Cursed (2020)

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Jul 17, 2020
Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
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Critic Reviews

  1. Time
    Reviewed by: Judy Berman
    Jul 17, 2020
    80
    Cursed may not be the most serious or profound program that TV has to offer, but you won’t find many shows more solidly built or satisfying. ... Rarer and more exciting still is that this fantasy drama understands that you can’t make good television in any genre without getting fundamentals like character, themes, storytelling and aesthetics right.
  2. The Playlist
    Reviewed by: Lena Wilson
    Oct 5, 2020
    75
    It takes quite a few episodes for the terminally serious “Cursed” to gain steam, but once it does, this show offers characters worth sticking around for.
  3. The Detroit News
    Reviewed by: Tom Long
    Aug 14, 2020
    67
    Langford (“Knives Out,” “13 Reasons Why”) is effective if not exceptional, somewhat mirroring the entire enterprise. The gore quotient here runs high, but unlike “Thrones” and “The Witcher” there is no underlying erotic throb fueling things and humor is scarce.
  5. Collider
    Reviewed by: Liz Shannon Miller
    Jul 20, 2020
    67
    If you crave originality or weirdness in your fantasy TV, there’s plenty to enjoy here. But beyond some clunky and predictable dialogue, the biggest flaw is Nimue — whether it’s on Langford for failing to really sell key moments or the writing for leading the character to make dangerous or at times even dumb choices, the ostensible focus of the show fails to come together.
  6. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Kelly Lawler
    Jul 20, 2020
    63
    Despite its confusing plot, overly complicated mythology and sometimes cheesy effects, there's a watchability to "Cursed," in part due to its young star Katherine Langford.

Awards & Rankings

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#18 Most Discussed TV Season of 2020
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#73 Most Shared TV Season of 2020

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User Score
4.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 84 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 84
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 84
  3. Negative: 39 out of 84
  1. capt_morgan
    Jul 19, 2020
    0
    Revisionism at its worst; truly just please give up on fitting females into male characters, its embarrassing to watch and comprehend.
  2. Joseayala14
    Jul 17, 2020
    3
    It’s a low quality fantasy show. The writing and the acting are bad. The visual effects aren’t great either! I was expecting something else.It’s a low quality fantasy show. The writing and the acting are bad. The visual effects aren’t great either! I was expecting something else. Disappointing that lately Netflix has been releasing low quality shows.… Full Review »
  3. MrMuppe
    Jul 19, 2020
    3
    Edit: Unlike what some 10/10 person seem to think, I did watch the whole series before writing my review.

    If numbers I rolled my eyes was a    Edit: Unlike what some 10/10 person seem to think, I did watch the whole series before writing my review.

    If numbers I rolled my eyes was a legit score this show would get that maxed out.

    The thing is that not all the acting is bad and not all the writing is bad, but enough is. You will more then once wonder why a certain character knows so much about things that is not normal for that character to know. It sometimes feels like characters does things not based on what would be natural for them but rather what they have to do in order for the plot to move forward.
    As to the plot being bad and characters knowing more then they should I will not say more since that risk spoiling the story for those who want to see it and make up their own mind.

    The effects are also a hit and miss.
    So is the music, what little there is.
    Oh, and they take a dump on the legend... one that will take time to wash away.
    Now that I think about it, this show is a 3 and not a 4 that I was planing to give it first. There are simply to many things done poorly for it to be anything better then that.    … Full Review »
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