Alice (Sophie Lowe) is a young woman stuck in an asylum. She follows the White Rabbit (John Lithgow) back to Wonderland to rescue Cyrus (Peter Gadiot) from the Red Queen (Emma Rigby) and Jafar (Naveen Andrews) with the help of Knave of Hearts (Michael Socha).
There is too much green screen acting. You can tell these guys are suffering from acting opposite non-existing objects and characters. The humanity is gone from their performances. Sophie Lowe is doing a one-note acting job. She's girl power period. John Lithgow is the CG White Rabbit. It's a marvel of the computer age, but his voice doesn't really fit. Michael Socha is probably the only compelling actor here. He adds some levity to the proceedings. Emma Rigby as the Red Queen has the plastic look. And Naveen Andrews needs to be more threatening looking. Maybe they should add a Tyson face tattoo. The overwhelming CGI doesn't make the show magical. Instead it makes the show artificial. It makes it lackluster and tiring. I don't expect it to be renewed.
(EDIT after 10 episodes) The look of the show has improved with less green screen. The story is still struggling to maintain the pacing. The best chemistry coming from the most compelling characters continues to be Alice and Knave. The show works best when they are together. However the show keeps splitting them apart.
There is too much green screen acting. You can tell these guys are suffering from acting opposite non-existing objects and characters. The humanity is gone from their performances. Sophie Lowe is doing a one-note acting job. She's girl power period. John Lithgow is the CG White Rabbit. It's a marvel of the computer age, but his voice doesn't really fit. Michael Socha is probably the only compelling actor here. He adds some levity to the proceedings. Emma Rigby as the Red Queen has the plastic look. And Naveen Andrews needs to be more threatening looking. Maybe they should add a Tyson face tattoo. The overwhelming CGI doesn't make the show magical. Instead it makes the show artificial. It makes it lackluster and tiring. I don't expect it to be renewed.
(EDIT after 10 episodes) The look of the show has improved with less green screen. The story is still struggling to maintain the pacing. The best chemistry coming from the most compelling characters continues to be Alice and Knave. The show works best when they are together. However the show keeps splitting them apart.