the second season of “hanna” is a slow, yet mature action thriller packed with strong performances

Review for Amazon Prime Video’s Hanna: Season 2:

The iconic assassin is back on the small-screen with Prime Video’s sophomore season of Hanna, and so is Esme Creed-Miles in the title role. Finally out of the shadows of the 2011 Edgar Wright movie, this second season massively improves over its predecessor, as director David Farr crafts a more exciting, dramatic and surprisingly deep sequel. Obviously, he shows that there’s plenty more to explore in the Hannaverse. This one is about Hanna (Creed-Miles) and a patient from the Utrax facility (Yasmin Monet Prince) attempting to escape the organization. However, when both of them are eventually captured, they are sucked into the world of The Meadows, a mysteriously happy new home for all the victims of Utrax’s experiments. Esme Creed-Miles is once again fantastic as the titular character, and for sheer emotional heft and realness, she even beats the movie’s Saoirse Ronan. Yasmin Monet Prince is also given room to shine as a very well created supporting character that carries an excellent fish-out-of-water scenario. Mireille Enos returns to play Marissa Wiegler, one of the heads of Utrax. However, instead of the cold death that Wright left her with at the end of its film counterpart, makes her more of a motherly figure for Hanna, which may upset fans of the movie. But at least in my opinion, it makes her more of a human, instead of the ruthless, cold-hearted killing machine that Cate Blanchett portrayed. The action sequences are once again glorious, beautifully brought to life by the solid camera-work. There is still that pacing issue. Much like its predecessor, Season 2 doesn’t know whether it’s a brutally fast-paced, violent thriller or a slow-moving drama. And because of this, several sequences drag on for far too long, but besides that, this is some great television.

Should you Binge, Browse, or Skip?

The second season of Hanna continues to develop its titular heroine, all with bringing back worthy performances, well-done action, and a mature-like quality that the movie didn’t have. But it could move a bit quicker. I would say…BINGE IT