Containment

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Season 1
User Score
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. 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
  6. 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.
  7. 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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#91 Most Discussed TV Season of 2016
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#28 Most Shared TV Season of 2016

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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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