StartUp
StartUp
TV-MA | 06 September 2016 (USA)
SEASON & EPISODES
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  • Reviews
    Chirphymium

    It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

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    Senteur

    As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

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    SanEat

    A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

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    Fleur

    Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

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    sdewildt

    I did enjoy season one but never hooked me. Slowly I started to get into season 2, which after episode 3 really got me. Action packed and lots of cliff hangers, I started to love this show. Can't wait for season 3! This show deserves more fame!

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    paxflor

    I was randomly checking out what series were available on Amazon Prime when I noticed the title Startup. I did not expect much, and certainly not a documentary about how startups are born and evolve. The first episode seemed to open a perspective on different classes of criminals in Miami, so I figured it would be a series about competing gangs. But there was indeed a biz and tech twist to the story, with a struggling genius called Izzy, trying to market her product to banks and other investors. I went on to episode 2, interested to see how a cryptocurrency competing with Bitcoin might take off in such circumstances and from then on, the plot evolved in a way that had me hooked so much that I just went binge watching it for hours over a long weekend! The effort to market Gencoin lands Cuban born Izzy, Isabel Morales, in deeper trouble than she could have dreamed, but gains her two unlikely friends: Nick Talman, estranged son of a shady character who is tryinf to escape with 2 million dollars, some of it belonging to a Haitian thug, Ronald Dacey, but the money is also coveted by an FBI investigator, Phil Rask, and the cryptocurrency is also of interest to an apparently respectable firm, The story has several communities and gangs involved in the race to win the tech war, and the way it evolves keeps the interest going. As the series goes on through Season 1 and 2, the ties grow between the three people who had just started out as "business partners" because they needed to get money. Danger and setbacks keep getting in their way, including murder, slander and worse mayhem. But they keep up, doggedly, even after all hope seems lost. There are lots of surprises on the way, sometimes expected, sometimes less so. Series2 Episode 10 ends in a way which could signal the end of the story, despite a few unresolved issues for Nick, the young white ex-banker and Wes, the investor, for Ronald and for Izzy too, although we could envision what they would do after the End title is on screen. , Agent Rask seems to have successfully avoided trouble for himself, but is that for sure? I am happy to read that a third installment of the series has been approved in November and that I will be able to get back to watch it in the future. In fact it was both a gripping story with likeable characters, although the series is not for kids, because of violence, profanity and sexuality, but these parts are justified in the context,and do not take up excessive time within the story, so they did not deter me from enjoying the plot. The way the characters deal with loss of loved ones, of their life work, of their reputation and how they rebound, is also important to the story. All in all, I warmly recommend this series to a mature audience and definitely will watch Series when it appears on Amazon Prime or on television.

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    Haunui Royal

    I thoroughly recommend the series to anyone who enjoys a great contemporary thriller. Two things stand out for me. The casting of Otmara Marrero as Izzy Morales, Edi Gathegi as Ronald Dacey and Martin Freeman as Phil Rask was a stroke of genius. Ben Ketai should be congratulated for creating such wonderfully original diverse and sympathetic characters. Secondly like all crime thrillers set in the US there are dead bodies. Whats significant is that the implications of gun violence are not glossed over and the pain and loss is vividly portrayed which makes the drama even more compelling. I've watched 2 seasons and its one of the best pieces of television I've seen in a long time.

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    Monica Wells

    I saw the pilot at the Hollywood screenings and it would of been my favourite show of all the pilots that were screened last year. Extremely well cast the story line kept me enthralled right to the end of the first season. The story felt very modern and it was great(finally) to see some diversity in lead roles.

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