By the end of April, Netflix statistics revealed that viewership for "Bloodline" was low, which left those who've seen the 13-episode-long first season more than a pinch disheartened. The creative trio of Glenn Kessler, Todd Kessler, and Daniel Zelman translated the non-linear narrative formula of their New York-based legal thriller "Damages" to a more intimate setting; digging at the core of a prominent family's inner circle, and going to great lengths to prove that life in the Florida Keys is only sunnier on the outside. It plays out like a double-edged origin story of two brothers, with John Rayburn (Kyle Chandler) as the law-enforcing pillar of the community on one end, and his older brother Danny (Ben Mendelsohn) as the returned not-so-prodigal son who disturbs the peace on the other. While the overall result is not as good as some of the best stuff from "Damages," the debut season is still packed with enough technical bravado, darkly twisted secrets, compelling sibling rivalry, and emotional verve to make one shake one's head in quiet protest at the lack of attention the show got. It makes indelible use of an electric ensemble cast, feeding off the chemistry that percolates between all six members of the Rayburn clan; with Mendelsohn and Chandler leading the charge in spectacular fashion, and Linda Cardellini, Sam Shepard, Sissy Spacek and Norbert Leo Butz never too far behind. The more typical turns the show takes are easily forgiven thanks to the thematic heft the creators rely on as a way of tapping into sensitive familial bonds, turning out a unique and fascinating thriller in the process.