‘The Season’ Is An Engaging But Thrill-less Revenge Drama
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- The six episode series asks the audience to take a voyage through Hong Kong’s boating season when the rich and powerful decide who among the least influential of them will be exiled from the flock.
Media‘The Season’ Is An Engaging But Thrill-less Revenge Drama By Sabrina Reed,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sabrina Reed is a journalist who covers Hollywood and the TV industry.Follow Author Jun 17, 2026, 07:00am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.The Season on Hulu SK Global The Season wants to be a high stakes game of cat-and-mouse with a lead hell-bent on revenge. But while Cola’s (Jesse Mei Li) mission to expose the lie that sentenced her father Benny (Carl Ng) to a life in prison is compelling, its execution struggles to rise above cliched turns. Still, the four episodes available for review did capture the essence of a revenge drama worth its salt, which kept the plot engaging despite its shortcomings.
The six episode series asks the audience to take a voyage through Hong Kong’s boating season when the rich and powerful decide who among the least influential of them will be exiled from the flock. But Cola isn’t a career climber willing to do anything to get ahead, she’s just pretending to be one as she uses her summer associate position at her boss Carrie’s (Celina Jade) financial firm to get cozy with the city’s upper echelon.