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Devs

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Generally favorable reviews based on 32 Critic Reviews

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Generally favorable reviews based on 91 Ratings

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HULU | Release Date: March 5, 2020

Summary: Lily Chan (Sonoya Mizuno), a young computer engineer, thinks a division of the San Francisco tech company she works for may be behind the disappearance of her boyfriend in this miniseries from Alex Garland. [FX on Hulu]

Creator: Alex Garland

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense

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S1:E8. Episode 8
Air Date: April 16, 2020
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S1:E7. Episode 7
Air Date: April 9, 2020
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S1:E6. Episode 6
Air Date: April 2, 2020

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Critic Reviews

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RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Mar 4, 2020

Season 1 Review: The stunningly ambitious “Devs,” a great show that’s almost impossible to write about in a review. ... It’s ultimately an unforgettable and rewarding experience, and one that I really hope people are talking about and writing about once everything has been put on the table. ... One of the best new shows in a long time. Read full review

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Chicago Sun-Times

Richard Roeper

Mar 3, 2020

Season 1 Review: It’s a deep dive into the twilight zone and at times I had to work hard to keep a grip on certain plot machinations — but Garland has a keen sense of timing when it comes to providing the answers to nagging questions just as we’re getting close to the point of frustration. By the time the finale wraps up, no major mysteries remain. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter

Daniel Fienberg

Feb 25, 2020

Season 1 Review: It's haunting and hypnotic, a show of marrow-seeping mood and a unity of vision that carries through every frame. If it also turns a corner from entrancingly opaque to a bit on-the-nose by the end, for fans of Garland's Ex Machina and Annihilation, chances are that you'll be too absorbed to be bothered. Read full review

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Boston Globe

Matthew Gilbert

Mar 5, 2020

Season 1 Review: “Devs” is a cerebral pleasure that gets very philosophical and presses its brainy atmosphere with lots of ponderous soundtrack music and deadpan acting. Read full review

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Rob Owen

Feb 27, 2020

Season 1 Review: It’s a niche series that can be visually stunning but chilly and dark. ... After one episode, I had no interest in watching more “Devs”; after four, the series has me quite intrigued. Read full review

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The New York Times

James Poniewozik

Mar 4, 2020

Season 1 Review: It showcases what Garland does well — ideas and atmosphere — while amplifying his weaknesses in character and plot. As the techies say, it scales — for better and for worse. Read full review

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Slate

Willa Paskin

Mar 5, 2020

Season 1 Review: Bad television that’s striving to be great, that’s got ideas and style but sinks under the weight of its own oversize ambition—a sheep with a 50-pound weight tied to its forelegs and dropped in a river. ... Except in Devs, multiple versions of the same sheep inhabit multiple realities. It sinks like a stone in every single one. Read full review

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Deanomite

Apr 18, 2020

Best part is the photography, it's gorgeous in every frame. production values are top notch-editing, sound, acting, sets all are perfect. Nick Offerman is the best actor and carries the show, I don't know how he does it with such a monotone. I read he is a carpenter, like Harrison Ford,Best part is the photography, it's gorgeous in every frame. production values are top notch-editing, sound, acting, sets all are perfect. Nick Offerman is the best actor and carries the show, I don't know how he does it with such a monotone. I read he is a carpenter, like Harrison Ford, who he reminds me of in ways. Alex Garland always does an excellent job.… Expand

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Spike23

Mar 7, 2020

My thoughts of writing a proper review were scattered by the fact that an already amazing writer and director decided to feature Dark Souls 2 gameplay in his TV series. So now my rational thinking is gone, and I have to leave a 10 here like a nerd I am to bump up the score for someMy thoughts of writing a proper review were scattered by the fact that an already amazing writer and director decided to feature Dark Souls 2 gameplay in his TV series. So now my rational thinking is gone, and I have to leave a 10 here like a nerd I am to bump up the score for some completely insignificant amount until the series is over, and I'll hopefully stop being one of those lame individuals who review stuff that is not yet finished.… Expand

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tstempert

Jul 19, 2020

A slow start, but worth the pay off and a must watch for psy fi. Truly thought provoking.

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tonyGreen

May 21, 2020

I feel like the series didn't quite know what it was. The elements of crime / conspiracy thriller really worked for me. However the Sci-Fi / metaphysical aspects didn't quite convince me. Nevertheless the production is flawless, the acting very good and the effects very well done

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TVJerry

Jun 11, 2020

This is another series in the new trend of low-key, intellectual sci-fi shows. The mysterious titular organization is working with quantum theory on time travel, until a young coder gets in the way (after her boyfriend is murdered). This was created by Alex Garland, who's responsible for ExThis is another series in the new trend of low-key, intellectual sci-fi shows. The mysterious titular organization is working with quantum theory on time travel, until a young coder gets in the way (after her boyfriend is murdered). This was created by Alex Garland, who's responsible for Ex Machina (my review) and Annihilation (my review) and this series features many of the hallmarks from those films: Glacial pacing, ominous creepiness and promising tech. To drag out the drama, the inventor (Nick Offerman) is struggling with the loss of his family (one of the tiredest tropes in tragedy). Most of the time is spent in low-key dialogue with sprinklings of special effects and mild violence to keep us hoping for a payoff. Sadly, there aren't any revelations til Episode 6 and even then, it isn't really worth it. The disruptive discordant sound design just adds to the flailing suspense.… Expand

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AlphaRebel

Mar 28, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bit of a rough start with cringe worthy forced dialogue over the merits of block ciphers in a bit of wang waving to establish the two leads are smart but it just comes off as completely unnatural, it gets better but rapidly settles back into the usual, well worn tropes of the genre, borrowing ideas from many sources and more then it's fair share from Alex Garland's work when he wrote for Danny Boyle and a great deal from his own Ex Machina to the extent that you could just swap Oscar Issac's Nathen over instead of Nick Offerman's Forrest and *NOTHING* would change. (That's not a slight on the performances of either actor, just the character is a direct transplant)
Speaking of Recycled material; Why does Alison Pill's character literally have the exact same twitches and mannerisms of her character in Picard???

So other then the psychotic "driven to extreme" CEO who's obsessing over something, we have the Mild mannered but murderous henchman / fixer / head of security with more the a little resemblance to Mike Ehrmantraut

We have a lead character who's deep in trouble but no one believes and thinks she's being paranoid (although in this case it seems she is pretty irrational at times, not to mention deeply annoying).

And the mcguffin, that drives all the drama seem to be a world changing device that can see around time.... so yeah the lens machine from Paycheck....

So much potential and it just seems to pedestrian, oh and the soundtrack / music pulls you out instead of complimenting the story.… Expand

3 of 4 users found this helpful31

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Rotin

Apr 19, 2020

Garland leading us up the garden path to nowhere again. Unconvincing characters in unrealistic locations with an incoherent story line. It went entirely down hill 40 minutes in.

1 of 4 users found this helpful13

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: March 5, 2020
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  S1:E8. Episode 8
  Air Date: April 16, 2020
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  S1:E7. Episode 7
  Air Date: April 9, 2020
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  S1:E6. Episode 6
  Air Date: April 2, 2020
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  S1:E5. Episode 5
  Air Date: March 26, 2020
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  S1:E4. Episode 4
  Air Date: March 19, 2020
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  S1:E3. Episode 3
  Air Date: March 12, 2020
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  S1:E2. Episode 2
  Air Date: March 5, 2020
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  S1:E1. Episode 1
  Air Date: March 5, 2020