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Amazing Stories (2020)

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Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews

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Amazing Stories (2020)

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Apple TV+ | Release Date: March 6, 2020

Summary: The reboot of the 1985 Steven Spielberg anthology series with the first season featuring episodes directed by Michael Dinner, Susanna Fogel, Chris Long, Mark Mylod, and Sylvain White.

Genre(s): Drama

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S1:E5. The Rift
Air Date: April 3, 2020
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S1:E5. The Rift
Air Date: April 3, 2020
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S1:E4. Signs of Life
Air Date: March 27, 2020

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Wall Street Journal

Dorothy Rabinowitz

Mar 5, 2020

Season 1 Review: The color, settings and lavish social detail are mainly what distinguishes this enterprise—an adventure well worth an hour’s viewing, though its resolution is a bit cryptic, as sagas that belong to a category called “Amazing Stories” are wont to be. Read full review

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CNN

Brian Lowry

Mar 6, 2020

Season 1 Review: The first episode of Amazing Stories, which is all that Apple made available, is OK, but doesn't merit its A-list adjective. Read full review

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The Guardian Lucy Mangan

Mar 6, 2020

Season 1 Review: If you can let yourself watch as a child again, the hour can become charming once more, even for those old enough to remember when the future Marty was going back to (“It’s your kids, Mary!”) was still to come. Read full review

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The A.V. Club

Alex McLevy

Mar 6, 2020

Season 1 Review: Given the entire story feels like it came out of a time capsule from 1987, it shouldn’t be surprising that the execution is as outdated as the material. Jessica Sharzer’s script is twee and pat, with characters that feel more like old Disney cartoons than flesh-and-blood people. Pedretti and O’Brien are solid, doing their best with underwritten roles, but their characters’ stories play out with all the excitement and passion of an after-school special about the importance of following your dreams. Read full review

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Newsday

Verne Gay

Mar 6, 2020

Season 1 Review: Nice, also determinedly dull. Read full review

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Collider Rafael Motamayor

Mar 6, 2020

Season 1 Review: At the end of the day, it’s tricky to judge an entire anthology series based on a single episode, especially when the trailers hinted at more effects-heavy (and hopefully, more “amazing”) stories to come soon. But as it stands, Amazing Stories is not a good enough reason to subscribe to yet another streaming service. Where the original 80s show was bold and boundary-pushing, the first episode of the reboot feels like a safe story that pales in comparison to similar tales of romance that transcend time. Read full review

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Vanity Fair

Chris Nashawaty

Mar 9, 2020

Season 1 Review: You’re waiting and waiting for some Black Mirror whiplash twist that never comes. Instead, all that you’re given is the sort of dopey, tapioca time-travel romance we’ve all seen before. ... The show doesn’t know what it wants to be yet—or even get who it’s supposed to be for. Read full review

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Reika98

Mar 7, 2020

The first episode of the series entitled "The Cellar" is simply magnificent.
The plot is spectacular, engaging and has beautiful twists. In 50 minutes they were able to tell a story that was simply magnificent with the ability to engage the audience. Dylan O'brien, the lead actor, wasThe first episode of the series entitled "The Cellar" is simply magnificent.
The plot is spectacular, engaging and has beautiful twists. In 50 minutes they were able to tell a story that was simply magnificent with the ability to engage the audience. Dylan O'brien, the lead actor, was excellent and very VERY good at acting. He created a world of his own He managed to make the history of the show his own story creating a work of art.… Expand

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iPedro

Mar 5, 2022

I was a fan of this show growing up so the 2020 version had big shoes to fill. It did not disappoint. The new series maintained the essence of what made the original so great. These are stories that explore mysterious concepts out of the ordinary, so you'll have to suspend disbelief and letI was a fan of this show growing up so the 2020 version had big shoes to fill. It did not disappoint. The new series maintained the essence of what made the original so great. These are stories that explore mysterious concepts out of the ordinary, so you'll have to suspend disbelief and let the show take you on a ride. I felt like the show was starting to find its footing by the end of this first season. I really hope it comes back for a second season and beyond. Amazing Stories still has so much potential and so many more stories to tell.… Expand

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steve321

Mar 22, 2020

Big fan of the original Amazing Stories, this one not so much. The first episode is a Titanic knockoff with time travel, and the second copies Ghost...maybe those movies are so old now it doesn't matter. The production values are good, but so far they lack in originality and push everyBig fan of the original Amazing Stories, this one not so much. The first episode is a Titanic knockoff with time travel, and the second copies Ghost...maybe those movies are so old now it doesn't matter. The production values are good, but so far they lack in originality and push every Hollywood agenda that's out there. With every anthology series I'm hopeful that the next episodes will be better - let's hope!… Expand

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lghulm

Mar 29, 2020

90% White man bad wokism, 10% originality, 100% tedium, 100% rubbish. Modern corporations need to find a way to put stories and talent above diversity showcasing and scoring brownie points with the far left.

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frari

Mar 24, 2020

I created an account on metacritic just to review this show. The writing is terrible, just rubbish. Production values and acting are all ok, so I have to give it at least a 1/10.

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AugustAsh

Jan 2, 2022

More blatant woke propaganda. Pure garbage. Watch the 1985 version instead.

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MBT

Mar 13, 2020

It's offensive, the sheer audacity to assign cosmic, supernatural and religious significance to a love between two young girls and their mutual love for the sport of running!
Aren't you already tired of Hollywood stereotyping the dichotomy of heaven and hell, and all the established RealIt's offensive, the sheer audacity to assign cosmic, supernatural and religious significance to a love between two young girls and their mutual love for the sport of running!
Aren't you already tired of Hollywood stereotyping the dichotomy of heaven and hell, and all the established Real beliefs of afterlife? 'Love conquers all' is an underlying constant in all these concepts of afterlife in movies and Tv-shows alike and that has become quite boring and old. First they establish a concept of what love ideally is, if it even exists, and then they center all purpose of life and the greater truth around it! Outright absurd.
Would the creator who designs such a perfect and grand design of the universe, the world and all life not demand recognition of His sovereignty? Are they/you really that arrogant/prideful to assign such importance to yourself and your invented meaning(s) of life.
Such disdain Hollywood and the entertainment industry in general has of religious beliefs that they only ever make an outright mockery of them and expect fools like you to be gripped and swayed by them.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: March 6, 2020
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  S1:E5. The Rift
  Air Date: April 3, 2020
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  S1:E5. The Rift
  Air Date: April 3, 2020
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  S1:E4. Signs of Life
  Air Date: March 27, 2020
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  S1:E4. Signs of Life
  Air Date: March 27, 2020
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  S1:E3. Dynoman and the Volt
  Air Date: March 20, 2020
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  S1:E3. Dynoman and the Volt
  Air Date: March 20, 2020
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  S1:E2. The Heat
  Air Date: March 13, 2020
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  S1:E2. The Heat
  Air Date: March 13, 2020
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  S1:E1. The Cellar
  Air Date: March 6, 2020
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  S1:E1. The Cellar
  Air Date: March 6, 2020