Class of '09: Season 1

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Class Of '09: Orders Night

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HULU | Season Premiere Date: May 10, 2023

Summary: The impact of artificial intelligence on the U.S. criminal justice system is seen through the eyes of FBI agents who graduated in 2009 and over three different time periods in this thriller from Tom Rob Smith.

Creator: Tom Rob Smith

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense, Science Fiction

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E8. Graduation
Air Date: June 21, 2023
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S1:E7. Orders Night
Air Date: June 14, 2023
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S1:E6. Hogan's Alley
Air Date: June 7, 2023

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Collider Erick Massoto

May 10, 2023

It provides the rare feeling that it is exploring every possibility inside its own narrative and is able to excel in everything it tries to do. Whether there are more seasons to pore over or just the one, the ride has already been highly rewarding. Read full review

Richard Roeper

May 8, 2023

This is a decidedly uneven effort; at times, the action has to come to a screeching halt for expository dialogue, as if the series is acknowledging it has some clarity problems. Still, thanks in large part to that outstanding cast and the cinematic production values, “Class of ’09” could graduate into something memorable. Read full review

Rob Owen

May 4, 2023

Hulu’s FX-produced “Class of ’09” starts slowly but then ratchets up intrigue as the thriller tracks FBI Academy classmates in three time periods. It’s a limited series worth watching. Read full review

John Anderson

May 9, 2023

The personal lives of the characters can grow emotionally moribund. But the action sequences, and the confrontations between Mr. Henry's Tayo and the homegrown terrorists he's trying to stop, are grippingly violent and intelligently so. Whether "Class of '09" is operating at peak efficiency depends on who is on screen. Read full review

Judy Berman

May 10, 2023

Cerebral, ambitious, but frustratingly paced tale of human fallibility and technological overreach. Read full review

Matthew Gilbert

May 10, 2023

There are worthy performances in the mix, most notably from leads Brian Tyree Henry and Kate Mara, but the actors are working with scattered material that might have benefited from focus and some ruthless paring, particularly when it comes to the awkward expositional dialogue. Read full review

Joel Keller

May 11, 2023

Class Of ’09 is too busy jumping between timelines to tell a cohesive story that has any kind of momentum. Read full review

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TalkTeaV

May 10, 2023

The FX series Class Of '09 smartly layers the past, present, and future in telling this story. Introducing viewers to only two-time frames in the first five minutes made everything that happened in these first two episodes easier to absorb. Kate Mara's performance as Poet is so good that youThe FX series Class Of '09 smartly layers the past, present, and future in telling this story. Introducing viewers to only two-time frames in the first five minutes made everything that happened in these first two episodes easier to absorb. Kate Mara's performance as Poet is so good that you are (easily) pulled into the third time frame (Present 2023) without it feeling disruptive.

You could argue that this story could have been just as good without the time jump. But it feels more attractive told this way and complements the dystopian part of the story set in 2034.

The showrunners, writers, and actors did a great job showing the good in 2009 and the ugly in 2034 but offered only a glimpse of the bad that's about to happen with a great cliffhanger at the end of episode two. This direction made it thrilling and fun to watch.

Structuring a series like this is difficult and often loses focus with all the back and forth, but this new limited series from FX may be the exception. I look forward to seeing how this story plays out.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: May 10, 2023
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  S1:E8. Graduation
  Air Date: June 21, 2023
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  S1:E7. Orders Night
  Air Date: June 14, 2023
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  S1:E6. Hogan's Alley
  Air Date: June 7, 2023
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  S1:E5. The Problem is People
  Air Date: May 31, 2023
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  S1:E4. Not Your Girlfriend
  Air Date: May 24, 2023
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  S1:E3. Thank You for Not Driving
  Air Date: May 17, 2023
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  S1:E2. The Fitness Test
  Air Date: May 10, 2023
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  S1:E1. Part of Something
  Air Date: May 10, 2023