Furious review: female rage fuels a grownup Disney+ thriller
Furious is an eight-episode Disney+ crime thriller from Elizabeth Meriwether, following FBI agent Alice Black as she hunts Catherine, a calculating female serial killer. The Guardian calls it grownup television powered by sheer female rage—a Killing Eve–style cat-and-mouse that also digs into trauma, trafficking, and what justice really means.
Key Takeaways
- Furious premiered on Disney+ in the UK on 27 July 2026, with three episodes day one and new ones every Monday across an eight-episode run.
- Emmy Rossum stars as Alice Black opposite Lola Petticrew’s Catherine; Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Scoot McNairy, and Jake Lacy co-star.
- Creator Elizabeth Meriwether (Dying for Sex, The Dropout) frames a rare female serial-killer hunt as both procedural and character drama.
- The Guardian praises its dense script and “unfaltering current of female rage,” with harrowing emotional beats over gore.
What is Furious about on Disney+?
According to Disney+, Furious follows Alice Black—a former NYPD homicide detective now a probationary FBI duty agent—as she tracks a mysterious, calculating female serial killer. Both pursue their own ideas of justice, and as their lives intertwine, the line between right and wrong blurs.
The Guardian’s review opens on Catherine (Petticrew) in a Halloween cat mask watching a dying man while she hands candy to a child at the door. Alice gets pulled in when friend Danny Kelly (Scoot McNairy) needs help on the staged overdose of Caleb Easton, son of billionaire Jay Easton. Clues and more bodies point to that rare quarry: a female serial killer.
The hunt becomes Alice’s way into the sex crimes unit under Nora Washington (Quincy Tyler Bernstine). Beyond the thriller beats, the series uncovers a sex-trafficking ring implicating powerful men—and a bond forming between detective and quarry.
Who stars in Furious and who created it?
Rossum plays Alice, a survivor of a violent assault by her childhood-sweetheart-turned-cop boyfriend that left her hospitalised and frozen out by much of her department. Petticrew’s Catherine is calm, chameleonic, and deliberate, operating through manufactured intimacy. Bernstine’s Nora is a tough veteran with 20-plus years’ experience; McNairy’s Danny is world-weary and loyal; Jake Lacy plays Marshall, an officer with a complex past link to Alice.
Meriwether created, wrote, and executive produced the series for 20th Television and Searchlight Television. Rossum also executive produces. Brian Kirk directed the first two episodes. Meriwether wrote the opening three; remaining scripts were split among four women and one man.
In an Awards Buzz interview, Petticrew said many viewers will relate to Catherine and that the role is meant to push moral boundaries into an uncomfortable place—exactly what the show wants.
Why does Furious matter for true-crime fans?
For readers who follow true crime and unsolved mysteries, Furious sits in the streaming crime lane with a sharper feminist charge. The Guardian notes it was inspired by the 1987 film Black Widow but ditches the marry-and-murder-for-money plot. The review argues its trafficking network once might have felt preposterous; after Epstein-era revelations, it reads as organic and horrifying.
There is little lingering on murders or gore. Instead, the drama leans on trauma responses, a quietly devastating hospital-bed monologue from Nora about never really reducing the evil in the world, and the question of when society becomes furious enough to act. That mix of buzz and credibility is why the series is landing so hard on release day.
When can you watch Furious?
Disney+ confirms the UK premiere was 27 July 2026: three episodes at launch, then weekly Mondays through eight total. Awards Buzz notes the same schedule on Hulu in the US, with the season finale set for 31 August.