Black Monday

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Season 1
  • Network: SHOWTIME
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 20, 2019
Season #: 3, 2, 1
Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 28
  3. Negative: 2 out of 28
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  1. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Jen Chaney
    Jan 14, 2019
    30
    It takes a serious piece of modern history and builds a jumbled narrative around it that’s full of exaggeration and tastelessness. ... Every one of [the actors] tackles their part with enthusiasm and gusto. The problem is that these characters have been scripted on a one-dimensional level, at least at this stage in the season.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    Jan 10, 2019
    20
    It's hard to imagine that a half-hour comedy set on Wall Street with Don Cheadle and Andrew Rannells in major parts could go off the rails so quickly and spectacularly, but Showtime's latest, Black Monday, does just that. And that's even before you factor in Regina Hall giving arguably the best performance in the bunch. ... A lot of talent wasted working on something that seems thrown together, unstructured and ill-advised.

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User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 23
  3. Negative: 2 out of 23
  1. ephemeralviolet
    Jan 21, 2019
    10
    Hilarious look at the fast-paced, cocaine-laced world of Wall Street in the 1980s in the year leading up to the stock market crash of 1987.Hilarious look at the fast-paced, cocaine-laced world of Wall Street in the 1980s in the year leading up to the stock market crash of 1987. Episode 1's witty writing sketches out an ensemble of unique personalities with the promise of some nuanced backstories. Can't wait to watch 1987 unfold in Black Monday.… Full Review »
  2. EludiumQ36
    Apr 12, 2019
    9
    I really liked Don Cheadle in Showtime's "House of Lies" and he similarly drives this dramedy of 1987's Black Monday stock market dive. It'sI really liked Don Cheadle in Showtime's "House of Lies" and he similarly drives this dramedy of 1987's Black Monday stock market dive. It's full of over the top, high octane Wall Street Type-As who are more caricature stereotypes but it's fun that way. I mean, Cheadle's character "Marauding Mo" is driven in a stretch Lambo - insane. The screenplay is full of all types of manipulation, double-crosses, and at the end even more dbl-crossing. The final episode is a crazy mishmash of all that and nicely recalls the opening scene of ep 1. This first season ties up storylines pretty nicely but leaves some things open enough for a subsequent season. Showtime isn't like Netflix or Amazon who kill off good original shows, so I'd expect a several season run for "Black Monday", though admittedly it's kind of tough to base a long-running series around a single event and its aftermath, and I'm really not sure I care about the characters after this point.… Full Review »
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