‘Locke and Key’ review: Netflix’s family friendly show plays it safe

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - The vibe of Netflix's "Locke and Key" is best described in Netflix terms. The image of the Locke family moving into their spooky ancestral home after the death of their father (Bill Heck) recalls "A Series of Unfortunate Events." The kids -- sensitive jock Tyler (Connor Jessup), tentative rebel Kinsey (Emilia Jones), and precocious Bode (Jackso Robert Scott) -- happening upon a supernatural scavenger hunt for a collection of powerful skeleton keys, and subsequently a cataclysmic chain of events that leads to sporadic demonic showdowns, is pure "Stranger Things." The teenage drama unfolding in the margins at the local boarding school leans into the umpteen CW shows perpetually crowding Netflix's "watch next?" suggestions. Add them all up and you've got "Locke and Key," in a couple sittings. Read More

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