Stephen King has high praise for the debut episode of The Tourist, highlighting the strengths of the new Netflix show on social media. A combination of drama, comedy, and action thrills, The Tourist focuses on a man who wakes up with no memory of who he is. HBO Max carried the first season of the BBC One show in the U.S. back in 2022. However, late last year, it was confirmed that there were no plans to stream the already-completed season 2. More positive news would follow, with Netflix ultimately rescuing the series.
Now, after Netflix debuted The Tourist season 1 in early February, King is sharing his reactions on social media.
Though he’s only seen the first episode, the legendary horror author has a strongly positive reaction to what he’s seen. He calls it, in part: “Exciting, suspenseful, mysterious.”
What To Know About The Tourist
Jamie Dornan gives a great leading performance.
The Tourist stars Jamie Dornan as a man who wakes up in an Australian hospital. With absolutely no memory of who he is or what he knows after a horrific accident, he has to piece together what little clues he has in order to discover his identity before his past catches up to him. He isn’t alone though, as Helen Chambers (Danielle Macdonald) is a rookie cop who finds herself involved in the very strange case of his lost memory.
The Tourist cast also includes Shalom Brune-Franklin, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, and Alex Dimitriades, and the ensemble helps to keep the viewer guessing. Written by Harry and Jack Williams, the story begins very differently for Dornan’s character than how it ends, and, due to the nature of his memory loss, the protagonist is never quite sure who he should trust, or even if it would be wise to trust anyone at all. But with no other way to find out about himself, Dornan’s unidentified man moves forward through six episodes in season 1 that oscillate in genre and tone.
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The first episode, more overt in its horror and tension, is arguably the show’s best. The way the accident unfolds is harrowing and Dornan, nowhere near the character he plays in the Fifty Shades movies, gives one of the best performances of his career. It’s eerie to watch The Man, as he’s referred to, wander around a hospital with no recollection of his history. It’s like something out of a Stephen King book, if anything. Although the rest of The Tourist is ultimately very different, its lead actor remains as watchable as ever.
The Tourist
The Tourist is a dramatic action-thriller series created by Harry and Jack Williams. It was initially released on BBC One in the UK before being released in the US on HBO Max. The series follows Elliot Stanley, an Irish man who wakes up in an Australian hospital with amnesia and must piece together his identity before those pursuing him find him first.
- Release Date
- February 29, 2024
- Cast
- Jamie Dornan , Danielle Macdonald , Shalom Brune-Franklin , Ólafur Darri Ólafsson , Genevieve Lemon , Alex Dimitriades , Damon Herriman
- Seasons
- 1
- Creator(s)
- Harry Williams , Jack Williams
- Writers
- Harry Williams , Jack Williams
- Streaming Service(s)
- HBO Max , Netflix
- Directors
- Chris Sweeney
