The series, returning for its second season on January 15, goes deeper into its strange mythology, but loses much of its compelling strength.
When
Servant debuted on Apple TV+ in October of 2019, it had a fantastic hook. A couple named Dorothy and Sean (Toby Kebbell and Lauren Ambrose) recently suffered the tragic loss of their baby son, and are caring for a creepy-looking doll in his place.
Soon, they ve hired a mysterious nanny (Nell Tiger Free) to care for the baby - who soon appears to emerge as their son, alive after all. At the periphery of the show are Dorothy s degenerate brother (
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Throughout Season 1 of Apple TV+âs supernatural thriller series
Servant, the subject of how a family deals with the grief over the death of a young child is present every moment on the screen. One of the parties that works through the wake that these events have left in the Turner family is Julian, played by former
Harry Potter star Rupert Grint. A very sarcastic and flippant character, Julian has his charms, but can only take so much when trying to help his sister Dorothy (Lauren Ambrose) and brother-in-law Sean (Toby Kebbell) deal with their grief issues. Now, as the drama continues into Season 2, Grint a new father in real life and share how this life change has totally changed his perspective on
By Kyle McMahon
Jan 14, 2021
M. Night Shyamalan s Servant Season 2 Is An Edge Of Your Seat Ride That You Need To Be On
You ve probably heard me raving about the Apple TV+ series
Servant multiple times over the past year and some change. The series, from
M. Night Shyamalan, quickly became one of my favorite series ever about half way through the first season. In fact, when I reviewed the first season of Servant I said : Servant is a claustrophobic, exhilarating masterclass in suspense, focusing on the four main characters and almost exclusively taking place within the Philadelphia home of the Turners.