Full disclosure, I'm only three eps in but I don't think I'm going to watch the rest. Although the casting is really great and it was a really good idea, Bodyguard gets and F for storytelling.

First of all, lots of lingering shots of Richard Madden with his signature clenched jaw muscles does not cut it as a suggestion of depth and a troubled mind. They really needed to go further and risk Madden not looking 'hot' all the time to convince us that he's as unhinged as the show wants us to think. Madden did his best with this character but there really just wasn't enough there to work from. I didn't care about Madden's broken relationship with his family, or his two-beers-after-work "drinking problem".

Second, Keeley Hawes' character's actions and decisions in her job seem always motivated by emotions and conveniently always seem to be centred around her relationship with her bodyguard. It's very soap opera-ey to place a character in an office shuffling papers while thinking/talking about their personal life and call it work. Also, bloody hell there are a lot of terrorist/assassination events! It's like the writers didn't think we'd find the plot compelling unless A LOT of lives were in danger. Hawes' character had NOTHING in the way of backstory or depth. For how much screen time she gets, she was a really lacklustre shell of a person.

There are so many great political dramas that Bodyguard can look to for good storytelling while presenting relatable characters and believable scenarios. I appreciate Netflix giving it a go, but I think HBO remains the home of excellent drama for now. It got a 3 instead of a 1 bc I liked the actors.