Hulu's 'The Wrong Mans' Is So Right

The Wrong Mans, Hulu's latest original series, switches from espionage drama to workplace comedy to art heist to buddy cop adventure and back again — all within six episodes. The show, a co-production with the BBC, is also very British. That's either a pro or a con, depending on your affinity for dry, awkward comedy (and accents)

Most importantly, though, The Wrong Mans is good.

When Sam, a town council planning adviser, faints after witnessing a car crash on the way to work, he wakes up with a stranger's cell phone and subsequently becomes embroiled in the ultimate case of mistaken identity — or, rather, cases — as he and his underachieving coworker Phil stumble their way into a hostage negotiation, a kidnapping, a government conspiracy and more horrible situations in the countryside. Read more...