'Best Interests' Review: Sharon Horgan and Michael Sheen Anchor an Emotionally Devastating Limited Series
Best Interests follows a family's devastating crisis, with heavy drama that lands thanks to a wildly talented cast and strong script. Read our review.
Every parent's nightmare is for their child to be unwell, in danger, or dying, and to be unable to do anything about it. It's a heartbreaking situation, and it's so emotionally heavy that it threatens to tear families, sometimes whole communities, apart. In Best Interests, the new limited series written by Enola Holmes scribe Jack Thorne, a daughter's medical downturn puts her family in an impossible spot that spirals into a larger struggle while their cohesion is torn apart. It's a nightmare of a situation, and in four short episodes, the series pulls ample drama out of its heavy premise thanks to a smart script and exceptional performances from Sharon Horgan, Michael Sheen, and Alison Oliver.
