In Sirens (2025), Devon is deeply concerned about her sister's working relationship with the wife of a multimillionaire. She wonders to what extent her sister is still herself. My attention was immediately drawn by the cast. And when I later heard that the original was a play, I was sold. Because besides binge-watching series, attending plays is really one of my great loves. And I have to say that the first episode certainly did not disappoint. That is why I give it an 8.5. Because I was really very positively surprised.
I like series that are a bit absurd. Where you as a viewer think: "Something is not right here...", but it is presented in such a way that you even start to doubt your own sanity. Wonderful, that kind of confusion. The pace is slow, but a lot is happening in the meantime; enough to keep watching attentively.
The first scene is almost fairytale-like. Michaela Kell (Julianne Moore) wanders through an idyllic piece of nature in a beautiful dress. In her hand a cage with a small bird of prey. She releases the animal, looks after it with satisfaction and then over to Devon DeWitt. Her life is anything but fairytale-like. Devon (Meghann Fahy) has been arrested again for driving under the influence. Just after she leaves the police station, she tries to reach her sister Simone (Milly Alcock). But she completely ignores her. And then there is a fruit basket on the doorstep. With a card from Simone. That is the last straw. Devon packs her things and gets on the ferry to the island of Port Haven, where Simone is at that moment.
Everything seems picture perfect
On the ferry, she suddenly finds herself among the rich and fabulous, all dressed in candy-colored outfits. As if she accidentally walked into a Wes Anderson movie. And from there? Everything changes back into a perfect picture. Well, almost. Because Simone is not happy with Devon's sudden arrival. Michaela, Simone's boss, on the other hand, welcomes her with open arms and even offers her a guest bed in the guesthouse.
The episode takes its time and therefore much remains unclear. Are the sisters really at loggerheads? Or is something else going on? And why does everyone seem to want to hide something from the past? Enough questions that I hope to get answers to in the following episodes.
What do they want to hide from the past?
And then the cast. What a party. Meghann Fahy plays Devon with conviction: raw, angry, and with zero filter. You just go with her, whether you want to or not. Julianne Moore? She is, as always, strong and mysterious. She has that charisma that makes you think: "What game is she playing here?" And then there is Kevin Bacon, who plays Peter Kell. No idea what his role exactly entails, but the fact that I am very curious about it says enough. I want to see more of him. Finally, Milly Alcock. In her sweet pink dress she may seem like a good assistant to Michaela, but it soon becomes clear that she is not loved by everyone. And her acting? Also top.
Like I said: this first episode definitely leaves me wanting more. I'm super curious to see how the characters develop further and what's really going on behind the facade they've polished up so neatly.
About the writer, Karzal
Mike (1995) has been a member of MySeries since 2016 and is mainly active on the English version of the site. Since 2018, he has been actively translating news articles, columns, reviews and basically everything that ends up on the Dutch site. The original articles, columns and reviews were actually written by others. During the week Mike can be found at IKEA, where he is a national systems specialist and occasionally also in the classroom to teach an English lesson. In addition, Mike logically enjoys watching series and has actually been spoon-fed this from an early age. The genre doesn't matter, there is a place for everything in the otherwise busy life.
