David Oyelowo (As You Like It), as the missing woman’s husband. HBO photo: Nick Brigg
HBO’s miniseries Five Days is another victim of my new-season triage, but I’m going to try to keep up with it as it goes (Tuesdays, consecutive weeks though Oct. 30). Don’t consider this a review, therefore, but from what I’ve watched so far, it looks worth a try for fans of the hard-nosed, Prime Suspect-like, bleak-smart-procedural genre. Coproduced with the BBC, it follows the disappearance of a young mother–who goes missing buying flowers at a roadside stand–and her two children, who wander off looking for her and disappear themselves. (Hence, fair warning to any of you who, like me, have a hard time dealing with children-in-peril plots.) The film–each episode set on a different day over the lengthy investigation–covers the search, the family fallout and the media circus. Caveat emptor, but what I’ve seen so far makes me want to watch further.
As for returning shows, I’m keeping Reaper on Tivo season pass. Cane, not so much. And you? Week two of the season, folks! Time to get ruthless!