# Reprisal (TV series)

Reprisal is an American television drama series that premiered on Hulu on December 6, 2019. In June 2020, the series was canceled after one season.

## Premise

Reprisal follows "a relentless femme fatale who, after being left for dead, leads a vengeful campaign against a bombastic gang of gearheads."

## Cast and characters
### Main

* Abigail Spencer as Katherine Harlow / Doris Quinn
* Rodrigo Santoro as Joel Kelly
* Mena Massoud as Ethan Hart
* Rhys Wakefield as Matty
* Madison Davenport as Meredith Harlow
* David Dastmalchian as Johnson
* Gilbert Owuor as Bash Brannigan
* W. Earl Brown as Witt
* Craig Tate as Earl
* Wavyy Jonez as Cordell
* Shane Callahan as Bru
* Rory Cochrane as Burt

### Recurring

* Lea DeLaria as Queenie
* John Ventigmilia as Tolly
* Bethany Anne Lind as Molly Quinn / Grace
* Scarlett Blum as Lyla
* Louise Barnes as Rita
* Bill Sage as Jukes
* Blake Sheldon as Avron
* Ron Perlman as Big Graham

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | "The Tale of Harold Horpus" | Jonathan Van Tulleken | Josh Corbin | December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06) |
| 2 | "A Flintlock & A Hound" | Jonathan Van Tulleken | Josh Corbin | December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06) |
| 3 | "The Emboldened Conflict" | Jonathan Van Tulleken | Nate Crocker | December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06) |
| 4 | "On the Principles of Horsehound" | Cherie Nowlan | Justin Boyd | December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06) |
| 5 | "The Tiniest Battle" | Cherie Nowlan | Elizabeth Hunter | December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06) |
| 6 | "For Love of the Archipelago" | Eva Sørhaug | Lisa Long | December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06) |
| 7 | "25 or 6 to 4" | Eva Sørhaug | Adam Lash & Cori Uchida | December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06) |
| 8 | "The Horse Cabbage Heart" | Jonathan Van Tulleken | Salvatore Stabile | December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06) |
| 9 | "dammit" | Salli Richardson-Whitfield | Nate Crocker | December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06) |
| 10 | "The Horpus Horrendous" | Jonathan Van Tulleken | Josh Corbin | December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06) |

## Production
### Development

On June 18, 2018, it was announced that Hulu had given the production a pilot order. The episode was written by Josh Corbin and directed by Jonathan Van Tulleken. Corbin also served as an executive producer alongside Warren Littlefield and Barry Jossen. Production companies involved with the pilot were A+E Studios and The Littlefield Company. On February 11, 2019, it was announced during the Television Critics Association's annual winter press tour that Hulu had given the production a series order. The series premiered on December 6, 2019. On June 10, 2020, Hulu canceled the series after one season.

### Casting

In August 2018, it was announced that Abigail Spencer, Mena Massoud, David Dastmalchian, and Rhys Wakefield had been cast in the pilot's starring roles. On July 10, 2019, it was reported that Craig Tate, Wavyy Jonez, Shane Callahan, and Rory Cochrane were cast as series regulars. On July 22, 2019, Lea DeLaria was cast in a recurring role.

### Filming

The pilot episode was filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, and the rest of the first season was filmed in Wilmington.

## Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 44% with an average rating of 7/10, based on 16 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Solid performances and a fast pace move Reprisal along, but its style over substance approach is all pulp, little juice." On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 53 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".