Archive 81

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 14, 2022
User Score
7.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 35 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 35
  3. Negative: 5 out of 35
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Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Phillips
    Jan 18, 2022
    75
    It’s fun to check out a few of the first-season “Archive 81″ podcast episodes, just to see where and how the basics have been amplified, revised, imagined for the eyes as well as the ears. Shihabi and Athie, their eyes full of dread and wonder, are reason enough to watch.
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  2. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Steve Greene
    Jan 14, 2022
    58
    It’s not that the show would be better if it withheld more, but most of the steps building the world of “Archive 81” outward are done in a way that feels more obligatory than efficient.
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  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Lorraine Ali
    Jan 14, 2022
    80
    “Archive 81” is amateurish in spots, and not in a self-aware way. .. But the long-haul effects of “Archive 81” are worth the time spent on this series. Unlike many a mystery streamer, there is a satisfying payoff at the end of the analog mystery.
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