After his retirement, Bill Hodges, an ambitious detective, who takes the case of the killing of 16 innocence and the injury of many, by a stolen Mercedes Sedan, but he can not manage to find out the suspect, incidents come to inspire him, as he receives many mysterious messages that provide him with new information that help him in his investigation.
David Kelly and Stephen King have been entertaining the masses for many decades now, yet in Mr. Mercedes, they're both doing some of their best work in years.
Mr. Mercedes is a fine example of something that has been less frequent over the years -- an effective Stephen King adaptation carried by strong performances and smart writing choices.
The drama comes off as an unappealing combination of Stephen King's most ghastly horror moments mashed into a hard-boiled detective story. It doesn't earn its violence, even with a game cast and compelling ideas.
David E. Kelley definitely still has it, but working with some constraints - adapting a novel and/or working with a forceful director like Bender or Jean-Marc Vallée - makes it easier for him to remind us of that fact.
The series shows signs early on that it is ready to go beyond the classic cat-and-mouse formula, and to deepen the story with grace notes that touch on everything from aging to senior citizen dating and relationships to economic disparity.
This is an all-star crew operating at near the peak of their abilities. It makes for a tight, terrifying story of a retired cop and the madman who got away but won't go away.