Many viewers once felt their office was a living hell, but after diving into the series, that view shifts. Advisor, streaming on Prime Video, offers a heady blend of black comedy, suspenseful thriller elements, and genuine terror. Christoph Waltz delivers a brilliant, infuriating performance as the new boss at a video game studio teetering on collapse and ready to explode. Adapted from a novel by Bentley Small, the project preserves the book’s signature wit and sharp irony. The creators wanted to honor the spirit of Small’s work while shaping a narrative that fits a modern streaming audience and the expectations of today’s thriller fans. The screenwriter notes that the humor was a shared insight with the author, a key element that helped anchor the series even as many plot threads required changes for a tighter ninety-minute theatrical version.
