Deep State

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Season 1
  • Network: MGM+
  • Series Premiere Date: Apr 5, 2018
Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
62

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

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

  1. Boston Herald
    Reviewed by: Mark A. Perigard
    Jun 13, 2018
    58
    Cynical shows can be fun; Deep State is undercut by some atrocious acting. One character seems to be the love child of Larry Hagman’s J.R. Ewing and about 180 pounds of ham. The faux Texas accent might cause your eyes to sting.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Daniel D'Addario
    Jun 13, 2018
    50
    Deep State lards its story up with new faces, names, and conspiratorial connections without ever giving us a glimpse at the man at its center. The action is great fun and the show looks good, but there’s little to grab onto even as one knows the show ought to be getting incrementally more “tense.”
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Daniel Fienberg
    Jun 15, 2018
    40
    Too much of Deep State is bogged down in shallow family characterization, and very few of the assortment of bureaucrats, field agents and generic Middle Easterners register as distinctive either. The only reason to watch the show is Strong.

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User Score
5.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 15
  3. Negative: 4 out of 15
  1. EludiumQ36
    Jul 12, 2018
    3
    My opinion/perspective is coming from being an aficionado of this genre, hence, this series rates as juvie, not fully baked. Its problems areMy opinion/perspective is coming from being an aficionado of this genre, hence, this series rates as juvie, not fully baked. Its problems are in plausibility which is essential to hit the mark with a spy show. The cast is decent enough but their acting (and/or their direction) shows immaturity and that just spoils it. I endured through the fourth episode at which point I had enough, that episode was most egregious regarding plausibility and I was just taken out of the story. I really wanted to like this, I was biased to like it, but it just doesn't cut it. But for those new to the genre it might be alright, you'll be more forgiving till you've seen enough of them.… Full Review »
  2. OlivierPiel
    Jun 24, 2018
    4
    A very bland, cheap British copy of Homeland and other Middle Eastern spy shows. Nothing new under the sun. Can be watched when you haveA very bland, cheap British copy of Homeland and other Middle Eastern spy shows. Nothing new under the sun. Can be watched when you have exhausted any other option and/or drunk.
    PS: Annoying to have fake French, fake Persian and even, lol, fake Texan accents in this day and age. Hence the need for alcohol.    … Full Review »
  3. Scrit
    Jun 21, 2018
    10
    I was hooked from the first ep. It's pacey but somehow I've also fallen for the main characters. I love Mark Strong and am so happy to see himI was hooked from the first ep. It's pacey but somehow I've also fallen for the main characters. I love Mark Strong and am so happy to see him in a quality TV series. The Leyla character is also a powerful, interesting woman - happy to have found this one on Epix.… Full Review »
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