Another Life

:

Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Jul 25, 2019
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
3.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 101 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 101
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 101
  3. Negative: 59 out of 101
Watch Now

Where To Watch

Stream On

Review this tv show

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling

User Reviews

view
per page
  1. Alin123
    Nov 2, 2021
    6
    Decent, not good, not bad. Some people might say that the crew makes some decisions which are bad and not believable but considering people were eating tide pods at some point, we are able to make any bad decision.
  2. lou2u
    Oct 30, 2021
    9
    I found the series edgy and captivating no its not space opera or shakesphere but theres the foundations of greatness amongst the compelling moments and there are enough of them i'll be tuning into series 2 without a second thought
  3. noleme
    Oct 15, 2021
    1
    This is the worst tv show I have ever seen. The characters are incredibly stupid and immature. The science is awfully wrong. The plot is dumb and cliche. The premise and Katee Sackhoff are the only good things about season 1.
  4. Jlucca33
    Jan 22, 2021
    2
    What starts out as an interesting storyline, slowly doing a great into a woke season of big brother episodes in outer space. Everyone suddenly starts the sexual revolution in space. Suddenly, we've got multi-partner sexual experiences along with gay and lesbian escapades amongst a group of scientists that are supposed to be looking for life outside of Earth. Such a shame.
  5. wollam11
    Jan 19, 2020
    7
    Far more interesting than all the cop shows on tv. Yeah, it has issues but I don't regret the ride for a second. I wish all sci fi shows were this compelling.
  6. jtmason3
    Jan 15, 2020
    2
    I'm actually in complete agreement with the critics on this show. First the good. The premise was/is great, and I liked the pace as far as introduction of some surprising elements most episodes. But the overall story just falls apart in too many places, and while I'm very LGBTQ and feminist friendly, it just doesn't work to have it shoved down your throat at so many turns. However, theI'm actually in complete agreement with the critics on this show. First the good. The premise was/is great, and I liked the pace as far as introduction of some surprising elements most episodes. But the overall story just falls apart in too many places, and while I'm very LGBTQ and feminist friendly, it just doesn't work to have it shoved down your throat at so many turns. However, the largest problem is the acting, or rather at many times over-acting. I really don't care about any of these characters because they're so shallow. True irony that the only character with relatable and genuine depth is William, and he's a hologram. The lead actress is built up to be the heroine and savior so much, you're nauseated when she achieves yet another victory. I began to fast-forward through 50% or so of each episode (usually through Nico's rants, raves, and introspections) just because I wanted to at least see where the story goes, but unless they make a significant character swap, especially for the leads (Nico AND her talentless husband), I probably won't sign-on for Season 2.… Expand
  7. Mcvaldemar
    Jan 1, 2020
    8
    Maybe was good to watch with no expectations but the first serie managed to set interesting foundations that make me want for more.
  8. OXOTA
    Dec 21, 2019
    2
    This is horrible, actually it is a shame that the 2 or 3 talented people in it got dragged down by this mess. Feels like it was made by a bunch of morons with way too much enthusiasm and way too little talent. This really is stupidity unleashed to its fullest potential.

    I give it a 2 because the female lead is talented and lighting directors and the people who did the CGI have some skill.
  9. heck-know
    Dec 1, 2019
    1
    It was good at first. Then I had to sit through two guys making out. I think one was a transvestite cause I previously thought it was a girl until that gay-reveal-episode where the lighting showed a five-o'clock shadow on the dude. Netflix always seem to shoe-horn in a couple of guy kissing on their shows and they do it toward the end of season. And, it is completely unnecessary otherIt was good at first. Then I had to sit through two guys making out. I think one was a transvestite cause I previously thought it was a girl until that gay-reveal-episode where the lighting showed a five-o'clock shadow on the dude. Netflix always seem to shoe-horn in a couple of guy kissing on their shows and they do it toward the end of season. And, it is completely unnecessary other than to promote identity politics, etc... They also have a third gay dude who comes out by mentioning his husband back on earth. This gay-reveal is also completely irrelevant to the story...adds nothing to the story.......just irrelevant.… Expand
  10. markcd1234
    Oct 14, 2019
    0
    Nothing more to say then this just bad, really bad. Don't even waist your time watching the trailer, it's that bad.
  11. Sir4Dude
    Oct 6, 2019
    10
    Smart Scifi and interesting characters and ideas. Really ramps up to a great finale and a show that needs to go on.
  12. John-Francis
    Sep 23, 2019
    10
    It took a couple of episodes to catch on to the story and characters but the series was fantastic!

