There are many points in “C.B. Strike” where it’s clear that the show is based on a novel, because its title character often comes across as a detective from a novel. Played in the new Cinemax series by Tom Burke, Cormoran Strike seems to be solving mysteries at the expense of solving himself. His troubled family history hangs over him like the dry ice fog that probably covered the concerts of his long-departed musician father. Dealing with the aftermath of losing a leg during a tour of duty in the British Army, he’s also working through a tumultuous tabloid romance alongside his ongoing private investigator practice.
Cormoran Strike is the creation of author J.K. Rowling, who wrote the character as the protagonist of three novels, published under the pen name Robert Galbraith. These novels form the basis for seven hour-long episodes of “C.B. Strike,” which each carry the...
Cormoran Strike is the creation of author J.K. Rowling, who wrote the character as the protagonist of three novels, published under the pen name Robert Galbraith. These novels form the basis for seven hour-long episodes of “C.B. Strike,” which each carry the...
- 6/1/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
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