Review: Season 2 of 'Mr. Mercedes' may polarize fans as the show take on a sci-fi horror flavor

The Stephen King adaptation returns to explore the classic 'good vs. evil' trope, but with a new supernatural twist added to the plot.
PUBLISHED AUG 23, 2018

Audience Network's Stephen King adaptation 'Mr. Mercedes' returns for a second season today, leading with the first of the new ten episodes, titled 'Missed You.' If you missed the first season of the show, now would be a good time to catch up because 'Mr. Mercedes' has managed to hit a sweet spot amidst the recent Stephen King adaptation fever to produce a masterful edge-of-the-seat crime thriller.

The first season had viewers embroiled in a classic game of cat-and-mouse between the anti-hero - grumpy retired Detective Bill Hodges (Brendan Gleeson) - and the deranged psychopathic mass murderer Brady Hartsfield (Harry Treadaway). With an equally impressive supporting cast including the likes of Holland Taylor (as Bill's neighbor Ida Silver), Jharrel Jerome (Hodes' sidekick Jerome Robinson) and Justin Lupe (as Holly Gibney), the show did a fantastic job of bringing The King of Horror's first book of the 'Bill Hodges Trilogy' to life. Now, a year later, 'Mr. Mercedes' returns with a fresh new plot and all the twists and turns that one would expect from a classic King novel.

RELATED TOPICS BIG LITTLE LIES (SEASON 2)

GET THE BIGGEST ENTERTAINMENT STORIES
STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX.

MORE STORIES

‘Bridgerton’ Season 4 Part one ends on a risky ask, but the second-half brings a walk-away threat, and a surprise baby cameo.
20 hours ago
Benedict and Sophie’s ‘Bridgerton’ romance heats up in the show's part one, but here’s how Netflix reshapes the classic story from the books.
21 hours ago
Catherine O’Hara’s starrer ‘Schitt’s Creek’ follows a once-wealthy family forced to rebuild their lives in a tiny town they never planned to call home
21 hours ago
Marvel’s big cosmic reboot just hit the brakes, with ‘Imperial Guardians’ quietly shifting from bold new era to a short run before it even begins.
1 day ago
Ahead of host Trevor Noah kicking off the Grammys 2026, celebrities from Teddy Swims to PinkPantheress are celebrating early.
1 day ago
By the end of the first half of 'Bridgerton' Season 4, Danbury has set things in motion that may ultimately lead to her departure
1 day ago
A ‘Daredevil’ (2003) actor turns up in ‘Wonder Man’, but Marvel flips expectations with a sharp, self-aware cameo.
1 day ago
Showrunner Jess Brownell had teased the leads for 'Bridgerton' Seasons 5 and 6 in a creative reveal using her pocket square
1 day ago
Before joining the staff at Penwood House, Sophie had a very different life as the ward of Lord Penwood, her biological father
1 day ago
Trevor Noah will host the upcoming 68th edition of the Grammy Awards in what will be his last appearance as the event's MC
2 days ago