Containment

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Season 1
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6.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 66 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 66
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 66
  3. Negative: 19 out of 66
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  1. Qldgamer
    Apr 20, 2016
    7
    Seems a less man's version of walking dead but only seeing ep 1 is a bit limiting to give a proper review. The story seems interesting and the characters seem to have some depth to them. As the series develops it will be interesting to see what happens to those inside and outside.

    I ma giving a 7 just as a place holder, I feel it has some good points and with time these can get better.
  2. Steal
    Apr 23, 2016
    8
    I really enjoyed it, had a great real time based narrative and really interesting real world based show. They did muck up an timeline edit in the hospital but we can look past that. Real fresh looking forward to next week. Unlike the Walking Dead this could actually happen.
  3. rouse515
    Jun 7, 2017
    10
    i love this show!! why is always have to be all right and end well?? this tv show is simply good and is like have to be! i dont see if it will be cancelled but i hope not finnaly i have somenthing to watch!
  4. DanniBoi
    Apr 22, 2016
    10
    Oh wow. I recommend this show to everybody.

    This show has a very well done ominous feeling far from the obvious on how everything has been and is being developed. That crescendo feel towards that tension you are getting towards what will happen to every character you are getting to know. It got me hooked from the very first riot scene. This show looks and feel very real. I don't feel    Oh wow. I recommend this show to everybody.

    This show has a very well done ominous feeling far from the obvious on how everything has been and is being developed. That crescendo feel towards that tension you are getting towards what will happen to every character you are getting to know. It got me hooked from the very first riot scene.

    This show looks and feel very real. I don't feel this immersed in all honestly since "The day after tomorrow" and that was a movie.

    Outstanding pilot. Loved how everyone of the important characters intertwined between each other in some of the scenes.

    Recommended this with my eyes closed. This show is a gem hope it doesn't get cancelled and it gets renewed and it continues.    … Expand
  5. pythag0ras
    May 26, 2016
    6
    First of all...you cant expect too much from CW to begin with . The bar is real, REAL low for them. That being said, this show is probably the most interesting on that channel. It has very few likable characters. It has alot of splinter stories from the main arc that are used as filler too much and drag on for too many eps.

    However, its still worth a watch as long as you have some way    First of all...you cant expect too much from CW to begin with . The bar is real, REAL low for them. That being said, this show is probably the most interesting on that channel. It has very few likable characters. It has alot of splinter stories from the main arc that are used as filler too much and drag on for too many eps.

