Anatomy of a Scandal

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Apr 15, 2022
Metascore
52

Mixed or average reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 20
  3. Negative: 1 out of 20

Critic Reviews

  1. The Playlist
    Reviewed by: Brian Tallerico
    Apr 5, 2022
    25
    The truth is that this one feels phoned in, like a contract that Kelley signed and then never really bothered to put in the work to flesh out these characters beyond the checklist of salacious plot twists from the source material. The true scandal is how lazy it all feels.

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User Score
5.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. MarcDoyle
    May 16, 2022
    7
    It's a really solid show, an entertaining page-turner, but it's just... missing something. It doesn't drive the knife in.
  2. portmanteau
    Apr 22, 2022
    2
    Yikes, Americans writing dialogue for posh brits, doesn't work out very well. It's super clunky and peppered with English clichés.Yikes, Americans writing dialogue for posh brits, doesn't work out very well. It's super clunky and peppered with English clichés. Unintentionally hilarious. Very very bad.… Full Review »
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