Black Bird

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Season 1
User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 34 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 34
  3. Negative: 5 out of 34
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  1. anaalice1
    Jul 19, 2022
    10
    Black Bird is a series that leaves you intrigued from start to finish, and with great performances. A great choice for those who like true crime
  2. bignoisedoyle
    Aug 10, 2022
    9
    A solid crime drama. Fantastic script, acting and character development. I would have loved it as a bulk binge watch, but was worth the wait each week.
  3. Candlejack84
    Jul 25, 2022
    9
    Really loving this show so far. I read the book about a year ago and couldn't wait to see the adaptation. Taron Egarton and Paul Hauser are great and really complement each other well. It reminds me a lot of Mind hunter (which I miss dearly) Nice to see Ray Liotta in one of his last performances (Rip Ray). All in all its a very gripping and cerebral thriller based on a true story. I highlyReally loving this show so far. I read the book about a year ago and couldn't wait to see the adaptation. Taron Egarton and Paul Hauser are great and really complement each other well. It reminds me a lot of Mind hunter (which I miss dearly) Nice to see Ray Liotta in one of his last performances (Rip Ray). All in all its a very gripping and cerebral thriller based on a true story. I highly recommend to lovers of crime thriller or true crime. Apple TV have been producing some great original content this last couple of years.… Expand
  4. LuanBenedito
    Aug 3, 2022
    10
    Incredible series, with incredible performances. One of the best true crimes
  5. lucasmorlim
    Jul 13, 2022
    10
    Finding good series/movies nowadays is not an easy task. Black Bird, so far, is committed to entertainment. Make the viewer connect with the characters and dive into a good story. It's not woke. It's not a rally. It's simply: entertainment. Congratulations on that!
  6. moth3
    Sep 26, 2022
    3
    Mildly entertaining, wildly over-acted. This show takes itself too seriously.
  7. UncleWillard
    Jul 12, 2022
    6
    I'm two episodes in and while I generally like it and am interested to see what happens, there's a cheesiness to it, a Wahlbergness about it, that just throws me off. For example, the scene where the DA (agent, whatever she is) tells the main character that she'll have to pose as his girlfriend and he'll have to grope her to make it look legit was just corny af. The first two episodes areI'm two episodes in and while I generally like it and am interested to see what happens, there's a cheesiness to it, a Wahlbergness about it, that just throws me off. For example, the scene where the DA (agent, whatever she is) tells the main character that she'll have to pose as his girlfriend and he'll have to grope her to make it look legit was just corny af. The first two episodes are full of that Miami Vice **** I was hoping this would be much darker. We'll see.… Expand
  8. metacritiqueur
    Aug 18, 2022
    8
    Good show, the actors are impeccable and well invested in their characters. The second good series from Apple+ with Severance.
  9. jzathajenius
    Jul 17, 2022
    6
    Firstly, the story is so ludicrous I had to laugh at the disclaimer "inspired by true events". This is an ok but fairly cheesy and predictable attempt at a True Detective style procedural thriller where the killer pretends to be mentally impaired but is actually a criminal mastermind. The drug dealer just happens to be a totally ripped male model and his FBI handler a smoking hot youngFirstly, the story is so ludicrous I had to laugh at the disclaimer "inspired by true events". This is an ok but fairly cheesy and predictable attempt at a True Detective style procedural thriller where the killer pretends to be mentally impaired but is actually a criminal mastermind. The drug dealer just happens to be a totally ripped male model and his FBI handler a smoking hot young woman.....the believability is stretched to breaking point at times here. Apple aint no HBO, put it that way.… Expand
  10. geewah
    May 26, 2023
    9
    A superb and complicated look at police undercover work that is keep taut, and with that keeps viewers engaged over it's 6 episodes.
    Paul Walter Hauser is excellent as the softly spoken, weird, and at times affable monster, Larry Hall.
  11. MetacriticOnur
    Sep 10, 2022
    6
    admirable
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  12. konanamly
    Aug 13, 2022
    8
    really like this ！ cant wait to watch more，ahahahaahah!!!! get me up please

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. Empire
    Reviewed by: John Nugent
    Jul 18, 2022
    80
    This is a tense true-crime story told with immense confidence and care — but it’s the performances, especially from Paul Walter Hauser and Ray Liotta, that really make Black Bird sing.
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  2. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Roxana Hadadi
    Jul 13, 2022
    70
    The humanity Liotta brings to Keene’s father, Big Jim, is multifaceted and sobering, and it cuts through the more irritating aspects of Black Bird to remind what a great actor can do with any amount of screen time.
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  3. i
    Reviewed by: Emily Baker
    Jul 11, 2022
    80
    This is a (very) slow-burn drama, and it takes three of the six episodes for Jimmy and Larry to come face to face. When they do, it’s television magic.
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