Review and Summary: Fool Me Once

“Fool Me Once” starts with a bunch of masked boarding school kids performing an unusual ritual. The mischievous scene throws us right into the action. In the next 15 minutes, we see a marriage, a murder, a funeral, a helicopter ride, and someone getting pepper sprayed. The story moves comically fast through multiple storylines and many characters.

“Fool Me Once” focuses on Maya Burkett, a single mother who just lost her husband in a horrific shooting. But when Maya sees nanny cam footage that suggests her husband is still alive, family secrets begin to reveal themselves. Maya’s life is further messed up when Detective Sami Kierce discovers that Maya’s sister and husband were murdered by the same weapon. The family that once grieved is now suspicious of one another.

Who killed Maya’s husband and sister? Why did they do it? What connects these two murders? Maya, Detective Sami Kierce, and Maya’s niece each split off into their own stories as they unfolded the lives of their lost loved ones. The 8 episodes of “Fool Me Once” venture into family secrets, childhood trauma, and plots of surprises, danger, and murder.