Marvel's Helstrom: Season 1

October 18, 2020 8:13 AM - Season 1 (Full Season)

Daimon and Ana Helstrom are the son and daughter of a mysterious and powerful serial killer; the siblings have a complicated dynamic as they track down the terrorizing worst of humanity.

AV Club: Hulu’s Helstrom struggles without MCU hooks to fall back on

NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour: "As you consider whether you should invest in Hulu's Helstrom, which features a pair of squabbling sibling demon-hunters from the pages of Marvel Comics, you should know that the series has already been condemned."

Vulture: What the Hell Is Helstrom?

posted by Kyol (3 comments total)

As I prepped the post, I was reminded of just how much there was in the 10 episodes of this series, but how little of it ever really felt like it landed? There's a lot going on, and I'm not sure it all was necessary.

That said, Elizabeth Marvel pulled off a great double role and Sydney Lemmon is a bit of a standout as Ana. It had enough hooks to make me binge all 10 episodes in a day, which isn't usual for me. It's Marvel, but I only really noticed the one obvious Marvel tie-in, so take that for what it's worth.

It sort of kind of felt like Constantine, or maybe a bit like Grimm? That might just be Portland, though.
posted by Kyol at 8:21 AM on October 18, 2020

This is an interesting article that places the series in the context of the wrapping up of Marvel Television. The Ringer: Marvel's 'Helstrom' Won't Be Hard to Forget
posted by Fukiyama at 10:41 AM on October 18, 2020

Yeah, with a bit of distance from this weekend's binge it's sort of a shame that Marvel's TV universe is sort of up in the air at the moment. I mean, I know they're basically focusing 100% on the Disney+ MCU, all Heat Vision & Jack er Wandavision & Loki, and I'm looking forward to a TV universe that acknowledges the film universe exists? But on the other hand, they could've chucked ABC a bone and consolidated all their supernatural TV media into a package - Helstrom, Cloak & Dagger, maybe Runaways? But now it's all a bunch of the least inspired sounding shows known to man as we head into Phase 4.
posted by Kyol at 11:33 AM on October 19, 2020