1899

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Nov 17, 2022
Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12
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Critic Reviews

  1. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Steven Scaife
    Nov 21, 2022
    25
    Ahead of the predictable and unsatisfying cliffhanger, the series slows to a crawl, and there’s an inescapable sense that it’s built every inch of its reveal-driven plotting around a mystery that can’t even manage to be very mysterious.

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#55 Most Discussed TV Season of 2022

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User Score
6.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 43 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 43
  3. Negative: 9 out of 43
  1. notwist
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Probably a rare treat for those who like to get taken on a ride of escalating mysteries and end up empty handed with no explanation in theProbably a rare treat for those who like to get taken on a ride of escalating mysteries and end up empty handed with no explanation in the end. The pacing and writing of this first season is honestly an insult to the viewer. It’s a wild goose chase ending in a climax of incompetence.… Full Review »
  2. insickness
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    What starts out as an intriguing premise that takes place on an 1899 ocean liner, builds into a mystery that becomes more and more implausibleWhat starts out as an intriguing premise that takes place on an 1899 ocean liner, builds into a mystery that becomes more and more implausible to resolve. There are layers upon layers of "Is this reality? I can't tell anymore!" About halfway through the season, there's no longer any intrigue. It devolves into a boring, dragged-out repeat of characters moving in and out of rooms, locations, etc., trying to solve some elaborate sci-fi reality riddle with no cohesive through-line in the end.… Full Review »
  3. OlivierPiel
    Nov 29, 2022
    0
    The good thing about this age of streaming wars is that you don't have any qualms about turning off a show 30 minutes into the first episodeThe good thing about this age of streaming wars is that you don't have any qualms about turning off a show 30 minutes into the first episode because it's rubbish. You will be busy with the rest of your evening, sifting through the mud of Netflix, Disney or whatever comes spewing forth to find some little nuggets of quality. 1899 is pure dregs. as another reviewer mentioned, an "insult to the intelligence" of a normal person.… Full Review »
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