Forward of Ted Lasso season 4, Hannah Waddingham’s new Prime Video motion collection debuts to a uncommon Rotten Tomatoes rating.
Waddingham is reprising the function of AFC Richmond proprietor Rebecca Welton, with the Apple TV sports activities comedy collection now pivoting to concentrate on a girls’s soccer crew. Along with Ted Lasso, for which she has acquired three Primetime Emmy Award nominations and one win, Waddingham has performed Septa Unella in Sport of Thrones, The Witch Mom in Hocus Pocus 2, Sofia Marchetti in Intercourse Schooling, Deliria in Krapopolis, Gail Meyer in The Fall Man, Admiral Neely in Mission Inconceivable – The Last Reckoning, and the Grand Councilwoman in Disney’s live-action Lilo & Sew remake.
Now, Waddingham’s Prime Video motion comedy collection Journey or Die has debuted to a uncommon 100% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes. She performs Judith Burton, knowledgeable murderer who goes on the run together with her greatest pal of 20 years, Debbie Claybourne (Octavia Spencer), as a harmful enemy makes an attempt to hunt them down.
In ScreenRant‘s Journey or Die overview, Dani Kessel Odom provides the present seven out of 10 stars and writes that “Judith and Debbie’s dedication to 1 one other makes Journey or Die simply as emotional as it’s thrilling” and “Spencer and Waddingham’s connection is the lifeblood of Journey or Die.” Nevertheless, “regardless of an intriguing premise, the present’s plot felt uninspired.”
RogerEbert.com’s overview by Sherin Nicole compares the present to Thelma & Louise, Killing Eve, and Lupin: “Not solely can we get the open-road, no-more-apologizing fury of Thelma & Louise(with a lot of much-needed apologizing), however there are whispers of the Killing Eve model of psychological gamesmanship, and a full-blown French detective model of Lupin.”
Meredith Loftus provides the collection seven out of 10 stars in Collider‘s overview, and hails it for being “an exhilarating journey with loads of motion thrills, however it’s primarily in regards to the uncommon folks in your life who will persist with you thru thick and skinny.”
In the Radio Instances overview, Morgan Cormack gave it three out of 5 stars, explaining that “moments which can be supposed to be deep as an alternative learn as a bit hammy” however “ultimately, this proves to be a enjoyable, however not significantly profound, journey.”
The early constructive reception bodes properly forward of all eight episodes start streaming on July 15. Whereas talking with ScreenRant, Spencer described the Prime Video collection as “full departures” for her and Waddingham. The 2 stars often aren’t doing action-heavy roles of their respective motion pictures or collection, even when they’re in initiatives that belong to the motion style, equivalent to The Fall Man and Mission Inconceivable – The Last Reckoning for Waddingham, or Snowpiercer for Spencer.
Since Ted Lasso season 4 would not debut on Apple TV till August 5, Journey or Die serves as Waddingham’s first main launch of the summer season. The forged surrounding her and Spencer contains Invoice Nighy as The Director, Ed Skrein as Billy, Sylvia Hoeks as Ana, Calam Lynch as Sam, Savannah Steyn as Queenie, Jamie Parker as David, and Jacky Ido as Jacques. Waddingham and Spencer are govt producers on the collection alongside creator Tessa Coates, showrunner Matt Miller, director Peyton Reed, and IT: Welcome to Derry creators Andy and Barbara Muschietti.
All eight episodes of Journey or Die come to Prime Video on July 15.
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July 15, 2026
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Prime Video
- Showrunner
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Matt Miller
