Wheelman

Wheelman has quietly become one of the more dependable crime dramas currently available in Australia on Netflix, and in the US on Netflix. A tight runtime that never overstays its welcome. 685 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Frank Grillo anchors it, but the writing does the real work. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Netflix.

Wheelman is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. The plotting gives Wheelman its backbone, but it is the characters you come back for. A getaway driver for a bank robbery realizes he has been double crossed and races to find out who betrayed him. Frank Grillo and Caitlin Carmichael lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 2017. Wheelman is at its best in the quiet scenes between the plot beats, where the character work actually happens. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Viewers who think they have seen every crime drama tend to find Wheelman proves them wrong. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. Frank Grillo anchors it, but the writing does the real work. If you are going to commit to one crime drama this month, make it this one.