MEAWW.COM / ENTERTAINMENT / TV

'Counterpart': Mira's story from victim to villain incorporates everything that defines Justin Marks' show

Mira grew up as an experiment for her father, and later, the very fact of not being considered the only version of herself, turned her into the vengeful character we know

The basic premise of STARZ's 'Counterpart' follows the tension between the two versions of our world, Alpha and Prime, that came to exist in 1987. While weaving a stimulating spy espionage around the concept of daughter universes, the Justin Marks-created show also delves deep into several philosophical ideas such as identity, existential crises, and the urge for one version to always take over the other. 

Although the story managed to capture the angles of these philosophies, it is actually through the character of Mira, played by Christiane Paul, that these very features come to the forefront. Starring alongside J.K. Simmons as Howard Silk, Olivia Williams as Emily Silk, Nicholas Pinnock as Ian Shaw, James Cromwell as Yanek, and Harry Lloyd as Peter Quayle, Mira's character was introduced as a typical villain of the show.