    I love science fiction and this one could run for many seasons. I liken it to Stargate.

    I will be very disappointed if there is not a season 2.
  13. truerock
    Sep 16, 2019
    7
    First of all, I think you would need to be an individual who likes the sci-fi genre to find this series worth while. There are a lot of individuals who do not - so, I guess their take on this particular series probably is not particularly relevant.

    Additionally, I think one would need to be the type of viewer who enjoys philosophical issues in order to enjoy this series. If you do    First of all, I think you would need to be an individual who likes the sci-fi genre to find this series worth while. There are a lot of individuals who do not - so, I guess their take on this particular series probably is not particularly relevant.

    Additionally, I think one would need to be the type of viewer who enjoys philosophical issues in order to enjoy this series.

    If you do not fit into both those groups - then, save yourself some time and skip this series.

    I watched it because it starred Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Gallactica). I enjoy her acting and that alone kept me watching. Also, I found Justin Chatwin (Shameless) gave an excellent performance and that made the series worth watching - to me - perhaps not most people.

    Anyway, all the technicals are of professional quality and the acting across the board was good.
    But, if "Bachelor in Paradise" and/or "Dancing With the Stars" is the kind of thing you like to watch then you will definitely want to skip this series.    … Expand
  14. Chuck_Woolery
    Sep 16, 2019
    2
    Wow. Just wow. Vacuous nonsense. I feel dumber after watching this. 2 stars for production work and some visuals. Though whomever worked on it deserves better than some contrived set of shallow characters literally trying to tell each other why they are there. And don't misjudge a bunch of weak male caricatures as "strength" in the female characters. You can do better.
  15. keithers19
    Sep 3, 2019
    10
    I am Flabbergasted that this has a 3.4 I watched it in 2 days and COULD NOT get enough. You like sci-fi? Like interesting plot? Surprises? Suspense? Even a diverse cast with many sexualitys and genders. Agree with them or not this show has it. Who would give it less than a 9 or 10? Strange people who you prolly cant make happy ever.
  16. LastAeon
    Aug 26, 2019
    3
    It's like some progressive agenda for gender and orientation using Sci-Fi as a vehicle. If it wasn't for the fact that I couldn't take my eyes off the gorgeous women in the cast and that the A.I. character played by Samuel Anderson and earthbound scientist Justin Chatwin are genuinely interesting and sympathetic characters I would have stopped watching. Despite that all the actors do aIt's like some progressive agenda for gender and orientation using Sci-Fi as a vehicle. If it wasn't for the fact that I couldn't take my eyes off the gorgeous women in the cast and that the A.I. character played by Samuel Anderson and earthbound scientist Justin Chatwin are genuinely interesting and sympathetic characters I would have stopped watching. Despite that all the actors do a great job for what they've been given.… Expand
  17. Carewolf
    Aug 26, 2019
    5
    Some of the dumbest writing I have ever seen on a sci-fi show. Though it does get better after the two first episodes, it only manages to pull itself up from a 2/10 to a 5/10.
  18. Dianos
    Aug 24, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There is nothing that works in this show, good acting is flawed by awful lines, the plot makes no sense, the science behind the story kicks in the balls of my suspension of disbelief.

    “In a close future humanity can travel faster than light. And they do not explore the galaxy they just sit on our planet. A bored alien specie sent a huge boombox to drop da base and entertain humans. Pissed off since we can’t understand alien lines we send a spaceships with an experienced official and a crew of (self entitled) (snowflakes) (rioting) millenials to make a first contact our Fng way.

    The computer makes a perfect job until an “antimatter field” on the trajectory requires to consult with the captain. As soon as the crew get out of the stasis the ship is wrecked by incorrect manoeuvring, mutiny, murders, madness, accidents, drift, exposure to biological risks, pandemic, attempted mass suicide and aliens. IN THE FIRST THREE EPISODES!!”

