NBC released the first trailer for Constantine, a new TV series based on Hellblazer, a DC Comics property.
Yes, this is the same character that Keanu Reeves once portrayed in a feature film. I never read the original comic books, though this iteration looks a bit more faithful to the source material in terms of visual design.
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| The lead in the TV series, Matt Ryan, looks a lot more like the original Constantine. |
Unfortunately, as interesting as the premise sounds for a TV program, the trailer did nothing to excite me. Matt Ryan definitely looks like Constantine, but his acting came off a bit stiff in the trailer.
Furthermore, while the special effects look pretty good, nothing looked scary and the story did not grab me. I hope this is because they are only showing stuff from very early on in the season. It felt like material from the first and maybe second episodes, which would serve to set up a template of what to expect from the show. If that is the case, the trailer might have been benefited from a little brevity. Hopefully, a story with more substance will develop from what was shown.
Constantine will begin airing Fridays this Fall on NBC.
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