‘The Season’ Is An Engaging But Thrill-less Revenge Drama

BusinessMedia‘The Season’ Is An Engaging But Thrill-less Revenge DramaBySabrina Reed,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sabrina Reed is a journalist who covers Hollywood and the TV industry.Follow AuthorJun 17, 2026, 07:00am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.The Season on HuluSK GlobalThe Season wants to be a high stakes game of cat-and-mouse with a lead hell-bent on revenge. But while Cola’s (Jesse Mei Li) mission to expose the lie that sentenced her father Benny (Carl Ng) to a life in prison is compelling, its execution struggles to rise above cliched turns. Still, the four episodes available for review did capture the essence of a revenge drama worth its salt, which kept the plot engaging despite its shortcomings.The six episode series asks the audience to take a voyage through Hong Kong’s boating season when the rich and powerful decide who among the least influential of them will be exiled from the flock. But Cola isn’t a career climber willing to do anything to get ahead, she’s just pretending to be one as she uses her summer associate position at her boss Carrie’s (Celina Jade) financial firm to get cozy with the city’s upper echelon.One among them is the person responsible for tearing her family apart, and she plans to expose them for what they did by any means necessary. This leads to lies and manipulations that hit and miss in the narrative but conveniently always work out for Cola. However, there is a twist in the fourth episode that resets the board and will leave you clamoring for the final stretch of the story.‘The Season’ Boasts A Large Main CastCola’s duplicity throughout The Season provides a nice tension as she works to uncover evidence of the secret that’s been buried for 22 years. As she attends parties in increasingly luxurious and over-the-top locations, she is constantly digging for clues and information.This p...