    However, its still worth a watch as long as you have some way to fast forward thru the filler. Once you do that you get a decent story. One thats been told countless times but still worth a watch IMO. Basically people doing what they do to each other now, just in greater quantities .    … Expand
  6. FrenchRoast
    May 4, 2016
    10
    I really recommend the show. Whether or not it is, it all seems very realistic to me. The acting is great, and what really makes this show interesting is the various perspectives we get to see as the crisis mounts, including the dilemmas that leadership faces, the reasonable concerns and outrage that people inside feel, and so on. And then there are all those near misses where theI really recommend the show. Whether or not it is, it all seems very realistic to me. The acting is great, and what really makes this show interesting is the various perspectives we get to see as the crisis mounts, including the dilemmas that leadership faces, the reasonable concerns and outrage that people inside feel, and so on. And then there are all those near misses where the characters we follow almost meet or interact at times as strangers, which really adds to the whole everyone-has-their-own-problems-and-perspective thing. As a fan of the Walking Dead, this show really fills the void left behind by the end of the season.… Expand
  7. Purple2020
    May 22, 2016
    10
    Everyone has a right to there opinions. I enjoy show and I really like it. It's different than any other show I watched. I found out, they can't returning for second season that's junk though. I look forward to watch Containment every week on Tuesday night's. I hope show move to Hulu or Netflix.
  8. akila1
    Jun 25, 2016
    2
    Matt from TV Guide summed it up best: Plagued by mediocre writing and stubbornly dull acting, this unpleasant misfire feels like slow death as it spins out subplots from Disaster Movie 101.
    I couldn't have written a better comment. Just terrible.
  9. CSGois
    Apr 25, 2016
    3
    A primeira cena já mostra qual o protagonista da série, o vírus. Nenhum personagem me cativou mas o pior deles foi o major, que ator péssimo que escolheram. Certeza que a série vai virar uma espécie de the walking dead com grupos que vão tentar sobreviver em meio à epidemia. Abandonei.
  10. SAVEWRITERS
    May 19, 2016
    0
    This is the worst piece of crap on TV. Those reviews that scored it high were paid or blind. Story opens with teacher taking bus load of kids to HOSPITAL FOR FUN TRIP TO WATCH RAT EXPERIMENTS...idiocy. Writer blames muslim for plague spreading. City barricades area only to assign a few cops not army? One food drop by international aid group happens after people starve in city full ofThis is the worst piece of crap on TV. Those reviews that scored it high were paid or blind. Story opens with teacher taking bus load of kids to HOSPITAL FOR FUN TRIP TO WATCH RAT EXPERIMENTS...idiocy. Writer blames muslim for plague spreading. City barricades area only to assign a few cops not army? One food drop by international aid group happens after people starve in city full of resources? Then white cops put down their weapons to black robbers who take all food boxes in a little truck? Big scary scene showing unwashed child looking at empty water bottles in city full of working water taps? Single woman faces basement biker gang while two guys sit upstairs, saying whatever? And emergency food boxes contain turkey tetrazinni, really? Cop tells teacher he burnt a little girls body and she like 'what about my day'? Women in charge are protrayed as bossy and stupid. This script is so bad, unbelievable, and incompetent that its almost funny. This is yet again another waste of resources. How many racist sexist 'get rich off trash' executives have to die off in this industry before real writers and producers can show America great TV? And the worst part of this is the high reviews that were given because they show the low level of crap and corruption we expect from the media. Were pathetic just like this sickly sweet luke warm pile of doo doo.… Expand
  11. petergk
    May 30, 2016
    1
    Love this kind genre but this is low budget crap and should never have seen the light of day if you are going to try and compete with the current offerings the producers could have at least upped the budget and made the script a bit more bevelible
  12. Isaac-1
    Jun 13, 2016
    2
    This show is like watching flaming car crash, you tell yourself you should look away, but find yourself watching anyway. None of the characters have any survival instinct, they are in a quarantined virus outbreak and are constantly taking their protective gear off to show how much they care. One example of the actions of those inside the quarantine in tonight's episode a doctor who justThis show is like watching flaming car crash, you tell yourself you should look away, but find yourself watching anyway. None of the characters have any survival instinct, they are in a quarantined virus outbreak and are constantly taking their protective gear off to show how much they care. One example of the actions of those inside the quarantine in tonight's episode a doctor who just realized he was infected, turns to his co-workers and vomits blood all over them. Yeah, way to care Doc!… Expand
  13. daveman2000
    Aug 4, 2016
    1
    I have never written a review of a show but felt that I needed to vent. Given the high quality TV shows that are out there, i am amazed that a show this stupid was able to make it fora full season. I did in fact watch the entire season as I wanted to see how ridiculous the writers could be. I must say that the writers must think that thee intelligence of the viewer is quite low. SoI have never written a review of a show but felt that I needed to vent. Given the high quality TV shows that are out there, i am amazed that a show this stupid was able to make it fora full season. I did in fact watch the entire season as I wanted to see how ridiculous the writers could be. I must say that the writers must think that thee intelligence of the viewer is quite low. So many flaws and unrealistic events... I expect this in 80's action shows but not in this day and age. Only good thing is that the show has not been renewed.

    Dave    … Expand
  14. Triplec8
    Feb 22, 2019
    8
    I really enjoyed this show. The acting is top notch and has some gut-wrenching moments I wasn't expecting. A perfect show for anyone who's okay with a little gory scenes and okay for the story to be tied up in one season.

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Critic Reviews

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Metascore
48

Mixed or average reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 20
  3. Negative: 5 out of 20
  1. Los Angeles Daily News
    Reviewed by: Rob Lowman
    Apr 19, 2016
    70
    Although the dialogue is occasionally a bit cute, the rest of the cast comes across as mostly solid and believable.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    Apr 19, 2016
    40
    Undemanding viewers (not a judgment) may find Containment diverting nonetheless. If nothing here seems the least real, the series' flaws, from its underpowered budget to its overripe dialogue, are those of innumerable, sometimes beloved B-, C- and D-grade pictures before it — not excluding the high-toned epigrams, from Socrates and Matthew and such that introduce each episode with a sheen of classy meaning.
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  3. Uncle Barky
    Reviewed by: Ed Bark
    Apr 19, 2016
    67
    None of this qualifies as breezy spring/summertime entertainment. Still, if apocalyptic drama is your entertainment of choice, then Containment might well keep you contented.
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