And Then There Were None (2016)

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Season 1
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7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 81 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 61 out of 81
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 81
  3. Negative: 7 out of 81

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  1. JohnMcQ
    Mar 13, 2016
    9
    A brilliant adaptation of one of Agatha Christie's best literary works. The acting in this mini series is truly exceptional. If you are a fan of murder mystery, true crime shows, this should be the top of your must watch list. The main star of this show is the screenplay.
  2. Bleat0124
    Mar 26, 2016
    8
    Wow. That is all I can say after such a confident pilot. Near the closing of the episode, everyone (director, writer, and actors) seem to be peaking. The beginning was a little of rushed, it seemed like a show trying to be strange when it does not need to be. The long term plotting and the focus of the writing are my only concern. What is going to be more important; the characters or theWow. That is all I can say after such a confident pilot. Near the closing of the episode, everyone (director, writer, and actors) seem to be peaking. The beginning was a little of rushed, it seemed like a show trying to be strange when it does not need to be. The long term plotting and the focus of the writing are my only concern. What is going to be more important; the characters or the whodunit aspect of the show. The overall story seems so familiar that the only way this work is if we (the audience) become deeply invested in or interested in these characters outside of the "they might be the murderer angle." These characters must be fully unique--not cookie cutler. For this to happen, it must be the focus of those running to show if this is not going to be another guilty fun catch the murder for this TV series can be special. I'm definitively staying a while.… Expand
  3. Esqrobb72
    Mar 13, 2016
    9
    Although I have seen this Agatha Christie story many times in many versions this rates with the best. The story is still intriguing and the settings add to the enjoyment.
  4. JoseCosta
    Apr 11, 2016
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An incredible suspense that puts you in perspective of all the details along each episode, with an unpredictable and awesome outcome in the end. Also of notice are the outstanding performances of Maeve Dermody as Vera, being a truly mysterious character since the beginning when she is an innocent woman until the end when her true self is revealed, and of course of Charles Dance as a judge and an eternal righteous man.… Expand
  5. LeZee
    Apr 4, 2016
    7
    Let the countdown begin...

    One of the many versions and the BBC's latest television adaptation of Agatha Christie's famous mystery novel of the same name. You might know as I mentioned many times earlier in my reviews that I'm not into books, so never ever bothered to try this book or any other, since I'm a movie fanatic I want surprises not spoilers, but I had seen the 1945 movie    Let the countdown begin...

    One of the many versions and the BBC's latest television adaptation of Agatha Christie's famous mystery novel of the same name. You might know as I mentioned many times earlier in my reviews that I'm not into books, so never ever bothered to try this book or any other, since I'm a movie fanatic I want surprises not spoilers, but I had seen the 1945 movie adaptation. It was a long time ago, a black & white movie, so I thought it's a time to check it out this.

    The famous books are always adapted numerous times for the screen. I usually enjoy them because they're made in the different timeline/era with a different style of presentation. This is my 2nd version of this story and it did not disappoint me at all. For being it a television product, it was a rich in production quality. Since it's a drama, that mostly happen in and around a single location, I believe it did not cost much.

    The island was awesome, very much looked like the one from 'Song of the Sea'. The outdoor shots were so pleasing, but most of the story takes place inside the mansion. I did not know all the cast, but those I knew were did not stay for very long. It was not the extraordinary performances, nevertheless great effort by all.

    This is a 3 episode mini series made for television and each one began and ended so well. I think the splits were the crucial and it was very nicely done to keep the pace of suspense up all the time. But it was a slow start, and I lost interest in the opening itself. Not until the near end of the first episode I was drawn to it and the remaining two were so much better than I anticipated, especially the last episode was a grand.

    "We are cut off. Rats in a barrel.
    This is the peace before the carnage."

    While the plot getting too tighter, all the characters became stronger. Especially the reactions to each other for the threat they were facing. In all that, the better parts were the brief flashbacks about their past events which were the key for their struggle to survive. That's how it was extended to 3 parts for almost 3 hours long. Mainly because of that I liked this series, which gives the reasons in pictures for the viewers why all the ten characters brought into such position.

    As we already know this story, we can expect everything to happen as it should be, but some minor changes were made all along, especially the ending was quite different than what I knew. But as far the book's concern, it was the closest one. I was not impressed by that, I would have not liked the other way around either for creativity lapse. So in that case I welcome the honestness which was at least something different than the movie I previously saw.

    In the end, I kind of felt like I saw a fusion between the original material and the movie 'Saw'. Except it was not a violent movie, since the violence is the mystery to solve, that is where the strength lies in this movie to entertain all sections of the audiences. I would like to suggest it, because this might the best version available as many were saying, yet I can't confirm that as I have seen only two including this.

    And finally. I hope there will a season 2. As I know only Nick Willing does that, but the thing is it was not a fairytale. These days sequels were made out everything, so what I'm expecting is not a crazy. I would definitely prefer the prequels to all those ten people's past events which led them to the island. That would be so awesome.

    7/10    … Expand
  6. eagleeyeviking
    Dec 30, 2016
    7
    While the situations in which the murders happen are far too convenient, And Then There Were None is filled with tension, gothic style and brilliant acting.

Awards & Rankings

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#30 Best TV Season of 2016
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#6 Most Shared TV Season of 2016

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Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    Reviewed by: Gail Pennington
    Mar 14, 2016
    75
    Although it isn’t a line-for-line adaptation, it is almost excruciatingly faithful to the tone of Christie’s book, building tension as skillfully as the author did.... Fans of British mysteries, cozy or edgy, won’t want to miss it.
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  2. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Constance Grady
    Mar 14, 2016
    80
    [And Then There Were None] is enormous fun: a lush, lurid, gothic fantasy of a murder mystery. It also has little in common with its source material.
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  3. Cleveland Plain Dealer
    Reviewed by: Mark Dawidziak
    Mar 12, 2016
    90
    Perhaps the most astonishing thing about this stylish, wonderfully atmospheric British production is how fresh it seems. It's not as if this is a tale rarely told.
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