Intriguing Trailer Drops For New Spy Thriller, But Will It Be Woke Garbage?

"The Veil" looks like a show loaded with potential.

FX recently dropped a trailer for the series with Elisabeth Moss developed for Hulu, and the plot is described as follows:

"FX’s The Veil explores the surprising and fraught relationship between two women who play a deadly game of truth and lies on the road from Istanbul to Paris and London. One woman has a secret, the other a mission to reveal it before thousands of lives are lost. In the shadows, mission controllers at the CIA and French DGSE must put differences aside and work together to avert potential disaster."

Sounds pretty interesting, right? After all, who doesn't love a great spy thriller with plenty of suspense and violence? I'm all about it, and the trailer definitely looks great.

Check it out below, and hit me with your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.

FX's "The Veil" looks interesting.

The trailer definitely looks solid, but there's one major concern that we have to address. Will the show portray women in operator/agent roles realistically or will it be woke nonsense?

If it's the latter, then I'm out. I'm 100% out if it turns into some weird girl power story. There's nothing wrong with incredibly strong female characters, but it has to be done correctly.

"Special Ops: Lioness" and "Alias" (an all-time classic) are great examples of series with powerful female leads that aren't woke and preachy. We all know Hollywood loves preaching. It's always a concern.

However, this is FX we're talking about. It's the network responsible for "The Americans," "Justified," "The Shield," "Sons of Anarchy" and other great hits. It's one of the best networks in entertainment and it knows how to get the job done. That gives me a lot of hope that "The Veil" will focus on entertainment over woke messaging.

"The Veil" with Elisabeth Moss looks interesting. (Credit: FX)

It's also important to note there are some incredibly badass women in the CIA and in the black ops world of the military. As I've said before, I can't really say much about it but there's some interesting stuff to find on Google if you're savvy enough. Hopefully, the day will come when people can learn about some of the stories of women who served in roles the public doesn't even know exist.

Will "The Veil" touch on that world? It looks like it might, and I know for damn sure "Special Ops: Lioness" did a great job of shining a light at women knee-deep in the world of operators.

We'll see what "The Veil" gives viewers when it premieres April 30th. I can't wait to find out. Let me know what you think at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.