Charlotte Minter
Published December 1, 2025 5:00am
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The show features Adam Brody, from Nobody Wants This and The O.C. (Francisco Roman/Crackle)
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- Martin Freeman stars in StartUp, a gripping crime drama about creating cryptocurrency now streaming on ITVX
- The show features a gangster, banker, and hacker teaming up while a crooked FBI agent, played by Freeman, pursues them
- Despite mixed critic reviews, StartUp has been praised by viewers for its compelling storytelling and drama
It’s got a stellar cast, and features one of Britain’s favourite actors sporting an American accent as they play an FBI agent in Miami.
StartUp was released on Amazon Prime Video back in 2016 and ran for three series.
Now, all 30 episodes are available to watch on ITVX.
Martin Freeman stars alongside Nobody Wants This’s Adam Brody in the gripping crime drama about three unlikely companions who decide to launch a digital currency, GenCoin.
A gangster (Edi Gathegi), a banker (Adam Brody) and a hacker (Otmara Marrero) team up to create this new cryptocurrency, while crooked FBI agent (Freeman) tries to bring them down.
Martin Freeman plays a corrupt FBI agent (Picture: Francisco Roman/Crackle/ Courtesy of Sony Pictures Television)
Once helping Sherlock as Dr John Watson, Freeman takes the reigns as FBI agent Phil Rask.
Freeman swaps the rainy roads of London, for the sunny streets of Miami as he embarks on a different kind of investigation involving street gangs white collar crime, and the tech community.
The series, created by Ben Ketai, proved a hit with viewers but critics weren’t so keen.
It received an 88% on the Popcornmeter via Rotten Tomatoes, despite the first season receiving 36% on the site’s Tomatometer.
On Google, Manuel Gonzalez said the show was ‘superb storytelling at its finest’, after writing: ‘I just happened to stumble upon this absolute Gem of a series that is both captivating and jaw dropping.’
Four more binge-worthy American crime dramas
Here are four more American crime dramas available to binge now…
- Breaking Bad, Netflix
- Ozark, Netflix
- Dexter, Channel 4/Netflix/Paramount+
- American Crime Story, Disney Plus
All episodes are available to stream now on ITVX (Picture: Francisco Roman/Crackle)
Freeman once played Dr John Watson in Sherlock (Picture: Hartswood Films/Shutterstock)
Tarai Alexander exclaimed: ‘StartUp has so many great things in it from relationship dynamics to stereotypes.
‘You have your typical drama, unexpected romance, betrayal at the highest level, business interactions, criminal activity, and lots of action.’
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All three seasons of StartUp are available to watch now on ITVX.
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