
The Rook
Taste attributes: mysterysci-fi & fantasyfantasyscience fictiondramaslowfresh & originalheavyimaginaryintricatesurrealglossycomplex relationshipsolving the riddle/not as it seems
"Awaken the power within."
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and original: a smart sci-fi and fantasy series, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very intricate · Structure: surreal · Look: very glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.5 /10
TMDB · 52 votes
Where to watch
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Season
Season 1
· 2019 · 8 episodesEpisodes (8)
1Chapter 130 Jun 2019
After waking up surrounded by dead bodies and no memory, Myfanwy Thomas is thrown into the world of the Checquy, a paranormal secret service where she's a high-level operative known as a "Rook" - and no one can be trusted.
2Chapter 27 Jul 2019
While Myfanwy revisits the crime in search of her past, Monica discovers a dark truth about one of the victims - her lover and fellow agent. One of Myfanwy's dead attackers disappears from the morgue.
3Chapter 314 Jul 2019
Myfanwy discovers a disturbing clue to her past, Farrier searches for a scapegoat for the bankside murders, and Monica goes undercover to attend an EVA auction.
4Chapter 421 Jul 2019
While Myfanwy uncovers a twisted relationship with her psychiatrist, Monica and Gestalt scour London for a missing EVA who escaped after auction. Farrier makes a connnection wih a mysterious prisoner.
5Chapter 528 Jul 2019
Myfanwy and Monica work to extricate a young EVA, while Gestalt's suspicions of Myfanwy lead to a confrontation. Farrier is suspended, only to seek powerful revenge.
6Chapter 64 Aug 2019
While Myfanwy returns to her childhood home, Farrier faces consequences at the Checquy and Monica copes with the discovery that she was betrayed by Marcus.
7Prologue11 Aug 2019
After a terrifying prophecy, Myfanwy's desperation leads her to a place to trust in a powerful enemy. But when her plans go awry, she is forced to run for her life while her memory slips away.
8Chapter 818 Aug 2019
Myfanwy and Farrier quickly discover how dangerous life is outside of the Checquy, while Grantchester runs out of options. Myfanwy chooses between her freedom and Farrie's life.
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
After waking in a park with total amnesia — and surrounded by dead bodies, all wearing latex gloves — a young woman must fight to uncover her past, and resume her position at the head of Britain’s most secret (supernatural) service before the traitors who stole her memory can finish what they started.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Mystery
- Year
- 2019
- Episode length
- 50 min
- Status
- Cancelled
- Studio
- Lionsgate
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











