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HAND OF GOD
September 4, 2015  | By David Bianculli

Amazon Prime Video, 3:00 a.m. ET

 
SERIES PREMIERE: The pilot episode of Hand of God has been available for quite a while on Amazon – but today, the streaming site presents the entire first season of what becomes its second originally produced drama series. Ron Perlman stars as a modern-day hanging judge whose entire outlook is altered after a family tragedy: His grown son is in a coma, after being beaten senselessly by the same unidentified perpetrators who raped his son’s wife as his son was forced to watch. Perlman’s character finds religion, and starts seeing visions, hearing voices, and setting out on his own path – for revenge as well as hope. The characters are drawn somewhat broadly at first, but they’re certainly watchable. And with such personal-favorite supporting co-stars as Garret Dillahunt and Dana Delany, I urge you to try it out. It certainly compares well to the new fall crop of dramas about to be unveiled by the broadcast networks.
 
 
 
 
 
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