Scorchin' Summer Streamin' 25 - The Assassin - Miniseries

Stan original series, The Assassin by Harry and Jack Williams, starring Keeley Hawes & Freddie Highmore (Bates Motel and The Good Doctor - USA).

The six episode easy binge revolves around a retired assassin Julie (Hawes) and her estranged son Edward (Highmore) are forced to flee an idyllic Greek island when Julie’s dangerous past catches up with her. 

With questions around Edward’s paternity and Julie’s past life as a hit woman, the pair go on the run across Europe, working together in a fight for survival. 

The series landed late July on Stan, which is random as worldwide it was an Amazon title. Also there is very little "Australian" about the English series largely based in Greece. That said Neighbours legend, Alan Dale stars (with his OG Aussie accent) while his children are played by sex god, Devon Terrell and Shalom Brune-Franklin.

So it's been streaming for a while but warning, the finale is broken down below the trailer. Welcome to the new Scorchin' Summer Streamin' 25 series!

Edward awakes in Spain, where Marie explains his real name is Florent, his true parentage and how Julie took him as a baby after killing his father and putting her in a coma. 

Julie breaks into Marie’s compound, with Luka doing overwatch. Ezra becomes acting CEO after Aaron dies from prescription overdose, which is implied he may have orchestrated. He offers company resources to locate Edward if Kayla keeps “Chantaines” a secret. 

Kayla agrees, and later arrives in Spain with armed mercenaries to assist Luka, and they raid the compound. Luka confronts but spares Afonso, Marie’s henchman who massacred his village. Edward flees and finds Julie in the basement. She explains she never wanted children, and was even glad to have a miscarriage when pregnant, but couldn’t leave him alone as a baby believing both his parents were dead. 

Marie tells Edward he was born from a surrogate and isn't biologically hers. She poisons him, telling Julie she has spent 29 years planning revenge against her. Marie demands Edward execute Julie in exchange for the atropine antidote. 

Full of guilt, Julie gives Edward her gun and tells him to do it to save himself, but he kills Marie instead. Edward survives after being airlifted to hospital in the Cross family helicopter. Ezra burns his mothers suicide note. 

Three months later, Julie is in a relationship with Luka, and joints Kayla and Edward visit Edward’s biological mother.

So this was a so simple watch! The show is addictive, easy to watch (even with some added eye candy from Devon Terrell) and beautifully shot.

This was a great show for Stan to be connected to. Hopefully the upcoming Channel Nine (Stan included) upfront presentation this month, will include some exciting Stan titles for 2026!