    Fng Canadians!    … Expand
  19. Kettricken
    Aug 24, 2019
    8
    I was a bit worried after reading other reviews but i turned out to love this serie. I think the plot is good and I cant wait for season 2. This serie has a really good potential. I hope Netflix renews this!
  20. cinekid
    Aug 23, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm looking at it now, if we exclude: the plot taken for granted like the diaper of a one-month-old baby, a sneering written with the help of a hamster kidnapped in a middle school and forced to work by the piece ... for 2 soybeans per month, the fact that everyone but everyone (even the scientific officers ...) touch, finger, eat up, if they also make "join" with various living alien and dangerous nature (the life of the title), but it's not over here because they are all but really all of the insane that I would not send even to take the briosh in the fridge since they never learn anything from their own and other people's mistakes and continue to do the exact same spit crap at every episode, technologggy that seems of this century but in reality travel at superlight speed (CUUUOOOLLL !!!! 1 !!), ... in short, if we exclude all this (and more ...) it is a beautiful series of spaccces adventures..(irony take me away...with you)… Expand
  21. dadateyont
    Aug 22, 2019
    1
    I wanted to like this, but nothing about it makes any sense. The crew is intolerable. Bad directing, bad writing. I can’t believe some of the actors were able to do as well with the material as they did. It is a collage of other sci-fi shows and movies with no idea how to put the pieces together.
  22. ComandanteCobra
    Aug 19, 2019
    5
    Below average... but we will see Season 2 (If the show will be renewed), because there is margin for improvement.
    The good: Sci-fi more focused around people and less on pew pew...a rare things this days
    The bad: Protagonists (except niko) look and behave more like characters from a soap opera than believable ship personnel or scientists. The show take place in space but most of the    Below average... but we will see Season 2 (If the show will be renewed), because there is margin for improvement.
    The good: Sci-fi more focused around people and less on pew pew...a rare things this days
    The bad:
    Protagonists (except niko) look and behave more like characters from a soap opera than believable ship personnel or scientists.
    The show take place in space but most of the time we only see ship internals and corridors or caves ...not much scenography creativity here..and feels cheap
    Weird narrative: In the first 2 or 3 episodes there is a main plot that progress with the show (One episode events affects the next and the main storyline )...but later the show seems more "singles episodes" oriented with protagonists dealing with problems marginally related to the main storyline ...like finding food, ship malfunctions, planets exploration...so the main plot struggle to advance.
    Most of the events inside this "singular episodes" take inspirations from classic sci-fi stories ...from Star trek episodes to Doctor Who...so if you ever watched one of those shows (even casually) this Another Life can appear plagiarized and will fail to surprend    … Expand
  23. Wassupdeepak
    Aug 16, 2019
    0
    Horrible waste of time. Netflix losing its touch i guess. They really need to choose better sci fi serials. Emotional dramas with scientific words wont get them anywhere.
  24. PerceptiveMonk
    Aug 10, 2019
    7
    I enjoyed the first season and am looking forward to a second. After seeing these reviews though, sheesh, people don’t seem to like it. I think it’s fun and interesting with tons of potential!
  25. SplatterPanda
    Aug 9, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Netflix recommends this to me as a 99% match. So why do I hate it?

    Katee Sackhoff is, in my opinion, a talented actress. I enjoyed her performance as Starbuck in BSG, and I think she does her job well in other things. Even here, she was okay. However, no person can produce a good performance from terribly written material like this. She did her best with the crap she was told to read, and the end result is a good actress reading crap.

    I'm a pretty progressive-leaning person; I believe in equality and inclusion and all that good stuff. This, however, was just pandering and terrible.

    Starbuck's husband is a joke. I don't remember the guy's real or character name, and I don't care. As soon as he came on-screen, I knew he was the "lesser" of the two in their fictional marriage, for no apparent reason other than to make Starbuck seem better by comparison. It's almost as if strong females like Ellen Ripley, Sarah Connor, Captain Janeway, Leia Organa-Solo, or Mara Jade don't exist as examples of how the strong female can be portrayed well. Oh, and they've got a daughter. She whines. A lot.

    Unfortunately, there's a crew on the starship. They suck, too, and I think the crew are what ultimately killed my appreciation for this garbage.

    Early on, a guy comments that no one aboard is wearing uniforms. This is a writer explaining the lack of a costume budget for the production, but... really? The result is a crew lounging around in what look like today's casual attire. They look like they're sitting in a coffee shoppe, not going to save the planet or do anything important.

    The crew report to a General, so they must be part of some hierarchical organization, but there is no unity, respect, or discipline in their "team". One crew member has a tablet glued to her hand in every shot and is openly disrespectful of Starbuck. The former captain, now Starbuck's second-in-command, can't keep his mouth shut to let his CO finish her briefing.

