If the phrase "keeps you guessing till the very end" is loosely used these days, it genuinely applies to the new crime-mystery limited series His & Hers, a show in which the stakes are high and its central characters have far too much to lose.
His & Hers is created by William Oldroyd and based on the novel by Alice Feeney. Oldroyd, primarily known as a theatre and opera director, has also delivered two feature films: Florence Pugh’s debut Lady Macbeth (2016) and the psychosexual thriller Eileen (2023), starring Anne Hathaway. Both films, much like this new miniseries, share a defining trait, an almost unbearable sense of atmospheric dread. Oldroyd is deeply attuned to unease, to the slow tightening of tension and that sensibility carries over powerfully into this series.
Jon Bernthal as Detective Jack Harper.
This six-episode run is addictive and suspenseful. The story is thought-provoking, constantly blurring the line between truth and deception. You’re never quite sure who is telling the truth, or if anyone is at all. It feels very Fincher-ish, with a distinct Gone Girl (2014) vibe that I suspect many viewers will be instantly drawn to.
Set in the sweltering heat of Atlanta and its surrounding small towns, His & Hers centres on Anna Andrews (Tessa Thompson), a former TV news anchor who has retreated into a life of isolation, drifting away from her friends and her once-promising career. When Anna overhears news of a murder in the quiet town where she grew up, something reignites inside her. She snaps back to life, latching onto the case with obsessive intensity and searching for answers that may be better left buried.
Detective Jack Harper (Jon Bernthal), tasked with investigating the crime, becomes increasingly suspicious of Anna’s involvement. As his investigation deepens, she finds herself caught in the crosshairs. There are two sides to every story, and in this case, someone is always lying.
Tessa Thompson as Anna Andrews, a news reporter for WSK TV News.
While the storyline grows increasingly intricate, the core premise remains deceptively simple. This is, at heart, a mystery thriller about a killer in a sleepy town and two people – a reporter and a detective who become dangerously entangled in the aftermath. If that setup alone sparks your interest, I think you’re already in the right place.
The murder mystery grips you almost immediately, especially once it begins to morph into something far more personal. His & Hers did a great job at keeping viewers in the dark while still making the narration feel engaging rather than opaque. The show is very calculated in how it peels back layers, gradually exposing motivations that its characters are desperate to conceal. It’s a slow unmasking and one that often feels cruel by design.
That said, this isn’t a puzzle that’s impossible to solve. We guessed the perpetrator, the method and an additional reveal by the end of the third episode. Still, the remaining episodes managed to generate several moments of genuine doubt, just enough to keep us second-guessing our assumptions rather than feeling smugly ahead of the story.
Oldroyd brings a highly distinctive style to the series. His & Hers feels elegant and artsy on one hand, while also embracing something soapy and borderline trashy on the other. The subject matter is undeniably serious, but the show wisely refuses to take itself too seriously. Across all six episodes, there are moments of humour, levity and even a touch of camp that prevent the tone from collapsing under its own weight.
Thematically, the series is more complex than it initially appears. Beyond the Southern Gothic small-town ambition, there is a dark, heavy undercurrent of trauma tied to bullying, grief and long-suppressed memories. It becomes a chilling exploration of how unresolved pain from the past can fester and eventually unleash something monstrous. The result is deeply unsettling.
The mystery itself is both introduced and deliberately obscured. Throughout most of the series, we’re fed clues alongside cryptic, sometimes contradictory scenarios designed to destabilise our certainty. I appreciated that the story never overstays its welcome. Each episode runs around 45 minutes and the entire narrative is told concisely, without unnecessary padding or wandering subplots.
Tessa Thompson and Jon Bernthal are a firecracker together onscreen. Watching these two characters twist themselves into knots trying to escape their respective lies is intoxicating. Thompson brings a brittle, nervy energy to Anna, while Bernthal radiates an intensity that cuts deep. Their chemistry feels convincing and palpable, making their shared history and their domestic disputes feel volatile, messy and alive.
Sunita Mani is also a standout addition to the cast. She plays Priya "Boston" Patel, a new detective and Jack’s partner at the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office. Priya is observant, sharp, intuitive and refreshingly straight-edge, which creates a tense and sometimes contentious dynamic with Bernthal’s character. Mani brings a grounded intelligence to the role that quietly shifts the balance of power within the investigation.
However, what I will say is that His & Hers is in no way subtle and that’s where my criticisms come in. The series teeters dangerously close to being too over-the-top and, at times, outright unbelievable. I genuinely enjoy that the show doesn’t take itself too seriously and I’m absolutely here for a dose of crazy camp, but some of the twists are simply hard to swallow. Once the "whodunit" is revealed, suspending disbelief becomes more challenging than it should be.
Even so, His & Hers remains well worth watching. It’s a dark, intense series that thrives thanks to its tight pacing and refusal to wander. The cast embodies characters designed to be disliked – deeply flawed, occasionally relatable and often unscrupulous. I had a lot of fun with it. Despite figuring out several twists well before the show revealed them, the misdirections were effective enough to inject lingering doubt and keep me fully engaged. In the end, it feels like a well-rounded package: entertaining, smart and consistently keeping you on your toes.
- His & Hers
- Starring Tessa Thompson, Jon Bernthal, Pablo Schreiber
- Developed by William Oldroyd
- Now streaming on Netflix