The Revenge Club
When Emily (Aimee-Ffion Edwards) discovers her husband has been sleeping with her best friend, she soon finds herself in a divorce support group where she meets others struggling with grief and heartache. After the members open up about themselves in the pub following their first session together, they decide to form a Revenge Club to enact payback on the exes who’ve wronged them. However, an opening flash-forward scene of Emily in a police interrogation tells viewers that this scheme will end in someone’s death. It’s an engaging premise that has some fun with the group’s elaborate schemes and effectively conveys the pain the characters are enduring. However, there’s so much going on within the opening episodes alone that the show becomes a bit of a narrative and tonal mess.
The script (based on JD Pennington’s novel The Othello Club) fully understands grief. Though some remarks are played for laughs (like one club member admitting to watching Mamma Mia! over a dozen times in a row in the aftermath of their breakup), the dialogue between the characters poignantly articulates their hurt and anger at the world in a way that makes it incredibly easy to empathise with them on an intimate level. The insane nature of their plans functions as a counterpoint to the show’s more sombre moments. There’s a lot of entertainment in watching the gang incorporate rats into a plan to convince Emily’s traitorous friend that her house is haunted, as well as seeing those plans begin to go awry.
A burgeoning romantic spark between Emily and fellow divorcee Callum (Martin Compston) only adds to the escalating drama while further complicating their relationships with their exes. From love triangles and comedic shenanigans to melancholic reflections on grief, all of which are framed as a crime thriller, there’s an awful lot packed into the series. It pivots between tones and plot points so often that it trips over itself, never quite sure exactly what it’s trying to be.
As messy as The Revenge Club can be, it’s strong turns from Edwards and Compston that ensure viewers stay invested in what’s going on. Despite having somewhat of an identity crisis, there’s enough charm and boisterous energy laced throughout to keep viewers watching to see what happens next.
Andrew Murray
The Revenge Club is released on Paramount+ on 12th December 2025.
Watch the trailer for The Revenge Club here:
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