![]() ![]() As such, the series' version of Cray comes off as a bit less Ax-Crazy. In the books Cray's video game company was just a cover, and as such became one long exercise in sadism, with Cray subjecting innocent victims to a life sized mock up of the game to record their reactions and use them to improve the game's realism. He's still a psychopath whose plan is to start a nuclear war, but, in the series, the "Feathered Serpent 2" game is actually crucial to the plot. Damien Cray himself, for one primary reason.His fate (getting killed by Cray) is the same, but in this case it's because he wanted nothing to do with the Evil Plan, rather than getting Rewarded as a Traitor Deserves. Here, he's Craystar's publicist and a straight-up good guy, being an old friend of Ed Pleasance who provided him with information, and later helps Alex infiltrate the Feathered Serpent 2 launch. In the book version of Eagle Strike, Charlie Roper was a Turncoat NSA cryptographer who sold out the U.S.Jones after being ordered to perform their test on him and realising he's not going through with it willingly. While the Wolf in the books initially bullied Alex and even tried to get him kicked out of SAS training with them only becoming friendly after he gains some respect for Alex, here he is clearly concerned about the prospect of Alex being used in a MI6 operation and pulls a What the Hell, Hero? on Mrs.The one in the book regularly disregards his mental and physical health for the supposed greater good. Alan Blunt is kinder and more interested in Alex's well being than his book counterpart.It also makes the former sound a lot less like a Bond Girl. Sabina and Edward Pleasure have their last name changed to Pleasance, perhaps after Donald Pleasence's Blofeld.It's also pronounced to rhyme with "rife" rather than "reef". Dr Grief's name is spelt "Greif" in the series.The season 1 finale reveals them as Yassen's employers. The books also don't mention Scorpia until the fourth installment, with them appearing in the fifth, although with hindsight their influence is visible as far back as Stormbreaker.Here, he's introduced straight away as Alex's best friend. Tom Harris is not introduced until the fifth book.He also argues his way into joining the rescue mission back into Point Blanc, rather than being tricked into going back. Instead of being bullied into going undercover, he's just about decided to do it to find out who killed his uncle when the bullying starts. (Please note that this page has been heavily spoilered due to the suspense-heavy plot.) Season two was released in December 2021, and uses the plot of the fourth book, Eagle Strike. The series became available in the US on Freevee in November 2020. The first season is available in the UK on Prime Video. ![]() The first season is based primarily on the second book, Point Blanc, incorporating elements from the first book, Stormbreaker. He is recruited by his uncle's employers to assist in a mission revolving around a mysterious boarding school for troubled teenagers in the French Alps, known as Point Blanc.Īlex Rider (2020) is a live action television series based on the Alex Rider books by Anthony Horowitz. When English teenager Alex Rider (Otto Farrant) discovers his uncle Ian was not in fact a banker but a secret agent killed as a result of his investigations, his life is turned upside down. ![]()
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