Furious: Emmy Rossum’s thriller blurs the line between justice and revenge

Hunting a killer should put an investigator firmly on the side of the law. Furious unsettles that assumption. Elizabeth Meriwether’s series pits an FBI agent against a woman who kills methodically, turning their pursuit into a question about the limits of justice when institutions fail too.

Emmy Rossum plays Alice Black; Lola Petticrew plays Catherine. They anchor a thriller that premiered on July 27, 2026, on Hulu in the United States and Disney+ in international markets. Released as Furia in Latin America, its eight-episode first season combines a criminal investigation, personal wounds and a moral conflict that cannot be resolved simply by identifying the culprit.

The official trailer embedded here, with Spanish subtitles, introduces that confrontation without revealing the outcome. The premise is straightforward: Alice pursues Catherine, but each defends her own idea of justice. The gap between catching someone and understanding her motives becomes part of the conflict.

A pursuit that turns the scrutiny on the investigators

Disney’s official description presents a story in which the search for Catherine brings experiences of violence, power imbalances and the difficulty of obtaining redress into view. The investigation matters, but it is not the whole story. The characters carry histories that shape how they interpret evidence, whom they believe and how far they are willing to go.

Quincy Tyler Bernstine plays Nora, who is connected to the sex crimes unit and offers another perspective on that system. Scoot McNairy and Jake Lacy are also among the principal cast. Meriwether, known for The Dropout and Dying for Sex, created the series; Rossum also serves as an executive producer. Brian Kirk directed the first two episodes.

Critics have pointed to the 1987 film Black Widow as a cinematic predecessor. Furious revisits the confrontation between an investigator and a killer, but shifts the focus toward different motives and the consequences of violence. That shift is part of its appeal: the criminal case provides a way to examine those investigating it, rather than locating all the darkness in the person they pursue.

What Rotten Tomatoes’ 99% tells us—and what it leaves out

When checked on October 13, the first season’s Rotten Tomatoes page showed 99% positive reviews from 69 professional critics. Its audience score, the Popcornmeter, stood at 88%, with more than 500 ratings.

These are different measures. The Tomatometer reports the proportion of reviews judged favorable; a score of 99% does not mean an average rating of 9.9 out of 10. The Popcornmeter summarizes favorable ratings from the site’s users. Both indicate a positive reception, but neither turns enthusiasm into unanimity or replaces the arguments in individual reviews.

The site’s critics consensus highlights the tension and Rossum’s performance. That praise is best read alongside the reservations: a series can be absorbing while still asking viewers to accept some hard-to-believe twists.

Praised performances, disputed choices

Writing in The Guardian, Lucy Mangan praised it as a mature thriller driven by its characters and female rage.

TheWrap’s Bob Strauss praised Rossum, Petticrew and Bernstine’s performances, but raised a more uncomfortable question: does explaining a killer through the trauma she has suffered give her depth, or does it strain to justify her actions? He also identified predictable stretches and implausibilities that the cast’s strength does not entirely overcome.

That reservation helps frame the series as more than a celebration of revenge. Understanding the origins of harm and endorsing a character’s decisions are different things. The tension emerges when the narrative brings those positions close together and asks viewers to decide how much they understand—and how much they accept.

In FlixChatter, Ruth Maramis highlighted the story’s refusal to draw a comfortable line between good and evil, and the three lead actresses’ ability to hold it together. Her assessment also acknowledged uneven pacing in some episodes. She singled out Bernstine’s dark humor, which provides breathing room in a narrative shaped by abuse, impunity and their consequences.

Eight episodes and a confirmed return

The first season is available on Hulu in the United States and on Disney+ in markets where it is included in the catalog. Disney announced its renewal for a second season on August 28; that announcement did not set a premiere date for the next installment.

Furious is aimed at viewers looking for a character-driven thriller, with adult themes and conflicts that outlast a clue or an arrest. Its critical reception provides a good reason to watch; the reservations about pacing and plausibility help set expectations. Between the agent and the killer, the question sustaining the series is what happens when pursuing justice starts to look too much like taking revenge.