Imposters

Wickedly twisted and hugely entertaining, Imposters, created by actor turned producer Paul Adelstein and Mozart In the Jungle writer Adam Brooks, is a hugely enjoyable pitch-black comedy that delights in deceitfully playing with audience expectations, much like its mischievous protagonist.

The opening episode, when the hapless Ezra Bloom discovers that his wife Ava has cleared out his bank accounts, emptied his safe and maxed out his credit cards and is, in fact a con artist who never loved him; sends his life, and the audience into a tailspin. Who should we be rooting for? Who is the hero of the piece? It’s a brilliant central conceit that leads the audience on a wild goose chase that effortlessly switches tone from deliciously dark thriller to slapstick comedy.

Starring Israeli actress Inbar Lavi in her breakthrough role as morally suspect seductress Maddie aka Ava, now pursued by three of her former victims who now want revenge, Imposters is a road trip with a difference. The aforementioned Ezra (Rob Heaps), Richard (Arrow’s Parker Young) and Jules (Marianne Rendón) – team up to track her down before she can destroy someone else’s life. Meanwhile, the mistress Maddie, aided, as always by her co-conspirators Sally and Max (Katherine LaNasa and Brian Benben) has fallen for her latest mark Patrick (Stephen Bishop).

With a stellar line-up of guest stars including Uma Thurman (Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction) as the mysterious “fixer” called Lenny Cohen who kicks into action whenever the boss of a group of con artists needs to keep his employees in line, Bruce Davison (the X-Men films) as retired con man Cy Roberts and Abby Miller (The Sinner, Aquarius) as avid collector Charlotte, Imposters, still on 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, revels in its witty scripting and standout performances.