Animal Kingdom

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Season 1
  • Network: TNT
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 14, 2016
Season #: 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 68 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 47 out of 68
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 68
  3. Negative: 11 out of 68
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  1. flowercglez
    Jan 9, 2017
    10
    So many dynamics to this show. I expected a cheap imitation of Sons of Anarchy, but I'm pleasantly surprised. I am eagerly awaiting season 2, I want to see the already complex characters evolve.
  2. Lisa24
    Jun 15, 2016
    10
    Great drama. Reminds me a lot of Sons of Anarchy. Ellen Barkin plays a strong, manipulative mother who leads her sons into a life of crime. You know it has to be a great show if critic Maureen Ryan doesn't like it!
  3. Bitash
    Aug 10, 2016
    9
    You have to give the show chance to Sunnen wasn't interested better as time is pretty entertaining.... In the beginning you could come across as they're trying to hard not to believe but as it went on the characteristic better. Pretty entertaining
  4. Me_Llama_Ello
    Aug 1, 2016
    9
    What a show! The acting is superb, the plot and the writing are strong, the whole show is great. Shawn Hatosy, who plays the oldest son, and Ellen Barkin, who plays the matriarch, are amazing.
  5. temq
    Aug 15, 2016
    10
    The show is great! The cast, the plot, the cinematography and the soundtrack are perfectly blended.
    And Ellen Barkin did a great job! Looking forward to seeing season two!
  6. mmh35
    Aug 3, 2017
    7
    When I first checked this show out it was because of Scott Speedman, who I knew from Felicity and the Underworld movies. Throughout watching season 1 and now season 2 I have come to like this cast a lot. Ellen Barkin is awesome as Smurf. Shawn Hatosy is creepy good as Pope; and Speedman is charismatic as Baz. The actors who play Deran and Craig, I hadn't seen before this show. They bothWhen I first checked this show out it was because of Scott Speedman, who I knew from Felicity and the Underworld movies. Throughout watching season 1 and now season 2 I have come to like this cast a lot. Ellen Barkin is awesome as Smurf. Shawn Hatosy is creepy good as Pope; and Speedman is charismatic as Baz. The actors who play Deran and Craig, I hadn't seen before this show. They both make excellent impressions. The kid who plays J is the heart of the show. I think anyone who watched Sons of Anarchy could get into this show. Sons had Charlie Hunnam to swoon over. Kingdom has Speedman and Ben Robson for that. This show is both badass and fun. Animal Kingdom is a show that's worth watching.… Expand
  7. SkyfighterDK
    Jul 6, 2018
    7
    Mindless entertainment with a good summer vibe... nothing stellar to shout about, but delivers fine solid goods for fans of action/drama shows, who don't mind a lighter note. Season 3 is moving really well right now. Show is shot in Ocean Side, California, which I think is a location that works well here too. Cheers

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#97 Best TV Season of 2016
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#88 Most Discussed TV Season of 2016
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#45 Most Shared TV Season of 2016

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Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Jun 16, 2016
    50
    This crowded house becomes a power keg of divided loyalties and jealousies, often playing out in reckless games of chicken that soon grow tiresome. [20-26 Jun 2016, p.16]
  2. Time
    Reviewed by: Daniel D'Addario
    Jun 14, 2016
    60
    There’s just enough cliché here to make Animal Kingdom as comfortable as air-conditioning. But Ellen Barkin’s reinvention of the Smurf role, finding new provocations in the already provocatively written role of a grandma crime boss, is a pleasant jolt.
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  3. Uncle Barky
    Reviewed by: Ed Bark
    Jun 14, 2016
    58
    Animal Kingdom is nowhere near in the same league as The Americans or Fargo or the recently ended Justified. And if it’s trying to be Sons of Anarchy ... well, I think most viewers finally had enough of that, too.
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