Deadwater Fell

:

Season 1
Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
Watch Now

Where To Watch

Buy on
Stream On

Critic Reviews

  1. Paste Magazine
    Reviewed by: Allison Keene
    Apr 6, 2020
    87
    Coulam provides a satisfying ending that doesn’t suggest another season, content to close this story through final (perhaps slightly rushed) revelations tinged with hope. For fans of crime dramas, that is exactly what we come for.
  2. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Apr 6, 2020
    80
    Taut four-part mystery. ... David Tennant is compellingly inscrutable as the town's affable doctor. [30 Mar - 12 Apr 2020, p.9]
    All this critic's reviews
  3. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Lucy Mangan
    Feb 27, 2020
    80
    In summary it sounds soapy, but in reality it is ruthlessly unsensationalist and at times deeply moving.
  5. The Independent
    Reviewed by: Ed Cumming
    Feb 27, 2020
    80
    It is fictional, but conveyed with such intensity that it seems more vivid than the real life murders depicted in the week. These are the strange convolutions of watching crime on TV. Deadwater Fell is gruelling, but it’s hard to take your eyes off it.
  6. Decider
    Reviewed by: Joel Keller
    Apr 7, 2020
    70
    The performances are on-point across the board.
  7. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Daniel Fienberg
    Apr 6, 2020
    70
    With that dark material, Deadwater Fell is far from escapist viewing, and even if the series doesn't treat the demise of several children in ultra-graphic terms, it can be hard to watch. I also wouldn't have minded one or two more unpredictable beats at the end, which is a bit too rushed and predictable. Deadwater Fell still offers sufficient distraction and enough nuance to make it worth checking out.
  8. RogerEbert.com
    Reviewed by: Brian Tallerico
    Apr 6, 2020
    40
    By the end, I felt manipulated more than intrigued, and left with a hollow feeling only slightly alleviated by watching a great actor do his best to hold a show together as it got less and less interesting.