"Class of '09": A Promising Thriller with Brian Tyree Henry and Kate Mara Struggles to Transcend FBI Drama Tropes and AI Dilemmas.

"Class of '09" is a promising thriller series on FX on Hulu, starring Brian Tyree Henry and Kate Mara, that takes place across three distinct timelines. The show explores the theme of how much we should sacrifice for privacy and due process in modern crime-fighting techniques. The cast delivers strong performances, and the writing is smart, playing with structure and theme in a way that doesn’t feel like anything else on TV. However, the success of the show is unclear without knowing exactly where it’s going, and the time jumps may become too manic.