Dark Tourist

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Jul 20, 2018
Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

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

  1. The Daily Beast
    Reviewed by: Nick Schager
    Jul 20, 2018
    80
    Dark Tourist is the work of a cheery, good-natured, curious individual drawn to the ugliest side of human nature, and it’s that contrast which gives the series its potent energy. Over the course of each 40-minute installment, Farrier gets himself into situations both strange and perilous, which is all the more captivating because he comes across as a fundamentally jovial sort of wide-eyed explorer.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Daniel Fienberg
    Jul 20, 2018
    70
    The series isn't always focused or consistent, but it's got ample strangeness and droll laughs, and every once in a while it packs an unexpected emotional punch.
  3. RogerEbert.com
    Reviewed by: Brian Tallerico
    Jul 20, 2018
    70
    While “Dark Tourist” may not quite be “No Reservations” yet, the best parts of it reflect that curiosity about life outside the bubble, and this is not just a culinary bubble but a safety one.
  5. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Steve Greene
    Jul 20, 2018
    50
    There are plenty of questions to be had about many of the things Dark Tourist wants to capture. It just seems like this show never asks the right ones.
  6. The Atlantic
    Reviewed by: Sophie Gilbert
    Jul 26, 2018
    40
    In rare moments, Dark Tourist (the show) summons some sense of this appreciation for how resilient people can be. ... More often, Dark Tourist treats its subjects like curios in a junk shop, casually examining them from different angles and then discarding them. ... Dark Tourist is just another guide on the trip, cashing in on people’s morbid curiosities without caring what real wisdom it could impart if it tried.

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User Score
5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 25
  3. Negative: 7 out of 25
  1. EllaFunk
    Jul 31, 2018
    7
    I was left with so many More questions wondered why as a journalist, David was NOT asking them. I felt like a voyeur, and left unsatisfied -I was left with so many More questions wondered why as a journalist, David was NOT asking them. I felt like a voyeur, and left unsatisfied - not quite complete- watching the first season. I too am curious about the quirky, unusual, different from my experience/life but I think that begs a little research before showing up blind and creating a situation without respect or understanding of the conditions that led to its creation. I am left feeling like David is ALWAYS out of his league and truthfully I can't understand his approach to getting to the things he says he wants to understand. I am grateful to have been exposed to some of the places previously unheard of, but as with guys that die going the extreme sports they love, go into it prepared for the worst- if you get an injury in a foreign country, how will you deal? Sometimes, I think, David just comes across as not that bright, and needs a stronger editing and production crew. And in a small way, that leaves the viewer to experience for them selves, and to have their own thoughts and to leave the segment with soooo many more questions. Not good writing or insights as others have mentioned, but nice that they got permissions to go in some places.… Full Review »
  2. Homerun22
    Sep 6, 2018
    1
    The concept was interesting but overall the host was naive. He never seemed to grasp why different cultures do things differently. I reallyThe concept was interesting but overall the host was naive. He never seemed to grasp why different cultures do things differently. I really did want to like the show overall but the host turned me away with his lack of understanding and bias towards his own culture. Really wish they kept the concept the same but got a new host… Full Review »
  3. spicyfriedfood
    Sep 9, 2018
    2
    I'm often a very curious person and I really do like watching travel documentary because I like getting to see what it's like in other partsI'm often a very curious person and I really do like watching travel documentary because I like getting to see what it's like in other parts of the world (whether it be good or bad). This show was interesting, but I just did not like the host of the show. I found him very unlikeable and felt like he often judges everything negatively. Felt like he lacked understanding of other cultures and customs and I just wished someone else had hosted this show.… Full Review »
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