THE THIRD DAY is another HBO mini-series. It's a spine chiller secret that additionally incorporates a considerable amount of awfulness as the story advances. Will undoubtedly get heaps of buzz when it starts.

Be that as it may, the story takes a couple of episodes to truly get into. The Third Day is best portrayed as an unpleasant suspenseful thrill ride with frightful and particular awfulness components. The primary episode will most likely leave you quite befuddled, however continuously episode, things truly get. Less regarding answers, however unquestionably as far as loathsomeness.

Correlations with The Wicker Man are self-evident, however The Third Day is unquestionably its own story.

From the earliest starting point of this series, the story is about the Jude Law character named Sam. What's more, Jude Law (Contagion) depicts this grieved, harming, and extremely befuddled character. All that we experience, we see through his eyes. Since he will in general drink and get high, we see a ton of unusual stuff.

Another key character is depicted by Katherine Waterston of Alien: Covenant and the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them establishment. This is maybe my most loved Katherine Waterston character so far since it shows heaps of appeal, guts, and cleverness while likewise being very helpless.

Episode 2 of The Third Day particularly features the more weak sides of her character.

In other key supporting jobs are Emily Watson (Chernobyl), Paddy Considine (The Girl with All the Gifts, The Outsider), and Mark Lewis Jones (Apostle).

This mini-series is basically isolated into two sections. One segment ("Summer") shows from the side of Jude Law's character, which covers the initial three episodes. The subsequent part ("Winter") is an external gander at the occasions, so it does truly change style and tone starting here on.

The episodes also have very saying titles about the key plot element for each of them.

Summer:

“Friday – The Father” is episode 1

“Saturday – The Son” is episode 2

“Sunday – The Ghost” is episode 3

Winter:

“Monday – The Mother” is episode 4

“Tuesday – The Daughter” is episode 5

“Last Day – The Dark” is episode 6


Also, the lead character changes after three episodes. From episode 4, we experience the events through a woman portrayed by the always wonderful Naomie Harris (Moonlight, 28 Days Later).

The Third Day is an HBO series which means you’ll get one episode at a time. In one way, it’s a damn shame, since this is definitely a binge-worthy series. And also, a story that would probably improve from being watched in one go. There is a lot to keep track of.

The first three episodes are directed by Marc Munden (Black Sails) with cinematographer Benjamin Kracun (Promising Young Woman). The final three are directed by Philippa Lowthorpe (The Crown) with cinematographer David Chizallet (Mustang).

The difference in style is obvious as is the overall tone. And it’s supposed to be. Both work perfectly for the intended purpose. Even if the sometimes very shaky camera of the first three episodes drives me crazy at times. On the other hand, the intense close-ups and differences in focus tend to work really well.

We’ve watched the first five (out of six!) episodes for this review and are very excited and intrigued about the final episode. This mini-series is well worth your time, but you will need to be patient for the story to unfold. Also, I adored Emily Watson as the always foul-mouthed and ball-busting Mrs. Martin. Simply brilliant!

The Third Day will premiere on HBO on Monday, September 14 at 9 p.m. EST and will be available to stream on HBO Max​. In the UK the series will start September 15, 2020, on Sky Atlantic.