Max’s ‘Full Circle’ Began as a 586-Page Script —Now It’s One of TV’s Twistiest Thrillers

Editor’s Note: In solidarity with the WGA strike, Ed Solomon is not participating in Max-generated promotional events or press for “Full Circle,” only in interviews arranged through personal connections like this one.The Max series “Full Circle” is one of the most ambitious, audacious, and satisfying thrillers to hit streaming in years, an intricately structured and consistently surprising ensemble piece that’s as broad in its scope as it is deep in its insights.

The botched kidnapping at the story’s center brings together a wide array of fascinating characters from different backgrounds, ranging from the struggling to the wealthy and from criminals to law enforcement agents working for the U.S.

postal service, all of whom are rendered with precise journalistic detail and profound empathy.

It’s remarkably complex and complicated — but according to writer Ed Solomon, it was even more complicated in its original conception.“This began…

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