Black Narcissus

Name: Black Narcissus
Genre: Drama, Movie/Mini-Series, Suspense
Released: November 23, 2020
Rating: 66

METASCORE

Generally favorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews

See All

USER SCORE

No score yet

tbd

VOTE NOW

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

tbd	Your Score
tbd	User Score No score yet

Would you like to write a review?

There is a 75 character minimum for reviews. If your review contains spoilers, please check the Spoiler box. Please do not use ALL CAPS. There is no linking or other HTML allowed. Your review may be edited for content. 0/5000

Check box if your review contains spoilers

Series Details & Credits

FX | Release Date: November 23, 2020

Summary: Set in 1934, Sister Clodagh (Gemma Arterton) brings a group of nuns to the palace of Mopu in the Himalayas to establish a new convent, but secrets and arrivals of Mr. Dean (Alessandro Nivola) and General Dilip Rai (Chaneil Kular) bring forth forbidden desires in this three-episode limited series based on the novel by Rumer Godden (that wasSet in 1934, Sister Clodagh (Gemma Arterton) brings a group of nuns to the palace of Mopu in the Himalayas to establish a new convent, but secrets and arrivals of Mr. Dean (Alessandro Nivola) and General Dilip Rai (Chaneil Kular) bring forth forbidden desires in this three-episode limited series based on the novel by Rumer Godden (that was also adapted into a 1947 film of the same name).… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series, Suspense

Watch Now

Stream On

Buy on

Stream On

Recent Episodes

tbd
S1:E3. Episode #1.3
Air Date: November 23, 2020
tbd
S1:E2. Episode #1.2
Air Date: November 23, 2020
tbd
S1:E1. Episode #1.1
Air Date: November 23, 2020

See all Seasons and Episodes

Metascore

Positive:

Mixed:

Negative:

Critic Reviews

Allison Keene

Nov 23, 2020

Season 1 Review: Despite its convent setting, Black Narcissus is not an exploration of faith or even leans particularly heavily on it. But it does, beautifully, show the ways in which the sisters quietly mark time with prayers and daily tasks—often in bare-bones and realistic ways, but occasionally including scenes like a beautifully composed Christmas vigil filled with lanterns, baking, and warm interiors. Read full review

Matthew Gilbert

Nov 19, 2020

Season 1 Review: It is succinct and well-told in the three hour-long episodes all due Monday at 8 p.m. on FX (and the next day on Hulu). But there are characters and themes that certainly could have benefited from intelligent expansion. ... Sure, three episodes of “Black Narcissus” is great, but I suspect that four might have been even better. Read full review

Melanie McFarland

Jan 14, 2021

Season 1 Review: "Black Narcissus" is enchanting and heady, and most people will be perfectly fine living without it. Read full review

The Playlist Roxana Hadadi

Nov 17, 2020

Season 1 Review: As a cross between Sofia Coppola’s version of “The Beguiled” and Martin Scorsese’s “Silence,” “Black Narcissus” works, but anyone craving legitimate spookiness should look elsewhere. Read full review

IndieWire Kristen Lopez

Nov 23, 2020

Season 1 Review: “Black Narcissus” is a beautiful production but its melancholic tone is a hard sell to keep audiences sustained over three episodes. Read full review

Katie Rife

Nov 20, 2020

Season 1 Review: We’re left with plot points from the novel explained in more detail than in Powell and Pressburger’s film, a novelistic but unexciting take on the material. Read full review

Joel Keller

Nov 23, 2020

Season 1 Review: Black Narcissus just doesn’t have enough story to latch onto and pay attention to for three hours. It’s slow and talky, and it doesn’t have any characters that you want to follow by the end of the first hour. Read full review

SEE ALL 16 REVIEWS

User Score

Write a Review

tbd

Positive:

Mixed:

Negative:

User Reviews

John935

Nov 28, 2020

Current aggregate rating for this seems about right. I'd give it a 6.5. I don't see what prompted a remake of the 1947 movie and the very mini-series format (3 episodes) is odd. That said, I found it interesting. The exterior photography of Nepal is cool! So, we have a handful of nunsCurrent aggregate rating for this seems about right. I'd give it a 6.5. I don't see what prompted a remake of the 1947 movie and the very mini-series format (3 episodes) is odd. That said, I found it interesting. The exterior photography of Nepal is cool! So, we have a handful of nuns establishing a convent and Mother Superior is youngish. It all turns moody quickly and there's gonna be a whole lot of smoldering going on. We are told topography and climate are causes of this. Ok, sure, why not. The point of it all eluded me throughout but do we really need a point? Jim Broadbent gets little screentime but he lends a nice counterpoint of male hierarchical **** Again, why not. Overall production and acting are good. I won't remember Black Narcissus 2020 as great but I might remember it as rather unusual fare that doesn't scream to be dismissed. It smolders.… Expand

0 of 0 users found this helpful00

Seasons & Episodes

66

Series Overview
Season 1

66
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: November 23, 2020
- tbd
  S1:E3. Episode #1.3
  Air Date: November 23, 2020
- tbd
  S1:E2. Episode #1.2
  Air Date: November 23, 2020
- tbd
  S1:E1. Episode #1.1
  Air Date: November 23, 2020