‘The Crowded Room’ series review: Tom Holland’s efforts fail to lift this potboiler thriller

True crime has arguably reached its saturation point in 2023. The Crowded Room Creator: Akiva Goldsman Cast: Tom Holland, Amanda Seyfried, Sasha Lane, Will Chase, Lior Raz, Emmy Rossum, and others Episodes: 10 Runtime: 45-55 minutes Storyline: In 1979, Danny Sullivan is apprehended for a crime he claims to not have committed. Locked in an interrogation room, a thrilling sequence of events spill out that led Danny to this point Rya’s efforts to reach out to Danny and lay out the sequence of events that have led him to the interrogation room form a large part of The Crowded Room’s first half, which progresses in the manner of a true crime show. Switching between events that happened in the past and the dreary interrogation room where Danny is currently held, The Crowded Room attempts a method that has pushed many true crime shows to success; like Mindhunter and Criminal before it, creator Akiva Goldsman seeks to establish that delicate thread of connection between an interrogator and a criminal, between Rya and Danny. Though Tom Holland and Amanda Seyfried make robust efforts to enhance this show through their performances, The Crowded Room collapses under the weight of its own questionable choices.