Hanna (2019): Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

Prime Video | Season Premiere Date: March 29, 2019

Summary: Hanna (Esme Creed-Miles) is forced to use the survivalist skills taught by her father (Joel Kinnaman) after she is separated from him by a group of rogue CIA agents led Marissa Wiegler (Mirelle Enos) in this series adaptation of the 2011 film of the same name from David Farr.

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense

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Keith Phipps

Mar 20, 2019

The more Farr's series diverges from the original, the more it emerges as its own, distinct work. Read full review

IndieWire Ben Travers

Feb 11, 2019

Farr appropriately fleshes out his characters to justify spending more time with them and builds a broader backstory than just a father and daughter vs. one rogue CIA agent. ... Enos remains a more compelling silent figure; her Marissa is cloaked in secrecy through the first three hours, so her additions to the role are subtle. Creed-Miles is the standout, but Kinnaman holds his own in this three-player adventure. Read full review

The Telegraph Ed Power

Jan 3, 2020

At its tautest, Hanna doesn’t so much grip you as sit figuratively on your chest, forcing all the breath out. Read full review

Mike Hale

Mar 29, 2019

The results are mixed: mostly sad, with a glimmer of hope at the end. Read full review

David Fear

Mar 29, 2019

For all of its various attempts to balance Eastern European espionage, half-hearted explorations of parenting and femininity, a youth drama, a father-daughter story, a pulse-pounding conspiracy thriller, a character study (though kudos to Mireille Enos for what she does with her Marissa) and the kind of pulp pleasure where a young girl can gun down an army without blinking, it never really finds a groove to settle into. Read full review

Sophie Gilbert

Mar 29, 2019

In the scenes when all three are engaged, stalking through European cities, joyriding helicopters, and shooting out genteel outdoor cafés, Hanna feels explosively good, the rare intelligent action thriller that subverts storytelling tropes and surfs on its own ingenuity. In other scenes, that ingenuity gets lost in a mood board of decorative visuals (light dappling through fabric, leaves dancing in the wind) that bloats the series’ running time and hobbles its pace, especially given that the central mystery is easy to decipher. Read full review

Michael Haigis

Mar 22, 2019

The season’s conclusion asks as many questions as it answers, appearing to exist only so that Hanna may sustain itself, offering more henchman bones for Hanna to snap without wondering whether the character should, or even wants to, keep snapping them. Read full review

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Proteus7

Apr 2, 2019

In equal parts high-concept thriller and coming-of-age drama, HANNA follows the journey of an extraordinary young girl raised in the forest, as she evades the relentless pursuit of an off-book CIA agent and tries to unearth the truth behind who she is. Esme Creed-Miles does Hanna like sheIn equal parts high-concept thriller and coming-of-age drama, HANNA follows the journey of an extraordinary young girl raised in the forest, as she evades the relentless pursuit of an off-book CIA agent and tries to unearth the truth behind who she is. Esme Creed-Miles does Hanna like she was born for it. Love the directing by Sarah Adina Smith. The rare intelligent action thriller that subverts storytelling tropes and surfs on its own ingenuity. Hanna adds new wrinkles to the mythology and texture to the titular assassin. Amazon Gets it Right. Hanna has lots of twists and turns and fine performances from all three of its leads. Well worth a binge.… Expand

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Proteus7x

Nov 23, 2019

Fun and exciting series that is indeed binge-worthy. Never saw the movie so perhaps that is why I fully appreciate this series without bias.

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johnstodd

Mar 31, 2019

This hooked me towards the end of episode 1. Midway through 2 and it's very good.

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TMor

Mar 31, 2019

If you like shows like Orphan Black, Hunted or La Femme Nikita you'll want to check this out. It's pretty secret government program to raise hyper assassin soldiers that the government wants to cover-up with a coming of age twist.

If you've seen the movie Hanna this was written by theIf you like shows like Orphan Black, Hunted or La Femme Nikita you'll want to check this out. It's pretty secret government program to raise hyper assassin soldiers that the government wants to cover-up with a coming of age twist.

If you've seen the movie Hanna this was written by the same guy and follows the movie pretty loosely through the first three or four episodes. After that it builds a deeper shadow world and the world building is good but does hold the pacing through the first three episodes back a bit. Basically the first three episodes are the first hour of the movie filled with more character development and world building. Then it takes off and I found it pretty suspenseful.

I really hope it gets a second season as I think they've built a story and world that's primed for an even better second chapter.… Expand

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EludiumQ36

Apr 17, 2019

"Hanna" is an Amazon Prime Video series (8-eps, 45+ mins) loosely based on the 2011 movie of the same name, but it's separate and distinct. The first episode covers a lot of time, from her infancy to her present day at age 17. Personally, I would've preferred a whole episode devoted to her"Hanna" is an Amazon Prime Video series (8-eps, 45+ mins) loosely based on the 2011 movie of the same name, but it's separate and distinct. The first episode covers a lot of time, from her infancy to her present day at age 17. Personally, I would've preferred a whole episode devoted to her single-parent rearing in the forest since there would've been a lot of life lessons learned there. Also, living such a sheltered life should've had more of an impact on her when she gets to civilization, so there's some minor plausibility issues there. But overall, it's a pretty good ride. Certain characters refuse to die which is problematic but the final episode rectifies that pretty well. There are obvious villains along with anti-villains/anti-heroes so there's some moral dilemmas there which is good. The final episode stretches credulity and there's one scene you could see coming a mile away but it leaves things at a good place for a second season, if you can wait 2+ yrs. BTW, don't name your daughter "Marissa", it's been tainted by the C-level business fraud of Marissa Mayer (Google, Yahoo) and the chief (anti-)villain of this series is a Marissa so that name is burnt.… Expand

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geewah

Jun 27, 2021

While the story here is okay, the strength of this show lies in it's action scenes and there just isn't enough of them which is a shame.
Clearly laying the groundwork for future series and with a few adjustments it could well be worth persisting with.

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shoulderoforion

Mar 31, 2019

This story should have been a home run, but instead the pacing of the series is so painful I find myself dreading the next episode, and the feeling gets stronger the more I watch. This series is painful, the story destroyed by fleshing out 8 hour long eps to the point of mental & emotionalThis story should have been a home run, but instead the pacing of the series is so painful I find myself dreading the next episode, and the feeling gets stronger the more I watch. This series is painful, the story destroyed by fleshing out 8 hour long eps to the point of mental & emotional collapse. Kinnaman is great but entirely misused, Creed-Miles is simply miscast and no matter how many times she tries to look wild with her hair let down over her face, it still strikes as an affect, Enos is annoying, his buddies are annoying, the CIA guys are annoying. Blech.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 3

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  Air Date: November 24, 2021
Season 2

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  Air Date: July 3, 2020
Season 1

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  Air Date: March 29, 2019
- No episode information is currently available for this season