Robot,” “Fargo” and “The Americans” — in a comedy? Comparing “Patriot,” a 10-episode series available Friday on Amazon, to three of the most distinctive series on television is overselling it, but not by a drastic amount. Robot”), morality play (“Fargo”) or family drama (“The Americans”), however, “Patriot” goes for a peculiar brand of earnest farce. Sometimes the humor goes from farcical to purely physical and visual, as in a joke involving the physiognomy of the Canadian character actor Julian Richings (known for playing Death in “Supernatural”). Exercises in sustained tone are tricky, though, and subsequent episodes (five were available for review) are less even.

Source: New York Times February 23, 2017 21:33 UTC