Trese Netflix Review: 9 Ups & 2 Downs
1. Up: The World-Building
One of the biggest draws for both the original comic series and the Netflix adaptation is the worldbuilding, both realistic and fantastical.
Few series of this scale have delved into life in Metro Manila, and Trese does a fantastic job of portraying that in a surprisingly accurate way, from big, violent events to small, day to day experiences, as seen when Captain Guerrero goes to work in a manner common among working class Filipinos.
On the other side of this, the magic the Trese family takes part in, and the alliances between supernatural beings, is touched upon enough to make viewers want to see more.
The way Trese ties together a plethora of unique mythologies, from gods to monsters to shamanistic practices, and sprinkles it into the darker, more dangerous side of real city life, means that there can be so many more stories to tell about Trese's exploits.
And with seven graphic novels so far and a few spinoffs from Tan and Baldisimo's original Trese comics, Netflix better make room for as many of these stories as they can fit in future seasons, to flesh out this unique and terrifying world that has finally been put to screen.