Though the subject of the shadowy dealings of an organisation is hardly new narrative fodder, nor how they emotionally manipulate their staff, Cronenberg twists this just so by adopting a futuristic temperament where agents are implemented into the psyche of other beings, controlling them in a secluded chamber through a form of mental body-hopping.  Tasya Vos (Andrea Riseborough) is the organisation’s go-to agent, though the physical and emotional strain these missions have on her appear to be increasing in their intensity as she has to be reminded of who she is every time she’s “pulled out” of her specific avatar.  Tasya’s next mission - where she’s to inhabit the mind of Christopher Abbott’s Colin and plan a killing spree in order for a CEO’s offspring to inherit a powerful datamining company - proves to be her most challenging as the struggle in controlling her new body becomes greater, leading to an uncertainty that could jeopardise both the mission and Tasya’s employers.