Random TV Season Review - Loke & Key (Season 1)

So before going into my usual Christmas posts, I decided for the last TV post of November to review another TV show that's based on a comic book series because that's what I like to talk about. This one is particularly interesting as it's all about keys and what they unlock. Sounds like something that has been done before sure, but perhaps not in the way this series plays out. Its got high school things (or secondary if like me, you live in the UK), a bit of horror, a bit of fantasy and family time too. Yeah pretty much everything that hooks in teenagers of an appropriate age and those who enjoy those genres whether it be hardcore or not. So let's take a look at the first season:

Following the tragic murder of Rendell Locke (played by Bill Heck) at the hands of former student Sam Lesser (played by Thomas Mitchell Barnet), his surviving family decide to move from Seattle to Matheson, Massachusetts to take residence in Rendell's family home, the Keyhouse. As the name implies, there are keys within the house that can be used in various magical ways such as going into the mind of one being, become a ghost and open doors to other areas. All is well at first, but the children soon realize that a demonic evil being is also after the keys for its own purpose, and they must protect the family and the keys before it's too late.

It's kind of amazing how Netflix has managed to keep bringing in new original content despite competition that is bringing them to their knees and the pandemic which has put production on many shows and films on hold for an unknown and uncertain period of time. This show is good. It may play around with the usual tropes that come from shows and films set in high schools, but don't think I have ever seen a series about keys being used in magical ways. Kind of makes me remember of the old films that had that bit of magic in them that made them so iconic for years. But yeah I like this one. Good acting, good action and plenty of magic to behold. 8/10