Derek
Channel 4 | Netflix | Release Date: January 30, 2013
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
9
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
The Hollywood ReporterTim GoodmanSep 13, 2013
Season 1 Review: The existential aspects of Derek are its best traits (and yes, there will be a second season). The drama and comedy elements are more of a mixed bag. Read full review
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)Matt Zoller SeitzSep 12, 2013
Season 1 Review: Derek is engaging and sometimes very funny. Parts of it are ostentatiously sentimental, verging on gooey. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushSep 12, 2013
Season 1 Review: The ever-present but unseen film crew adds a layer of patronizing self-consciousness to a series that is at its best when it relaxes into the slow rhythms of the Broad Hill nursing home, whose residents aren't nearly as hopeless and forlorn as they look. Read full review
60
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenSep 12, 2013
Season 1 Review: There's an appeal to the gentle spirit of Derek but it would have a stronger pull if the plotting was less dull. Read full review
58
Washington PostHank StueverSep 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: It's more of a character sketch than a fully realized story. Read full review
50
New York PostMichael StarrOct 3, 2013
Season 1 Review: It [the (pseudo-documentary) cameras] was effective in The Office; here it’s just repetitive and annoying. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineChuck BowenSep 16, 2013
Season 1 Review: Gervais's efforts to adhere to a coming-of-age formula with a bit of regard for life as it's actually lived are admirable, but his vision is incomplete and often borders on smug. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamaraSep 12, 2013
Season 1 Review: It is, by turns, hilarious and histrionic, illuminating and infuriating. Read full review
40
The New York TimesMike HaleSep 11, 2013
Season 1 Review: The mush outweighs the wit, with episodes ending on tides of sentiment. Read full review
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