The concept of Solos, Amazon Prime Video’s new sci-fi series, doesn’t exactly light any fires: Well-known actors deliver monologues in a …
The concept of Solos, Amazon Prime Video’s new sci-fi series, doesn’t exactly light any fires: Well-known actors deliver monologues in a contained setting over a loosely connected anthology. Of the three episodes watched for this review (all seven are out on Prime Video now), the results are a mixed bag. Anne Hathaway stars in the first of the series — and she hits it out of the park, with a charming, twisty and surprisingly dark ride about a woman solving time travel in her basement. The Black Mirror vibe is strong. Hathaway’s episode is directed by Zach Braff and written by David Weil, who created Amazon’s Hunters and came up with the sci-fi anthology idea, exploring the power of human connection through a light sci-fi element. Emphasis on the light. While the show’s confined settings each have a distinct, polished look, the next two 30-minute episodes, starring Anthony Mackie and Helen Mirren respectively, are less exciting — dropping the pace and hinging more on the power of self-reflection than wacky time travel fun.
