EPISODE
SEASON
Great Pretender - Season 1 [Sub: Eng]
A Japanese conman crosses paths with a French rival, and gets entangled in conspiracies and scams beyond his wildest dreams.
9 March 1967, Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
4 June 1973, Niigata, Japan
1 April 1961, Tokyo, Japan
26 September 1981, Kobe, Japan
13 August 1972, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
29 March 1972, Tokyo, Japan
28 April 1961, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
9 March 1965, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
13 May 1956, Portland, Oregon, USA
4 December 1965, USA
August 21, 2020
Great Pretender manages to find a good balance between the drama and humor.August 25, 2020
The show's first block of episodes borrow liberally from [Breaking Bad], share that series' knack for slowburn suspense, and cheekily name drop Walter White himself.August 20, 2020
Great Pretender storms confidently out of the gate with the first part of its first season on Netflix, delivering a visually striking and well-written effort.August 24, 2020
There's nothing particularly revolutionary in its double, triple and quadruple crosses, but it is cool to see "The Sting"- like heists in anime form. Bonus points for using a Freddie Mercury song as the ending theme.August 25, 2020
It has an irreverence for society and law that makes crime just seem so much fun -- or, at least, crime where bad people are consistently ripped off.August 21, 2020
Great Pretender is on point in its tone and aesthetic, and holds tremendous promise.