I couldn’t get past the casting of Ben Barnes as Sam Adams. He would be better cast as the lead singer of a local rock band in a hallmark movie. That’s the extent of his range. I honestly think his casting sunk this series. Sad, because the writing was decent and the production was very good.
But… Barnes is also an English Jew irl so the casting was doomed from the start. A quintessential CHRISTIAN AMERICAN played by A JEWISH BRIT? More cultural appropriation means more failure. WAKE UP HOLLYWOOD - we want NEED authenticity as well talent