Looking for your next antihero obsession? Your Friends & Neighbors might be it

Your Friends & Neighbors throws us into the chaos of one man's life falling apart, and what he does to patch it back together is anything but... legal.

If you've missed the thrill of watching someone slowly spiral into moral grey zones, this Apple TV show brings that back with a bang. It's completely messy, it's darkly funny, and it's full of poor choices your mind won't let you look away from.

A downward spiral kicks off with betrayal, secrets, and a dead body

Your Friends & Neighbors starts with a massive jolt. Andrew "Coop" Cooper, played by Jon Hamm, wakes up beside a dead man in a lavish home. It's bloody, confusing, and immediately gripping.

But this isn't just a crime scene, but rather, it's the result of a long fall. Four months earlier, Coop was living the high life. But then, everything cracked. He caught his wife cheating with his best friend, was kicked out of the family home, and lost his high-paying fund job under complicated circumstances.

Determined to keep up appearances despite being unemployed, Coop makes a wild decision. Instead of finding another job, he begins stealing from his wealthy friends. Their homes are filled with expensive things they barely notice, so he slips in, takes what he can, and sells it off through a sharp pawnbroker named Lu.

Your Friends & Neighbors traces this path right from the heartbreak to his snarky heists with sharp commentary, clever pacing, and a tone that swings between sad and absurd. Every stolen item, every lie, every twist keeps pushing Coop deeper into trouble, and deeper into the antihero mold.

More than a thief: Why Coop’s contradictions make Your Friends & Neighbors work

What sets Your Friends & Neighbors apart isn't just the crime plot. It's the layers hidden underneath the crime/theft plot. Coop, for all of his shenanigans, is a man simply clinging to the idea of who he used to be as a person.

He's not just stealing watches. What he's trying to do is, he's trying to steal back his old life. You know? The one where he had a perfect life, a perfect wife, and a perfect job? Yeah, that one.

There's a real sense and understanding that Coop doesn't want to be a villain. But his pride won't let him admit that he's flawed and broken. Even when he makes selfish or downright terrible decisions, like getting involved with his ex-wife's best friend or lying to people who still trust him, you don't fully pull away.

That's partly because Jon Hamm plays him with such charm and vulnerability. But it's also because the show gives space to the messiness of emotion that unravels within and inside the character.

The world around Coop is filled with people who seem perfect on the outside and hollow within, and that's exactly what the show highlights through Coop.

The show digs into themes like privilege, ego, and what people hide behind money. And at the center of it all is a guy who's constantly choosing the wrong path even when the right one is just there, waiting.

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Your Friends & Neighbors is more than just a silly crime drama. What it is is that it's a deep dive into the ego, identity, and desperation of a man, all wrapped in sleek storytelling.

If you're craving a new antihero/morally grey character to root for and rage at in equal measure, Coop's story might just be your next obsession. It's flawed, funny, and unexpectedly simply just human.

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