The Assassin: pulpy, stylised and laced with dark humour

This new Keeley Hawes drama on Amazon Prime is a milestone for menopause on screen

Keeley Hawes’s new Prime Video drama, The Assassin, introduces a premise that feels both bold and overdue. It follows Julie (Hawes), a menopausal woman, overlooked and emotionally stalled, who worked as a hitwoman in her youth and unexpectedly comes out of retirement to return to the profession.

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