Deputy
NBC | FOX | Release Date: January 2, 2020
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
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Mixed:
9
Negative:
0
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67
Colorado Springs GazetteTerry TerronesDec 27, 2019
Season 1 Review: A series that’s just flat-out fun, albeit flawed. Read full review
60
ColliderDave TrumboreJan 3, 2020
Season 1 Review: Deputy may overstep the bounds of reality with how far the show lets Hollister push his new powerful position, but I admire its commitment. Read full review
60
TV GuideLiam MathewsDec 26, 2019
Season 1 Review: Deputy is a melange of Western and cop show cliches in a novel-enough package, thanks to creators Will Beall, who writes, and David Ayer, who directs the pilot. Read full review
58
IndieWireBen TraversJan 3, 2020
Season 1 Review: All three entries [episodes] are as predictable as they are fine with being predictable. “Deputy” doesn’t give off so much as a whiff that it wants to be more than a by-the-book, case-of-the-week cop drama. ... That being said, all that formula makes for a solid foundation. Read full review
58
Uncle BarkyEd BarkDec 30, 2019
Season 1 Review: The script very occasionally crackles when not making a fool of itself with lines like, “Badge or no badge, I’ll always come after scum like you.” Most of the better lines go to Bishop when confronting Hollister about his overall comportment. Deputy otherwise is never too far from an action scene replete with automatic weapons fire. Read full review
55
Reason.comGlenn GarvinDec 30, 2019
Season 1 Review: Putting aside Deputy's peculiar politics and red-meat aesthetic, though, it has undeniable appeal. The intricately staged shootouts and car chases are gleefully frequent, the dialogue crackling. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoJan 2, 2020
Season 1 Review: A show with some muddled politics and thin characterizations. Dorff is at the center keeping it entertaining, and the ridiculousness in some of the plotting to start the series is almost admirable, but this is an inconsistent show in every way. Read full review
45
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenDec 30, 2019
Season 1 Review: In between firefights and car crashes, the clichés pile up quicker than dead bodies. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergJan 2, 2020
Season 1 Review: It's silly, occasionally action-packed, rarely makes any sense at all and it's a little bit less reactionary than I feared. Read full review
40
VarietyDaniel D'AddarioDec 30, 2019
Season 1 Review: Surely there has been a show more reliant on cliché than “Deputy,” Fox’s new cop drama. But none springs to mind. ... In short, “Deputy’s” politics may come from a past decade, but its writing seems to come from another century. Read full review
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