The Consultant is an American black comedy thriller series created by Tony Basgallop, based on the novel of the same name by Bentley Little.Christoph Waltz plays the titular consultant Regus Patoff, who takes over a mobile gaming company after the murder of its CEO.“CompWare employees experience new demands and challenges that put everything into question… including their lives,” reads a synopsis.Alongside Waltz, The Consultant stars Nat Wolff (Craig) Brittany O’Grady (Elaine) and Aimee Carrero (Patti).The first season of The Consultant has eight episodes.
The series hit Amazon Prime Video last week (February 24) with all eight episodes available to stream right away.The episode titles and run times are as follows:Creator – 33 minutesMama – 30 minutesFriday – 33 minutesSang – 33 minutesSick – 32 minutesGlass – 32 minutesElephant – 34 minutesHammer – 36 minutesThe first season wrapped things up neatly but left the door open for a potential second season.
Amazon has yet to confirm if The Consultant will be renewed.However, in an interview with Collider, creator and writer Tony Basgallop revealed they “pitched [The Consultant] very much as this can go on and on, but we were very clear to say that it’s not just a continuation.
These are chapters.”“You know, each season should reflect something in itself and stand for something in itself and have its own ending in a sense.
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