Malice, the “disturbing” new revenge thriller that stars Jack Whitehall as an “unhinged nanny”, is streaming now. Created by James Wood, the stellar cast includes Game of Thrones star Carice van Houten and The X Files actor David Duchovny.
The six-part series stars Whitehall as a tutor named Adam Healey, who manages to charm his way into the lives of the wealthy Tanner family while they are enjoying a family holiday in Greece.
After they all return to London, Adam works to turn successful businessman Jamie Tanner (Duchovny) against his wife Nat (van Houten) as his true agenda is revealed.
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The logline reads: “A mysterious young man takes a job with a wealthy family. Will they learn of his true identity before his sinister plans destroy everything they love?”
Fans of the comedian are in luck as the new series was added to Prime Video today, meaning viewers in the UK can stream all six episodes now.
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Describing Whitehall’s character in the upcoming thriller, the Radio Times called Adam a “charmingly unhinged nanny”.
Speaking to the publication about the inspiration behind Adam, Whitehall said: “Growing up on a diet of American movies from the 80s and 90s, it was always the British actor stealing the scenes as the villain.
“I was obsessed with Alan Rickman as the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood [Prince of Thieves]. Malice is a totally different genre, but there’s part of you that wants Adam to succeed in ruining this family, because they’re so garish and their life is so charming.
“It’s quite fun to see him messing with them, even if he does go a little bit over the top. You’re like, ‘You could have stopped at the mischievous high-jinks bit, you didn’t have to totally blow everything apart’.”
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Meanwhile, speaking to Metro, Whitehall opened up about the “disturbing” thriller, saying he drew inspiration from Matt Damon’s character Tom Ripley in The Talented Mr Ripley.
Asked if he was inspired by Andrew Scott or Matt Damon’s take on that character, Whitehall said: “I guess probably in our version, it’s closer to the Matt Damon take on that character, where he presents a little bit more effervescence and charm, and then there’s a real kind of gear shift in that movie, and I think the same is true of this.
“We really do lull the audience in and then pull the rug… and I love those kinds of thrillers and this is very much one of those.”
Malice is streaming now on Prime Video.
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