Deep State

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Season 1
  • Network: MGM+
  • Series Premiere Date: Apr 5, 2018
Season #: 2, 1
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
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  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 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, thatMy 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.… Expand
  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 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.
  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 him in a quality TV series. The Leyla character is also a powerful, interesting woman - happy to have found this one on Epix.

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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
  1. 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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  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    Jun 15, 2018
    80
    The production has an appealing natural finish to it, enhanced by scenes that play largely or wholly in French or Arabic. ... There are enough action sequences, realistically staged, to maintain the genre cred--a fight here, a rooftop chase there--but for the most part the show runs efficiently, and not hastily, on suspense and character.
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  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    Jun 15, 2018
    80
    “Deep State” and “Next of Kin” both offer mystery and suspense, and you could be drawn to either out of a taste for international intrigue tied to current events. For gunfire, cynicism and a constant build toward world-shaking revelations, go with “Deep State.” ... You can’t go wrong with Mr. Strong.
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