Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed

Introduction

When I heard Stephen King liked this, I thought I would take a look. The man has excellent taste. When I saw that the main actor was Tatiana Maslany, I knew I had to watch it. I have loved her ever since her incredible performance in "Orphan Black"

From this site

Talking to X to share his thoughts on two of Apple TV’s latest and greatest shows, the 78-year-old Shining writer specifically recommended Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, a darkly comic new thriller series that King favourably compared to the work of Alfred Hitchcock.

In his outlook, King said he enjoyed Widow’s Bay, but he felt that the latter series actually outshone the former in more than a few categories.

“Widow’s Bay is good. Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed is even better,” wrote King. “It’s like Hitchcock came back to do it one more time. And Tatiana Maslany is so good. The play of emotions on her face is pretty incredible. She goes from comic to terror in an instant.”

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The Program

I was not sure, as the program starts with Paula Saunders (Tatiana Maslany ) having paid online sex. She is a divorced journalist and fact checker with a daughter, an awful ex-husband and a past.

She then sees the guy she is engaging with get severely beaten up and eventually murdered. Paula then falls into a web of murder, blackmail, and youth soccer.

The program is also billed as a comedy, but mostly it is scary.

There have been several unexpected twists, including Paul being a prime suspect for the guy's bloody murder.

Conclusion

After ten minutes, I was not too sure. Now I am hooked. Approach with caution, but I rate it 10/10.