# Good Behavior (2016)

> A newly released thief and con artist interrupts a hitman's contract and finds herself in a dangerous, seductive collision course with the killer.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/57304

## Facts

- Seasons: 2
- Episodes: 20
- Episode runtime: 59 min
- Status: Canceled
- Genres: crime, drama
- Created by: Chad Hodge, Blake Crouch
- Network: TNT
- Cast: Michelle Dockery, Juan Diego Botto, Lusia Strus, Terry Kinney, Nyles Steele, María Botto, Joey Kern, Dylan Cheek
- TMDB rating: 8.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4855114/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: tense, seductive, gritty, morally gray, noir-tinged

## What critics say

Audiences rate Good Behavior positively, valuing Michelle Dockery's lead performance and the sharp, seductive cat-and-mouse dynamic between Letty and her hitman adversary.

## Synopsis

Good Behavior (2016-2017) is an American crime drama created by Chad Hodge and Blake Crouch for TNT. Michelle Dockery stars as Letty Dobesh, a thief and con artist fresh out of prison who cannot resist a dangerous scheme. When she overhears a hitman being hired to kill a man's wife, she sets out to derail the job, and that impulse pulls her into a volatile, seductive relationship with the killer Javier Pereira, played by Juan Diego Botto. Lusia Strus, Terry Kinney, and Nyles Steele fill out a web of marks, handlers, and family ties that keeps tightening around Letty. Each episode is built from cons, double crosses, and improvised escapes, while the larger arc follows the consequences of her reckless choices across a two-season run of ten episodes apiece. The show plays out in a gritty American criminal underworld with a moody, tense atmosphere, where sexual heat and moral compromise sit close to violence. Fans of Breaking Bad, Hustle, and Bates Motel will find resonance in its morally gray leads, sharp criminal cat and mouse, and noir-tinged dread. The series was canceled after its second season, leaving its central story unfinished.

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