Summary
- The Tourist has found new success on Netflix’s charts after being saved from cancellation.
- The first season of the show made its Netflix debut and garnered 11.4 million hours of viewership within its first week.
- The Tourist is a mystery dramedy that follows a man with amnesia who must discover his identity before his past catches up to him.
Jamie Dornan’s mystery dramedy, The Tourist, finds new love on Netflix’s global charts after being saved from cancellation. A blend of drama, comedy, and action thrills, The Tourist tells the story of a man who wakes up with no memory of who he is or the awful things he’s done. HBO Max carried the first season of the BBC One show in the U.S. back in 2022. However, late last year, it was confirmed that there were no plans to stream the already-completed season 2.
Now, months after Netflix rescued The Tourist, the first season has already made a noticeable debut on the streamer’s Global Top 10. For the week of January 29 to February 4, Netflix reports the series was viewed for 11.4 million hours. The numbers are particularly a solid start, since the show only made its Netflix debut on February 1.
Why People Should Watch The Tourist
The Tourist focuses on a man (played by Dornan) who wakes up in an Australian hospital. With absolutely no memory of who he is or what he knows, he has to piece together what little clues he has in order to discover his identity before his past catches up to him. He isn’t alone though, as Helen Chambers (Danielle Macdonald) is a rookie cop who finds herself involved in the very strange case of his lost memory.
The Tourist cast also includes Shalom Brune-Franklin, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, and Alex Dimitriades, and it is designed to keep the viewer guessing. Written by Harry and Jack Williams, the saga begins very differently for Dornan’s character than how it ends and, due to the nature of his memory loss, the protagonist is never quite sure who he should trust, or even if it would be wise to trust anyone at all. But with no other way to find out about himself, Dornan’s unidentified man moves forward through six episodes in season 1 that oscillate in genre and tone.
The Tourist received generally positive reviews, with specific praise going to Dornan as the lead. In a very different and much more grounded performance than his breakout turn in the Fifty Shades movies, the actor is still a charming and easily watchable presence that anchors a propulsive story that manages to move from unnerving to absurd all in the span of a single episode.
The Tourist season 2 debuts February 29 on Netflix.
Source: Netflix
The Tourist
The Tourist is a dramatic action-thriller series created by Harry and Jack Williams. It was initially released on BBC One in the UK before being released in the US on HBO Max. The series follows Elliot Stanley, an Irish man who wakes up in an Australian hospital with amnesia and must piece together his identity before those pursuing him find him first.
- Release Date
- February 29, 2024
- Cast
- Jamie Dornan , Danielle Macdonald , Shalom Brune-Franklin , Ólafur Darri Ólafsson , Genevieve Lemon , Alex Dimitriades , Damon Herriman
- Seasons
- 1
- Creator(s)
- Harry Williams , Jack Williams
- Writers
- Harry Williams , Jack Williams
- Directors
- Chris Sweeney
This story originally appeared on Screenrant
