Overview
- Prime Video released all eight episodes of Ride or Die on Wednesday, July 15, making the series available to stream in full.
- The show pairs Octavia Spencer and Hannah Waddingham as lifelong best friends who are pulled into a globe-spanning spy thriller when one woman’s secret work as an assassin is revealed.
- Reviewers across outlets praise Spencer and Waddingham’s electric rapport and the series’ set-piece action, noting Waddingham’s months of combat and weapons training contributed to the physicality of her performance.
- Many critics say the season feels overstuffed, citing too many subplots and uneven pacing that dilute the momentum established in the opening episodes and lead reviewers to suggest a shorter run would have tightened the story.
- The series is notable for centering two women in their 50s in an action-buddy format, a casting choice reviewers treat as culturally significant, and its all-at-once release shapes how audiences will binge and judge the show’s franchise potential.