During my teens, I was obsessed with an English super spy.
Not that one — although the aesthetics of Amazon Studios and IMDbTV's Alex Rider do invoke a certain Double O from time to time. No, I was thoroughly engrossed by the adventures of Alex Rider, the hero of 13 young adult books (and counting) by Anthony Horowitz. Nearly 20 years after the debut novel, Horowitz's series has been revived for the screen and a whole new generation.
Alex Rider functions almost as a superhero origin story. After a suspicious accident kills his uncle Ian (Andrew Buchan), Alex investigates and learns that Ian Rider was a spy working for MI6. His last lead was Point Blanc, a remote institution for troubled teens, and MI6's Alan Blunt (Stephen Dillane, formerly the lobster known as Stannis Baratheon) and Mrs. Jones (Vicky McClure) rope Alex into going undercover to learn more. Horowitz is one of five executive producers, with Andreas Porchaska and Christopher Smith directing all eight episodes. Read more...
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