Clickbait (2021) Mini Series Review 

This show has been gaining plenty of traction online and I have now watched the whole of the mini series Clickbait and here is my review for it. The premise of the show sees a man kidnapped and threatened on the internet it leads to his loved ones to try and find him. 

Main Character

Zoe Kazan plays Pia and she does a decent job in her role, she is the main one going after the case and you support her, especially at the beginning of the show when there is very little information known about what is going on. She is the sister of the character who is kidnapped and the show is solid at making you buy into the family bonds that exist. Betty Gabriel plays Sophie who is the wife of the man kidnapped and she is good and a different lead character to Pia. The dynamic between the two of them is well written and again you see the nuance of her character and how there aren't really good and bad characters here but just people who are very human. 

Supporting Characters

This is a big cast and the show really tries to give them all intrigue and plenty of screen time which is both a good thing and a bad thing. There are some decent characters, Phoenix Raei as detective Amiri is an effective character, he has a good dynamic with the two main characters and you feel like he does have the best interest of them at heart and want to figure this case out. But I just didn't really care about any of the rest of the cast, Adrian Grenier plays Nick, the man who is kidnapped and the show does nothing to make him interesting or make you care as you clearly should. The two kids of him and Sophie are young and thus don't always do a great job with the emotional roles that are required and there are some other characters that come into the story and don't feel like they really fit and come across as more annoying. 

Story 

There are elements of the story that are interesting, the show always keeps you on your toes with twists and turns left and right. Personally I think the show is at its strength in the first few episodes as the build this story and kept me interested throughout. But the story becomes more bloated, characters are given whole episodes of story which they don't need and the final twist falls really flat and brings the whole story down and really disappointing. 

Script

The script is incredibly dark, there is some good drama here that makes you care about certain characters and the pretty hostile situation that they are trying to work through. But this show never hits the highest level that it requires to be a better show, and it is probably a bit too serious for the length of episodes making it feel relentless in its drama and a pretty exhausting time. 

Style 

The style of the show is similar to the script, it feels intense and dark with a very real feeling towards it. But this show has way too many episodes in it and I feel like 3 of the episodes could have been cut and this would have been a much superior show that would have kept me interested more. 

Overall

Overall, Clickbait is an above average show that does some things well and some things poorly. It is an intriguing watch but I don't think it is worth the length of time it takes to watch. 

Rating - 6/10