The most that fans could hear or know from versatile actress Abigail Spencer these days is either on her Twitter account where she is very active or the red carpets of various awarding ceremonies and film or TV festivals.
Since the 2016 awarding ceremonies are almost over and done with at this time, Abigail Spencer is now preoccupying herself with attending various festivals, the latest of which is the ATX Festival, where she is joining along with several of her lady friends.
On TV, she is still a proud cast member of “Rectify” TV series on Sundance, and the show is now on its fourth and final season.
When the Independent of UK published a full-length feature article on “Rectify,” Spencer took to Twitter to extend her appreciation to the news outlet for spreading the good word about the TV series.
A scintillating review
Obviously, the actress is proud of the outlet’s scintillating review of “Rectify” for its unhurried and high-quality storytelling at no expense of a network’s mercy.
While it’s not as popular as “Game of Thrones” or “The Walking Dead” which are basically the hallmarks these days of successful TV series, “Rectify” actually resembles the meticulous pacing of the critically-acclaimed TV series of yore “Breaking Bad,” notes The Independent of UK.
“Rectify” is the first original drama on Sundance that may just be America’s best TV series. It is a story about a young man played by Aden Young as Daniel Holden, who was forced to readjust to a freedom he never thought he would be granted.
The plotline injects the series with an emotional heft. Abigail Spencer plays the character of Amantha Holden, the younger sister of Daniel Holden.
Daniel has been convicted of the rape and strangulation murder of his teenage girlfriend Hanna but was later released from prison after the discovery of conflicting DNA evidence. Amantha believes in his brother’s innocence of the crime.
A fitting conclusion
Late in April, Spencer also posted on her Twitter a snapshot of the whiteboard showing the actors and the schedule of the production of “Rectify.”
While she did not put any description or caption to the image, it was clear that the fourth and final season of “Rectify” shall have eight episodes to put a fitting conclusion to the highly-acclaimed TV series.
It is two episodes more than the show’s six-episode Season 3. It had 10 episodes apiece during its first two seasons on Sundance TV, which was launched by iconic Hollywood actor and director Robert Redford back in 1996 as the Sundance Channel.
It was a premium movie network and destination for independent films. The network only began expanding into scripted TV series territory with the debut of the thought-provoking drama “Rectify” back in 2013.
The TV series is an existential story that was allowed to come to life during an existential era in serial storytelling. It was a case of perfect timing with the perfect partners.
Notwithstanding its performance during its first two seasons, Season 3 of “Rectify” actually got ratings that most networks would not dare keep a TV show on the air with. It was averaging only 160,000 viewers per episode. Networks are canceling TV series left and right if the shows don’t have 1.5 million viewers or more but “Rectify” is standing still and tall.
In fact, the “Minority Report” TV series on Fox, which has 2.45 million viewers on its last episode was already canceled so it is just absurd to see “Rectify” still holding firm. No wonder the show’s actors, including Abigail Spencer, are proud of the show, not for its poor ratings but how some critics think that it is a good TV series more than anything else.
The first few episodes of “Rectify” were scattered with flashbacks serving as metaphorical open windows into Daniel’s time behind bars. These ultimately serve to combat his silent expression of innocence, taking back viewers as they prepare to take the plunge on a decision regarding his possible guilt.