‘Dead Ringers,’ Starring Rachel Weisz, Improves on the David Cronenberg Original: TV Review
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variety.comAlison Herman No one could be blamed for a chronic case of reboot fatigue, nor a wariness of recasting for recasting’s sake.
Interpreting known characters across race and gender lines is promising in theory, but all too often executed without much intention — a hasty, lazy substitute for a fresh take on the source material. “Dead Ringers,” the new limited series from Amazon Prime Video, is not such a case.
Riffing on the David Cronenberg film of the same name, the show swaps in Rachel Weisz for Jeremy Irons as a pair of codependent gynecologists.
Unlike so many of its peers, “Dead Ringers” reaps ample rewards from its central switch, preserving Cronenberg’s signature strangeness while taking the premise to new, surprising heights.
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