The Consultant
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Our Review
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Our Review
The Consultant (2023) is a comedy and thriller series from Prime Video. It has built a run of 8 episodes. It premiered on February 24, 2023. Viewers rate it 6.4 out of 10. It is currently running. It runs 1 season.
What The Consultant Is About
The Consultant is a darkly comedic workplace thriller exploring the power dynamics between employer and employee, asking how far workers will go to get ahead. When a failing business hires a consultant to streamline their business practices, they assume everything will be fine — an easy, painless process — only to discover that the odd Mr. Patoff has gained an immense amount of power in a short period of time, invading employees’ lives and quickly becoming more of a menace than anyone could have anticipated.
What to Expect When You Watch
The format keeps each instalment self-contained enough to drop into, the full run covers 8 episodes, spread across 1 season and it leans into its comedy/thriller roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the series leans on Brittany O'Grady, Nat Wolff and Christoph Waltz to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Brittany O'Grady, Nat Wolff, Christoph Waltz, Aimee Carrero and Tony Basgallop lead the cast.
Key roles include Brittany O'Grady as Elaine Hayman; Nat Wolff as Craig Horne; Christoph Waltz as Regus Patoff; Aimee Carrero as Patti.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of comedy and thriller have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside Prime Video’s other originals, a 6.4/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 2023 and carried by Prime Video with the series still running, it lands hardest with comedy and thriller viewers.
How The Consultant Compares
If The Consultant lands for you, the next stops are Nathan for You, Taskmaster and Seinfeld, which share its comedy/thriller lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
The Consultant comes from Prime Video. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole The Consultant is the kind of series that rewards a patient watch, with Brittany O'Grady and Nat Wolff doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its comedy/thriller roots, It has held up since 2023 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
The Consultant is a safe bet for anyone already inside the comedy and thriller lane, at 8 episodes it is an easy run to work through, the audience score holds around 6.4/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 6.4/10. Watch it if you want comedy/thriller you can settle into.
