Tom Holland’s partnership with Apple TV+ continued with 2023’s “The Crowded Room.” The ten-episode miniseries takes place in 1979 and sees Holland star as Danny Sullivan, a young man who is taken into custody after a shooting takes place in Manhattan. From here, Sullivan slowly reveals details about his life to investigator Rya Goodwin (Amanda Seyfried), which leads to a major discovery regarding the incident.
Based on the 1981 non-fiction Daniel Keyes novel, “The Minds of Billy Milligan,” and created by Oscar-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman, the psychological thriller showcases plenty of potential. However, upon its release, “The Crowded Room” split critics and audiences. While the show’s Tomatometer score sits at a disappointing 33%, the audience score tells a different story, soaring to a significantly higher 90%.
The show’s production left Holland exhausted, and he took a one-year break from performing. While some believed that the Spider-Man breakout was upset by the show’s reception, the actor himself admits that his hiatus started after filming wrapped. “The press story was that I had taken this year off because of the reviews,” Holland explained during an appearance on “Live with Kelly and Mark.” “But I’m eight months into my year off, I’ve been chilling at home in London.”