From Collider · Anthony Crislip · · 1m 20s
Fringe Meets Jason Bourne in Starz's Forgotten Spy Thriller
Starz's 2019 spy thriller The Rook blends Fringe's superpowered kids with Jason Bourne's amnesia.
In brief
Starz's 2019 spy thriller The Rook blends Fringe's superpowered kids with Jason Bourne's amnesia. The Rook is a muted spy thriller where Emma Greenwell plays Myfanwy, a woman with electrical powers who wakes up on London's Millennium Bridge with no memory. Originally reported by Collider.
The Rook's London Mystery
Starz released a 2019 spy thriller where Emma Greenwell plays Myfanwy Thomas waking on London's Millennium Bridge with dead bodies around her.
Myfanwy's Amnesia
Myfanwy wakes with no memory of how she got to the bridge, but her electrical powers help her investigate the dead bodies.
The Checquy Group
The Checquy Group is a secret government division that uses superpowered children as adult weapons called Rooks.
The Gestalt Twins
The Gestalt is a group of four fraternal twins who operate as one autonomous entity feeling all the same things.
Monica Reed's Investigation
American EVA Monica Reed investigates the bridge incident and the Vultures who abduct and sell EVAs to the highest bidder.
The Rook's Powers
Myfanwy's electrical transmission powers are limited, with only minor effects like coughing from chemical attacks.
The Rook's Legacy
The Rook is a solid spy thriller with a great performance from Emma Greenwell but lacks the book's imaginative world.
The bottom line
The Rook is a muted spy thriller where Emma Greenwell plays Myfanwy, a woman with electrical powers who wakes up on London's Millennium Bridge with no memory.
