Alex Rider

Alex Rider – Threats

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  • Title: Alex Rider – Threats
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“Threats” works to set up the final three episodes of the series. Reunited with Kyra (Marli Siu), Alex (Otto Farrant) enlists the help of the hacker to make sense of what is hidden on the advanced copy of the video game he was able to steal from Damian Cray (Toby Stephens). Unfortunately, for any real answers, she’ll need to return the game back to where it was created. Confirming that our teen spy is on his own, Blunt (Stephen Dillane) calls Alex in and orders him to stop everything he’s doing. Which, we know, isn’t something Alex Rider will agree to.

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Alex Rider – Serpent

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  • Title: Alex Rider – Serpent
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In order to follow the lead given him by the mysterious hacker, Alex (Otto Farrant) takes the place of the world’s best players of the Feathered Serpent video game, the only one of the world’s best players who hasn’t RSVP’d for  Damian Cray‘s (Toby Stephens) release party of the sequel. What Alex doesn’t realize is just how crazy Cray is and whose identity he’s assuming (which turns out to be that of an old friend). The episode is most notable for Alex playing the game in VR environment with the madman constantly raising the stakes and danger as the cocky teenager continues to out-perform his expectations. While somewhat goofy on-screen, the segment works and allows Alex to get close enough for what he’s come for.

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Alex Rider – Mirror

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Alex (Otto Farrant) gets the attention of the hacker Smoking Mirror (Tom Mothersdale) who he unwittingly helped escape from Department of Special Operations. The hacker arranges a meet with the boy, leaving the security of his hacker collective not aware has already been compromised as Gregorvich (Thomas Levin) is hot on his trail. Smoking Mirror mistakenly believes Alex can bring him in, not aware he’s on the outs with the Department, but Gregorvich shows up and kills him, and nearly kills Alex as well until he recognizes him.

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Alex Rider – Hunt

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An attempt by Alex Rider (Otto Farrant) to find the Department of Special Operations and convince them that Gregorvich (Thomas Levin) is responsible for the attack in Cornwall is only partly successful. With the help of  Tom (Brenock O’Connor), Alex is able to find and track Blunt (Stephen Dillane) at his private club. However, instead of leading him back to spy headquarters, Alex accidentally stumbles into a stakeout and the attempted capture of a cyber-hacker who recently made an attack on the Pentagon.

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Alex Rider – Surf

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Alex Rider (Otto Farrant) may have left the spy world behind, but the spy world isn’t done with him just yet. Still traumatized by the events of the show’s first season, and seeing the scar-faced man (Thomas Levin) around every corner, Alex agrees to a surf vacation with Jack (Ronke Adekoluejo) and Tom (Brenock O’Connor) in Cornwall. Little do they know the trip will turn out to be the thing to pull Alex back into the shadows, chasing ghosts no one else initially believes are really there.

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