Colman Domingo Netflix Thriller ‘The Madness’ Is a Schlocky Mess: TV Review

variety.com:

Alison Herman TV Critic A project like “The Madness” ought to be a feather in the cap of someone like Colman Domingo. Though the performer has been working steadily for decades, a few years’ worth of increasingly prominent roles — in “Euphoria,” “Zola” and “If Beale Street Could Talk,” among others — has culminated in milestone moments like an Oscar nomination (for “Rustin”), a potential second on the way (for “Sing Sing”) and a spot on the cover of this very magazine.

And because limited series are now part of the routine for A-list actors, the eight-part Netflix thriller should help cement Domingo’s status as he once again hits the awards trail.

There’s just one problem: while Domingo acquits himself just fine as an increasingly frenzied man on the lam, “The Madness” itself is a schlocky mess, its pulpy appeal dimmed by a drawn-out runtime and attempts at social commentary that fail to find their mark.

Domingo stars as Muncie Daniels, a CNN commentator (somehow, the network is invoked by both name and logo) who rents a cabin in the Poconos only to find the next-door neighbor chopped to bits in his sauna.