Television series

Moon Knight

Name: Moon Knight
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Released: 2022
Cast: F. Murray Abraham, Karim El Hakim, Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke, May Calamawy

Superhero

Moon Knight is a wild ride through fractured consciousness, where Oscar Isaac plays two warring personas—a meek gift-shop clerk and a brutal mercenary—who share a body and must survive an ancient Egyptian mystery together. It's visually inventive, genuinely unsettling, and anchored by Isaac's mesmerizing dual performance. For anyone who loves psychological thrillers with superhero spectacle.

TVMaze rating

3.9

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Maniac2018

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