The Path (TV series)

The Path
Genre	Drama
Created by	Jessica Goldberg
Starring	Aaron Paul Michelle Monaghan Emma Greenwell Rockmond Dunbar Kyle Allen Amy Forsyth Sarah Jones Paul James Hugh Dancy
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jason Katims Michelle Lee Jessica Goldberg
Camera setup	Single-camera
Production company(s)	True Jack Productions Refuge, Inc. Universal Television
Release
Original network	Hulu
Original release	March 30, 2016 – present
External links
Website

The Path is an American television drama series starring Aaron Paul, Michelle Monaghan, and Hugh Dancy. The show portrays members of a fictional religion known as Meyerism.

The series was ordered by Hulu in March 2015 with a straight 10 episode order. The series was originally titled The Way, but was changed to The Path in September 2015 due to its similarity to real-life ministry and alleged cult, The Way International. The show debuted on March 30, 2016. On May 4, 2016, Hulu renewed the series for a second season.

Cast

Main cast

• Aaron Paul as Eddie Lane, a convert to Meyerism with a wayward past. Eddie suffers a crisis of faith when all that he has come to accept as truth is fundamentally challenged.
• Hugh Dancy as Cal Roberts. Cal is the charismatic, unofficial leader of The Meyerist Movement. His ambition puts him at odds with the organization’s existing leadership and roils Sarah and Eddie’s already turbulent marriage.
• Michelle Monaghan as Sarah Lane. Born into a Meyerist family, Sarah’s compassion and authority have made her an important figure in The Movement. Her devotion, however, is tested when she uncovers her husband’s falsehoods.
• Emma Greenwell as Mary Cox. Mary is an addict who’s been saved by Cal and a team of Meyerists after a tornado leveled her hometown. Now freed from a life of abuse, she becomes infatuated with Cal and devotes herself entirely to The Movement.
• Rockmond Dunbar as Detective Abe Gaines. Abe is an FBI investigator who seems to be the only agent suspicious of the mysterious religious sect that recently responded to a natural disaster. As he delves deeper into the investigation, he faces personal troubles at home and is forced to reflect on his own faith.
• Kyle Allen as Hawk Lane. Hawk is Eddie and Sarah’s devoted teenage son who wants nothing more than to drop out of high school and join The Movement full time. His loyalty wavers when a popular classmate pursues a relationship with him.
• Amy Forsyth as Ashley Fields. Ashley is a popular girl at Hawk’s school who would normally have nothing to do with “a weird cult kid.” After a financial crisis hits home, she turns to Hawk and his family for help.
• Sarah Jones as Alison Kemp. Alison is a defector of Meyerism who holds The Movement responsible for the mysterious death of her husband. She employs Eddie’s help in a search for answers and redemptions.
• Paul James as Sean Egan (recurring season 1, starring season 2). Sean is a novice member of the Meyerist Movement who begins to date Mary when she joins the Movement. Sean's sister was shot and killed in a school shooting, which led him to join the Movement.

Recurring cast

• Minka Kelly as Miranda Frank, a Meyerist from Eddie's retreat who is suspected of having an affair with him in Peru
• Keir Dullea as Dr. Stephen Meyer, the founder of the Meyerist Movement
• Peter Friedman and Deirdre O'Connell as Hank and Gab Armstrong, Sarah's parents and members of the Meyerist Movement
• Brian Stokes Mitchell and Adriane Lenox as Bill and Felicia, founding members of the Meyerist Movement with little trust for Cal
• Stephanie Hsu as Joy Armstrong, the daughter of Nicole and Hawk's cousin
• Ali Ahn as Nicole Armstrong, Sarah's sister-in-law and a member of the Meyerist Movement
• Kathleen Turner as Brenda Roberts, the estranged mother of cult leader Cal Roberts
• Max Ehrich as Freddie Ridge

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"What the Fire Throws"	Mike Cahill	Jessica Goldberg	March 30, 2016 (2016-03-30)
2	"The Era of The Ladder"	Mike Cahill	Jessica Goldberg	March 30, 2016 (2016-03-30)
3	"A Homecoming"	Michael Weaver	Annie Weisman	April 6, 2016 (2016-04-06)
4	"The Future"	Michael Weaver	Julia Brownwell	April 13, 2016 (2016-04-13)
5	"The Hole"	Patrick Norris	Coleman Herbert	April 20, 2016 (2016-04-20)
6	"Breaking and Entering"	Patrick Norris	Jessica Goldberg	April 27, 2016 (2016-04-27)
7	"Refugees"	Roxann Dawson	Jason Katims	May 4, 2016 (2016-05-04)
8	"The Shore"	Roxann Dawson	Annie Weisman	May 11, 2016 (2016-05-11)
9	"A Room of One's Own"	Michael Weaver	Julia Brownwell	May 18, 2016 (2016-05-18)
10	"The Miracle"	Michael Weaver	Jessica Goldberg	May 25, 2016 (2016-05-25)

Reception

The first season of The Path has received positive reviews from critics. On the review aggregator, Metacritic, the first season scored a score of 70 out of 100 based on 33 reviews. Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter reacted positively to the series, writing: "There's a lot to like about The Path, from the strong visual sense of place that director Mike Cahill established in the first two episodes to its theoretical take on faith, and of course the exquisite acting and deft writing." Hank Stuever of the Washington Post, wrote that "The Path works best as an intense psychological study of an extended family whose members equate faith and loyalty with happiness."

Alan Sepinwall of HitFix had a more mixed reaction to the series. He called the show a "a dry, claustrophobic show, with not enough of a narrative hook to pull the viewer through hour after hour of it."

References

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External links

• The Path at IMDb