'The Widow' review: Amazon's new suspense thriller is a riveting binge as Kate Beckinsale nails her return to TV

The eight-episode series will keep you gasping and praying as stories connect and unfurl in the unlikeliest of manners
PUBLISHED FEB 26, 2019

There's something extremely and extraordinarily fierce about a woman fighting for her loved ones, be it for her children or her husband. 'The Widow,' as the title suggests is a story of a British woman named Georgia Wells (Kate Beckinsale), who believes her husband, Will Mason (Matthew Le Nevez), died in a plane crash until she is proven wrong.

Three years after living the life of a widow in Wales, U.K., she embarks on a dangerous journey to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), fighting the kind of odds that can only be imagined. There are simultaneous flashbacks happening as we delve in to understand the story better and make up our own mind if Georgia Wells is chasing a ghost, or if her husband is really alive.

GET THE BIGGEST ENTERTAINMENT STORIES
STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX.

MORE STORIES

New cast members add to the drama as ‘The White Lotus’ heads to France for its upcoming season
4 hours ago
The fifth season of the legal drama will see Mickey focus on a new case and delve deeper into his family's history
5 hours ago
The likes of Michael B. Jordan, who won his first Oscar for Best Actor, and veteran names such as Kate Hudson were picture-perfect in their outfits.
17 hours ago
Not all Oscar nominees in attendance made a style statement, and one of them was 'Marty Supreme' Timothée Chalamet.
19 hours ago
The Prime Video series is inspired by Patricia Cornwell's first novel, 'Postmortem,' from the 'Scarpetta' book series
22 hours ago
Unlike most Bachelorettes, Paul was not a part of Bachelor Nation and has only starred in Hulu's reality series, 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives'
1 day ago
'Assassin's Creed' had previously been adapted for the big screen by a 20th Century Fox movie in 2016, but it failed to live up to the expectations.
1 day ago
The Star Wars character was one of the marquee names in attendance, sitting next to Kate Hudson during the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday.
1 day ago
From Michael B. Jordan winning his first Oscar to Sean Penn's no-show and a rare tie, here's a look at some of the surprises and shocking snubs this year
1 day ago
Oscar nominees are treated to some of the most extravagant gifts from Distinctive Assets, a marketing firm in Los Angeles
2 days ago