The full trailer for Carnival Row is here, and for the first time, we’re getting a closer look at the supernatural Jack the Ripper who’s stalking the characters.
Previously, the trailers for Carnival Row have mostly served as a prologue for Amazon’s upcoming series, giving us a primer on the forbidden romance between a fairy named Vignette Stonemoss (Cara Delevigne) and a human named Philo (Orlando Bloom), and the events that led to their separation after humans invaded the Fae homelands. In the first official trailer, we learn a little more about their relationship: Vignette arrives in The Burg (a fantasy version of Victorian-era London) thinking Philo is dead, and it’s a complete shock to her when another fairy tells her he’s very much alive and living in the same city.
Meanwhile, Philo is trying to solve a string of murders committed by a mysterious serial killer. This trailer reveals that the killer is “neither human nor fae,” but something “unnatural,” and a new clip shows a spooky, White Walker-eyed woman whispering to…something with tentacles and possibly letting it stab her in ecstasy.
Could this be the murderer Philo’s looking for? Or is it a red herring to throw us off?
Carnival Row arrives on Prime August 30. Check out the full trailer below.
If only I found either of the two lead actors remotely watchable
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Parts of this seem interesting, I’m just not sold on Cara Delvigne’s acting ability, so I’ll probably skip it unless I hear compelling evidence to the contrary.
This looks good! I will watch anything with Alice Krige in it.
@1 Delavigne was good, though certainly miscast, in Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. (Though not as hopelessly miscast as Dane DeHaan. She was barely credible; he was a ludicrous choice for the role.)
As for Bloom, I have not really followed his career post LOTR.
I binge-watched Carnival Row this weekend, and found a lot to love there, with a few warts (but nothing’s perfect, I guess). And I’m eagerly awaiting Season 2. It is surprising not to find any reviews here today.
The first episode was okay, I loved the setting and the make-up, not too sold on the acting and the plot yet.
While I was watching, I kept watching. But once I had to stop, I have not gone back. The modern sensibilities, over-used tropes, in-your-face agenda, and bad acting could only keep me going for so long.
A full review of the first season is up on the site now:
Carnival Row Is a Surprisingly Complex Take on Victorian Fantasy Tropes, Race, and Politics
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