Sienna Miller And Dominic West's Legal Drama Climbs To No. 1 On HBO Max's Top 10 Chart
A British legal drama starring Sienna Miller and Dominic West has climbed to No. 1 on HBO Max's U.S. top 10 chart. "War" follows the high-profile divorce of Hollywood star Carla Duval (Miller) and her tech entrepreneur husband, Morgan Henderson (West). After years of marital strife, Carla suspects Morgan has continued to be unfaithful.
She recruits a friend to lure him into a one-night stand before launching a campaign to end their marriage, unaware that Henderson has already hired lawyers of his own. What follows is a bitter legal battle between two prominent law firms representing the estranged couple. The series has also received generally positive reviews from critics, holding an 86% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes, compared with a 65% audience score.
Still, there's more to "War" than a celebrity divorce gone sour. The first episode ends with a twist that complicates the battle between the two firms, offering another hook for viewers searching for the most underrated shows streaming on HBO Max.
War's young lawyer is secretly playing both sides
While Carla Duval and Morgan Henderson's divorce pits two law firms against each other, the first episode of "War" spends a surprising amount of time with Johnny Warren (Archie Renaux), a young lawyer working in a bar while trying to land a legal job in London.
At first, he seems bizarrely disconnected from the rest of the drama that unfolds around Duval and Henderson, but his real purpose becomes clear in the episode's final moments. He's been hired by Cathcarts, the firm representing Henderson, to go undercover at Taylor & Byrne, which represents Duval. Sneaky! Basically, if you liked "Suits," this could be one to watch.
HBO Max's Top 10 rankings are based on the streamer's own viewership data, which has not been independently verified by Nielsen or another third party. As such, they don't necessarily paint a complete picture of a show's popularity or overall success.