Devils in disguise
Slick thriller set in the world of billionaire bankers will have you hooked by the end of the first episode
IT COULD be a fair assumption that if you’re looking for Lucifer in the modern world, a good place to start would be in a boardroom full of bankers.
Satan is probably far more likely to be a corrupt billionaire wearing a Savile Row suit and handmade shoes than a red demon with horns and cloven hoofs.
That’s part of the idea behind this slick new ten-part thriller, set in the world of high-stakes banking and hedge fund billionaires, where the devilish characters include A-lister Patrick Dempsey as Dominic Morgan, the handsome silver fox CEO of one of the most important investment banks in the world.
The Italian and equallyhandsome actor Alessandro Borghi plays his prodigy, Head of Trading Massimo Ruggeri – the biggest and deadliest shark at the bank, who may or may not have been responsible for bankrupting Greece.
When we meet these two, Massimo is flying high and looks set to get a promotion to viceCEO, until a scandal involving his ex-wife, who’s just mysteriously arrived back in London, de-rails everything.
Massimo is convinced his rival Ed (played by The Crown’s Ben Miles) is out to sabotage him so, with the help of his team, indulges in a little corporate espionage and stitches Ed up first.
No spoilers, but by the end of the episode Massimo finds himself right at the centre of a situation that’s clearly going to become way more complicated than anyone realises, and is rapidly spiralling out of control.