Teenage Bounty Hunters Review

Let’s clear the air: I did not expect to enjoy this show. The only bounty hunter I cared about was looking out for Baby Yoda, and frankly, I was content to keep it that way.

But heck, Kathleen Jordan just made this show too dang good, and now we’re all stuck with the consequences.

Blair and Sterling Wesley are from an affluent Atlanta family attending a private Christian school. Events conspire to have them meet Bowser, a tough bounty hunter who could use a little support. They fight crime! … Kind of. They capture people who have skipped bail! …Sometimes.

Look, these teenagers have a lot going on: dating, faith, chasing criminals, extra-curricular activities, and whatever secrets their parents are keeping these days.

The leads, Maddie Phillips (Sterling) and Anjelica Bette Felini (Blair) are way more talented than any actor their age has any right to be. Bolstered by consistently funny scripts, they nail the comedic timing, the pregnant pauses, and the love-hate sibling dynamics that you would expect from a pair of teenagers.

And one thing that particularly impressed me about this show was the way it handled challenges of faith for its characters. The show isn’t afraid to dive into some of the hypocrisies of modern American Christians, but characters like Sterling practice true empathy and kindness and won’t allow their feelings about God be dictated to by those who can’t practice what they preach. It’s refreshing to see a portrayal of modern religion that responds to faults in the system and challenges the ideas of judging people based on convenient labels. The upstanding twin can be wild (and that’s okay!). The pillar of the community might be crooked. Things are not what they appear.

Anyway, enough philosophy. 4 frozen yogurts with extra marshmallows out of 5. Rated TV-MA. Netflix decided just this week not to renew the show, and I would like to prove how wrong they are, so please give it a watch.