10 TV Shows You Need To Stop Sleeping On
4. Startup (Crackle)
What does a hacker from Hialeah, a thug from Little Haiti and a banker from Brooklyn all have in common? They exist on the Crackle series Startup where the massive criminal underworld of Miami moves from analog to digital in a big way.
The show revolves around some pretty ambitious ideas that could change the world forever. However, it does vividly illustrate how most technological revolutions are a double-edged sword. Startup combines the innovative digital worlds of cryptocurrency and the dark web with a gritty south beach crime drama stacked with some serious star power.
Reliable names like Martin Freeman, Adam Brody, Ron Pearlman, and Mira Sorvino occupy the roster on this hidden gem. But the standout has to be Freeman who is a force to be reckoned with as the corrupt agent Phil Rask. Seeing Bilbo Baggins beat down Russian gangsters, seduce Bond-level ladies, and intimidate hardened criminals is arguably some of his best work on television.
They say the best things in life are free, which is why viewers should marathon all three seasons of this hit show for zero dollars on that orange Sony Crackle app everyone keeps saying they've meant to take for a test drive.