Morgan Spector, Alyssa Sutherland, and Gus Birney don’t really get to stretch their acting muscles too much in the beginning, but given that the mist seems destined to bring out the best and the worst of the folks of Bridgeville, we can count on seeing more of their reactions as the series progresses.
Of course, this Spike series clearly doesn’t have nearly the budget of Jaws or The Walking Dead, and we’ll have to suspend our disbelief pretty thoroughly if we’re going to watch all ten hours of The Mist.
Frances Conroy is obviously fantastic as Nathalie Raven, whose interest in ecology and fervent religious faith make her somebody worth watching (and watching out for) once the mist rolls into town.
A lot will undoubtedly depend on the performances from the cast.