"Bloodline" is a Netflix original series about a family with dark secrets. The oldest son is the prototypical black sheep who returns to the Floria Keys home of his family to peel the scabs away from old wounds and throw a little salt on top.
There is a series of flashbacks throughout the first season that allude to this family's troubled and dark past. We get the impression that these events have played a serious role on the present and will also impact the future. The oldest son, Danny Rayburn (Ben Mendelsohn) is a complex character as are all of the Rayburn members. What sets Danny apart, however, is his bad behaviour and the apparent truthfulness to his actions. He is willing to tear apart the family in the name of revealing the past and the contents his own tortured soul.
There are surprises, twists and turns in the plot, side- and back-stories and atmospheric cinematography that add dimension and texture to the series. There is noir-ish element to the whole undertaking through the use of psychological depth-dwelling, a homme-fatale, and use of chiaroscuro imagery, rainfall, and searing summer heat-waves.
This is one of the most intriguing series on Netflix and the entire cast work together to produce a compelling drama about sibling rivalry, family dysfunction, and the psychological and emotional weight of secrets and the past.
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