Stellar deepfake thriller The Capture lands in USA thanks to NBC Peacock

NBC Peacock, the 370th streaming service to debut in the past 12 months, will publicly launch on July 15 after an Xfinity-exclusive soft launch earlier this year. That means it's time to review the service's exclusive series-though in the case of The Capture, one of Peacock's most captivating launch options, that exclusivity" is regional.

Unlike Peacock offerings like Brave New World and Intelligence, The Capture is an import for American viewers, having already aired on the online-only BBC Three in autumn 2019. But it's still decidedly current: a mystery thriller that revolves around deepfake technology and government distrust.

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  Holliday Grainger shows us how to make staring at security camera footage more compelling in her performance as DI Rachel Carey. [credit: NBC Peacock / BBC ]

By turns enthralling and suspenseful, The Capture is the sort of show one could easily binge in an afternoon. (In fitting BBC fashion, the series' first season runs a lean six episodes.) It stars Holliday Grainger (Strike) as DI Rachel Carey, an SO15 officer on loan to Homicide & Serious Crime, who finds herself embroiled in the case of former Lance Corporal Shaun Emery, played by Callum Turner (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald).

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