A Wilderness of Error
  • Network: FX
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 25, 2020
Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
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  1. Paste Magazine
    Reviewed by: Jacob Oller
    Sep 24, 2020
    60
    A Wilderness of Error is a bit more entertaining than browsing the relevant Wiki articles, but it’s a hell of a lot longer and ultimately less satisfying because, unlike that gathering of information, it sacrifices clarity for drama.
  2. CNN
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Sep 24, 2020
    50
    Morris' observations serve as a sort-of spine for the series, but it's a squishy point of entry, and the interview with him proves unsatisfying. Couple that with the vaguely sleazy aspects, and "A Wilderness of Error" offers a not-so-illuminating message that it's sometimes difficult to get at the truth that's not worth the five hours it takes to hear it.
  3. Decider
    Reviewed by: Joel Keller
    Sep 28, 2020
    40
    The recreations on A Wilderness of Error are irritating, and it doesn’t really feel like it’s going to answer any questions or break new ground in the 50-year old MacDonald case.
  5. Variety
    Reviewed by: Daniel D'Addario
    Sep 16, 2020
    40
    It’s not hard to miss that Morris’s fact-gathering, at least, falls short of the usual standard of his work — even leaving aside certain standbys borrowed from Morris’s directing like scene recreation, always maddening to some viewers. ... Morris has made it his mission to convince, and as such doomed his project from its inception. What else there is, here, is thin.