- Ensemble Dark Horse: Holt and Dr. Phillips from "The Escape" became quite popular with viewers, simply due to the fact that they're played by Jon Bernthal and Vera Farmiga, respectively.
- He Really Can Act: For those who dismissed the Driver as being a generic action hero whose only function is to be a Badass Driver, Clive Owen really gets to show off his acting range in "The Follow", whose moody atmosphere lends the Driver a bit more depth as a character, and in "Powder Keg", in which Owen absolutely manages to sell the Driver's reaction to Harvey's death as the massive Tear Jerker moment it's supposed to be. "Star" also gives him the opportunity to showcase his comedic acting skills.
- One-Scene Wonder: Since the Driver, while well-liked, is pretty much a blank slate character-wise, the people he's tasked with protecting are usually much more interesting than he is. The most commonly-cited examples are the spoiled celebrity played by Madonna in "Star" and the war reporter played by Stellan Skarsgård in "The Powder Keg".
- Retroactive Recognition:
- Clive Owen had not yet made it big in King Arthur (2004) when these films were produced.
- Alejandro González Iñárritu had made a bit of a splash with Amores Perros, which had come out a year before, but he was still an up-and-coming director a long way from being the big name he is nowadays, making him a standout among the established and well-known directors that BMW had hired.
- Jon Bernthal plays an evil private military contractor in "The Escape". A year later he'd be taking on Anvil operatives in The Punisher (2017).
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