Suspicious Minds, on Hulu

Wearing a cursed tiara sounds unlucky for a bride, so she ought to be grateful to a pair of thieves trying to steal it. Her gangster father doesn’t see it that way. Emilio Villegas calls himself a businessman, but his chief of security previously worked for the Russian FSB, so you do the math. They deal with thieves outside the law—fatally—so the stakes are high. Unfortunately, trust remains an issue for the former partners-turned-lovers-turned-reluctant partners again in creator-writers Veronica Marza, Pablo Roa, and Fernando Sancristobal’s six-episode Spanish-series Suspicious Minds, which premieres tomorrow on Hulu.

As she explains in flashbacks, Amber fell for Rui during their last job. That was a big no-no, but it aided their cover, as a couple participating getting hitched during an Elvis and Marilyn-themed group wedding in Vegas. They score down went like clockwork, but the getaway turned ugly. Amber assumed Rui died in a hail of bullets, so she decided to steal the “Tiara of St. Agatha” as a tribute. She invested months serving as the tutor-minder of Villegas’s entitled son Edgar, to befriend his older sister Lucia, who will be wearing the Tiara during her wedding on Esperanza, Villegas’s private South Pacific island.

Yet, just when is about to crack the safe, Rui interrupts. Instead of grabbing the tiara, Amber takes on a new, old partner. She is less than thrilled, because she knows Rui betrayed her, even though he accuses her of the same. Awkwardly, they only barely elude the seriously scary Judith Milenkovic, so she knows someone is out to steal her boss’s tiara. Consequently, they must take on further partners, including Julio, the Villegas family’s majordomo and wedding director, as well as young Edgar, who hopes to teach his inattentive father a lesson.

Suspicious Minds sometimes descends a little too far into goofiness, especially when depicting clueless Lucia and her oddball fiancé, Jaume. However, each instalment features plenty of clever scheming, conning, and daring sleight of hand. Basically, the tone hits similarly to a vintage Remington Steele episode, but slightly sillier.

Regardless, co-leads Alex Gonzalez and Silvio Alonso make it all quite watchable, as eye-candy with decent rom-com chemistry. Alonso’s charismatic screen presence sometimes outshines Gonzalez, but they generally play off each other well.

As Villegas, Asier Etxeandia is aptly sinister, but not too sinister, in a manner that befits the show’s breeziness. Milena Radulovic also projects the kind of vibes that would be perfect for Natasha Fatale in a future Bullwinkle movie. Unfortunately, Alicia Jaziz and Jan Buxaderas are a lot—sometimes too much—as the happy couple.

The humor is hit-or-miss, but directors Inma Torrente and Alejandro Bazzano keep the action snappy. Six episodes might sound excessively drawn out for one single jewel theft, but the trio of writers maintain a steady stream of one-darned-things-after-another. It is admittedly lightweight, but still a good deal of fun. Recommended as a low-stress, nimbly amusing caper, Suspicious Minds starts streaming tomorrow (7/10) on Hulu.