    The rest are no better. There's a trans person whose job it is to sit in back and be trans. What's their name? What's their function aboard ship? They didn't say, and all I know is that they are trans. There's an overweight guy, too, because the best choice for spaceflight is a guy who isn't exercising and as a result costs more fuel to lift into orbit.

    Why are these people on the ship? It breaks my brain to think that these were the best people to send on a first-contact mission, yet they are so unprofessional that they drive the plot through their idiocy. This lack of professionalism results in a physical confrontation between Starbuck and the rest of the crew, all over what is presented as the first real disagreement between captain and crew. So next time you're at work and you don't agree with your supervisor, just stab them in the neck with a syringe as was shown here. You'll be fine, probably promoted.

    This is pandering, pseudo-inclusion and anti-logic that serves only to put check marks in a box. There are no other character traits on display beyond the initial introduction of trans or “guy who can't listen to a female leader” or “whiny kid”. I turned this off at about 38 minutes, when mutiny erupts in the first episode. If these people are our best, our planet doesn't deserve to be saved.    … Expand
  26. smfusr
    Aug 9, 2019
    0
    The trailer promises aliens, scifi, mystery, pretty much the works. You'd expect something exciting, a compelling plot. Yet about half-hour in, we get the reality: an otherwise promising sounding storyline spoiled but atrocious writing and even worse acting.

    We all know we have to suspend disbelief for the screen. This series takes that suspension and promptly chucks it out the nearest    The trailer promises aliens, scifi, mystery, pretty much the works. You'd expect something exciting, a compelling plot. Yet about half-hour in, we get the reality: an otherwise promising sounding storyline spoiled but atrocious writing and even worse acting.

    We all know we have to suspend disbelief for the screen. This series takes that suspension and promptly chucks it out the nearest window. The writers do not bother to even TRY and impinge the SLIGHTEST bit of "reality" or even "rationality" into the plot. Geez - please at least do some cursory research about space travel; maybe watch some documentaries, or other scifi series. The writers seem to be only versed in vapid teen theatrics vs. any semblance of what a real drama should entail, let alone one set in space.
    ***very very minor spoilers ahead... hard to spoil this abomination***
    The crew selected to make a perilous space voyage and save mankind are a ragtag mixture of uber-emotional hormone-drenched 20-something millennials, apparently chosen primarily for their ethnic diversity and good looks (though PE standards must have dropped as there is also a very emotional fat guy with severely limited skills on board).

    Some of the crew lack any prior experience in space ("first time in artificial gravity?" one moron asks another) and none have anything resembling the "right stuff" of yore. You'd expect that anyone chosen to go to space, let alone save humankind, would be trained and somewhat experienced, capable of keeping their cool and not throwing an emotional tantrum every 5 minutes, not to mention trying to kill each other over who gets to run the ship (yes, all these things happen). Most of the crew's time on-board is spent quibbling, psychoanalyzing past traumas or screwing in nearly all the possible permutations of crew coupling.

    The writer's basically create a floating "big brother" style dorm in space with a few "mean girls" to add the requisite spice and tantrums. It's humanity's most important mission and yet you can't help but think you are watching a soporific relationship soap by teens studying Drama 101 in college, who should be partying it up in a frat rather than plotting a course through the stars. It's like a crew of attitudinally maladjusted Wesley's (for you Star Trek fans) with nary an adult present, though even he would be far too mature for this show.

    What does truly stand out is how Katee Sackhoff, who did such an admirable job in Battlestar Galactica (great show BTW), could keep a straight face speaking the banal lines she was assigned. The paycheck must have been substantial.

    And also as seems to be trendy these days, all men have been relegated to either roles comprising of villains, morons or junior-level nerds. Every character of any significance is female. Given the near total absence of male leading roles, rampant courting, coupling and squabbling, it seems the PC writers and directors intended this melodramatic series as a frivolous, reality-show styled endeavor, lest anyone have to think too hard.

