If you’re looking for something new to watch this weekend, Amazon Prime Video has dropped the first season of their new series Carnival Row. Here’s how Amazon describes it:
With a serial killer loose on Carnival Row, and a government that turns a blind eye to the deaths of its lower class citizens, Rycroft Philostrate, a war-hardened investigator, is the only person willing to stop the murders and maintain the fragile peace. But when Vignette Stonemoss, a faerie refugee, turns up in the Burgue, she forces Philo to reckon with a past he’s tried to forget.
The series which stars Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne is based on Travis Beacham’s “A Killing on Carnival Row” and Beacham serves as an Executive Producer on the series along with Marc Guggenheim, Rene Echevarria, Orlando Bloom, and Jon Amiel. The show has already been renewed for Season 2.
You can see a trailer for Season 1 as all as synopses of all eight episodes of the first season below; you can subscribe to Prime Video and watch this series here.
Episode 1: Some Dark God Wakes
Rycroft “Philo” Philostrate (Orlando Bloom) investigates “Unseelie Jack” (Matthew Gravelle), a mysterious assailant with a grudge against the fae. Vignette Stonemoss (Cara Delevingne) barely escapes Tirnanoc with her life and arrives in The Burgue looking for a fresh start. Imogen Spurnrose (Tamzin Merchant) meets her new neighbor. In Parliament, the fight over the critch heats up.
Episode 2: Aisling
Philo (Orlando Bloom) investigates the murder of a mysterious fae. Tourmaline (Karla Crome) introduces Vignette (Cara Delevingne) to a new group of faeries. Imogen (Tamzin Merchant) tries to have Agreus (David Gyasi) removed from the neighborhood. Jonah (Arty Froushan) disappears.
Episode 3: Kingdoms of the Moon
Once, as a Burguish soldier, Philo (Orlando Bloom) was tasked with protecting a faerish mimasery. While The Pact bears down on them, Philo meets Vignette (Cara Delevingne) and finds love in the most unlikely of places.
Episode 4: The Joining of Unlike Things
Philo (Orlando Bloom) investigates the murder of his childhood headmaster. Vignette (Cara Delevingne) ingratiates herself into the Black Raven. Imogen (Tamzin Merchant) hatches a plan to help her brother. Breakspear (Jared Harris) goes on the offensive with Longerbane (Ronan Vibert).
Episode 5: Grieve No More
Philo (Orlando Bloom) consults a Haruspex in an effort to find clues about the killer. Vignette (Cara Delevingne) grows closer with her newfound family. Upon Jonah’s (Arty Froushan) return home, his parents cast a more watchful eye over him as a new player makes a splash in Parliament. Imogen (Tamzin Merchant) brings Agreus (David Gyasi) into her circle.
Episode 6: Unaccompanied Fae
The pieces of the puzzle start to come together for Philo (Orlando Bloom). Vignette (Cara Delevingne) finds home in a place she never expected. Jonah (Arty Froushan) sneaks off to see someone he shouldn’t. Imogen (Tamzin Merchant) and Agreus (David Gyasi) step out together in public.
Episode 7: The World to Come
Because he withheld evidence from his fellow detectives, Philo (Orlando Bloom) is accused of being the man behind the string of murders and is thrown in jail. There, he finds some unexpected help from Vignette (Cara Delevingne). Elsewhere, Ezra (Andrew Gower) takes exception to Imogen’s (Tamzin Merchant) relationship with Agreus (David Gyasi). Sophie (Caroline Ford) offers Jonah (Arty Froushan) a deal.
Episode 8: The Gloaming
As tensions rise on Carnival Row, Philo (Orlando Bloom) must confront both darkness incarnate and the evil that controls it. Vignette (Cara Delevingne) gleans the true nature of The Burgue. Imogen (Tamzin Merchant) lets her feelings for Agreus (David Gyasi) go unbridled. Breakspear’s (Jared Harris) secrets catch up to him.
