Christoph Waltz stars in this brand new comedy-thriller.

By James Hibbs

Published: Tuesday, 21 February 2023 at 12:00 am


Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz is once again taking a turn for the chilling in Prime Video‘s new comedy-thriller The Consultant, which sees him play a mysterious and seemingly maniacal new consultant who turns employees’ lives upside down at a gaming company.

The series also stars Nat Wolff and Brittany O’Grady, and is based on the 2015 novel of the same name by Bentley Little.

The show is made up of eight half-hour episodes, but when do they all arrive on Prime Video and what is the series about?

Read on for everything you need to know about The Consultant.

When will The Consultant be released on Prime Video?

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Brittany O’Gray as Elaine and Nat Wolff as Craig in The Consultant.
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All eight episodes of The Consultant will stream on Prime Video from Friday 24th February.

The series was first announced in November 2021 and has been created by Tony Basgallop, who also created M Night Shyamalan’s series Servant. It is based on Bentley Little’s novel of the same name, and the first episode has been directed by WandaVision’s Matt Shakman.

What is The Consultant about?

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Christoph Waltz as Regus Patoff in The Consultant.
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The official synopsis for The Consultant says this it is a “twisted, comedy-thriller series that explores the sinister relationship between boss and employee”.

It continues: “When a new consultant, Regus Patoff (Christoph Waltz), is hired to improve the business at the App-based gaming company CompWare, employees experience new demands and challenges that put everything into question… including their lives.”