city where an FBI task force pursues a serial killer
MusicAriel Marx's score underscores the tension and psychological depth, blending orchestral and ambient elements.

Content guide

Is Furious okay for kids?

TV-MA

Furious is rated TV-MA. As of August 19, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its violence at intense (67/100), sexual content at moderate (60/100), language at severe (83/100), drug and alcohol content at severe (83/100) and frightening material at intense (73/100). Overall it is heavier than 82% of TV-MA shows.

Ratings in 20 other countries
  • UK18
  • Canada18+
  • Germany16
  • France18
  • Ireland18
  • South Korea19
  • Brazil18
  • Belgium16
  • IDD
  • LU16
  • MexicoC
  • Netherlands16
  • PhilippinesSPG
  • Portugal16
  • PRTV-MA
  • Russia18+
  • SingaporeM18
  • Spain18
  • Türkiye18+
  • VITV-MA
Overall
Intense · all five categories
Heavier than 91% of all showsHeavier than 82% of TV-MA shows
Violence & Gore
Intense · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
typical for a TV-MA show
heavier than 52%
Sex & Nudity
Moderate · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
typical for a TV-MA show
heavier than 63%
Profanity
Severe
heavy for a TV-MA show
heavier than 79%
Alcohol & Drugs
Severe
heavy for a TV-MA show
heavier than 89%
Frightening / Intense
Intense
typical for a TV-MA show
heavier than 74%

Point along a line to see a well-known title at that level.

Heavy almost across the board: language, drug and alcohol content, frightening material, and violence. Everything else sits at or below what TV-MA shows usually carry.

Source: Midcredits content scores, 0 (none) to 100 (severe) per category, with each standing ranked against other shows that have them.

What content warnings does Furious have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in Furious?

Cast

1 of the cast already had the standing of a top-10% working actor.

Emmy Rossum
as FBI Agent Alice Black
Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Lola Petticrew
as Catherine
Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Quincy Tyler Bernstine
as FBI Agent Nora Washington
Scoot McNairy
as Det. Danny Kelly
Established: A standing when this show came out that a top-10% working actor has today.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Jake Lacy
as Marshall
Rob Yang
as FBI Agent Frank Choi
Danny McCarthy
as Ed George
Steve Way
as Alden
Newcomer: A standing when this show came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Larissa Campos
as Isabel Luna
Layan Elwazani
as Yara

Crew

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