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It's not too often you hear about female serial killers, which makes the new show Furious a rarity.
It stars Emmy Rossum as a low-level
FBI agent on the hunt for a young woman who's been targeting prominent tycoons throughout New York City.
The series comes from Liz Merriweather, the creator of New Girl and the Elizabeth Holmes miniseries, The Dropout.
And it shows.
It's thrilling and twisty the way serial killer dramas usually are, but it's also got a punchy sense of humor.
I'm Aisha Harris, and joining me today on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour is my co-host, Linda Holmes.
Hey, Linda.
Hello, Aisha.
And also with us is Vulture TV critic Roxana Haddadi.
Hey, Roxana, welcome back.
Hello.
Thank you for having me.
So great to have you here, as always.
So when Furious begins, powerful businessmen are turning up suspiciously dead.
Emmy Rossum plays the troubled FBI agent Alice.