    Overall, the writing, plot, acting, directing - all reek of being phoned in. Words cannot describe how atrocious, how insipid, how amateurish the dialogue is. If you really have a hankering for scifi, please just watch a Star Trek rerun, The Expanse, Battlestar Galactica, basically anything else. Few things are this bad. Really. Truly. This hysterical hormone-soaked romp is nothing but a vapid teen soap opera in space. Half the time I just felt I was waiting for someone to reveal themselves to be a vampire or a werewolf (at least then the plot might have taken a more serious turn). This show is an utter farce taking itself waaaay to seriously. Please do NOT waste your time. If you must watch, have a six-pack ready. It will help. Or read a recap and save your time and sanity.    … Expand
  27. Adriatic
    Aug 8, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is hard to believe that this team was selected for such an important mission. It gets laughable. I managed to go just beyond the half of the series. It was a waste for the lead actress. A passionate AI? What is striking about this series is that everyone's hole belongs to everyone. A toast to diversity… Expand
  28. Valendale
    Aug 7, 2019
    10
    Normally I'd give it an 8 out of 10 but I feel a lot of the low reviews have been really unfair. It's clear from reading the reviews that a lot of the critics haven't even watched the show, or at the very least didn't get very far into it. Some of the negative reviews also appear to be politically motivated, using politically charged rhetoric like "Diversity Hires" and "SJWs"

    In the    Normally I'd give it an 8 out of 10 but I feel a lot of the low reviews have been really unfair. It's clear from reading the reviews that a lot of the critics haven't even watched the show, or at the very least didn't get very far into it. Some of the negative reviews also appear to be politically motivated, using politically charged rhetoric like "Diversity Hires" and "SJWs"

    In the first couple of episodes things do arguably move a little too quickly to be believable for mankind's first foray into deep space. If I were reviewing the series based on only three episodes like a lot of people here I'd probably give it a four out of ten.

    But I continued watching, and the show gets good. The pacing really improves as it settles into a routine, and the show really starts to explore a some interesting sci-fi concepts, such as a sapient artificial intelligence experiencing trauma and alienation for example. While it can be said that all creative work is derivative, this series does things that are seldom if ever done, and that makes it far less derivative than a lot of the Hipster Reviews make it out to be.    … Expand
  29. uuuseer
    Aug 7, 2019
    10
    I like Another Life. Really cant understand these critics, if they don't like sci-fi, why they are watching this series???
  30. metamanners
    Aug 6, 2019
    3
    This review contains some SPOILERS.

    A good cast and a decent premise is wasted on this show because of it's terrible plot lines and some truly awful writing.. I mean an alien non-carbon based virus that attacks the nerve cells of humans and extremely rapidly grows into a snake like thing that bursts out of the spine of the infected (who in spite of this was feeling just fine only 30    This review contains some SPOILERS.

    A good cast and a decent premise is wasted on this show because of it's terrible plot lines and some truly awful writing.. I mean an alien non-carbon based virus that attacks the nerve cells of humans and extremely rapidly grows into a snake like thing that bursts out of the spine of the infected (who in spite of this was feeling just fine only 30 seconds before)! I mean in Alien I could overlook the lack of pain both to John Hurt's character and the potential mental pain to me for watching it because it was a fresh idea and (as it turned out) the creature was probably bioengineered as a weapon. But here it just becomes unintentionally hilarious. What was the virus living on before the crew conveniently let themselves be infected by it, considering it was a pretty dead world in the first place?

    Don't misunderstand - not ALL the writing is that bad but its not great either, All in all, fire some writers and whoever was supposed to keep them in check and things might be OK if - and at this point it seems VERY unlikely - it ever comes to a second season.    … Expand
prev
Page:

Awards & Rankings

12
#12 Most Discussed TV Season of 2019

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
33

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 8
  3. Negative: 4 out of 8
  1. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Matt Zoller Seitz
    Jul 26, 2019
    30
    This is an earnest but hard-edged drama about extraterrestrial first contact and deep space exploration that Frankensteins together bits of classics and near-classics. But the the whole never congeals into an original statement. And the storytelling is so ungraceful that I got whiplash from the first four episodes.
    Read full review
  2. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Alex McLevy
    Jul 25, 2019
    50
    Nitpicking sci-fi conceits is usually a waste of time (who cares how implausible a lovestruck robot fixing a ship’s FTL drive is?), but there are enough glaring omissions of logic in Another Life that it’s impossible not to get pulled out of the story at times. ... What the series does have is Sackhoff, and she’s more than up to the task of reminding the viewer why she’s anchoring this series. Whenever she’s onscreen, the show’s sophomoric writing instantly becomes more plausible
    Read full review
  3. RogerEbert.com
    Reviewed by: Brian Tallerico
    Jul 25, 2019
    10
    “Another Life” has a complete lack of character development within Niko’s crew because they're too busy worrying and yelling. ... Blair and Sackhoff are always welcome presences on any show, and it’s telling how much the four episodes of “Another Life” that I could stomach simply annoyed me.
    Read full review
See all critic reviews »