DMZ

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Season 1
  • Network: HBO Max
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 17, 2022
Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
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Critic Reviews

  1. Consequence
    Reviewed by: Liz Shannon Miller
    Mar 13, 2022
    83
    The most frustrating aspect of DMZ is that by the end of these four episodes, it does land on something resembling a complete ending — but it's also made the case for itself as an ongoing series.
  2. Decider
    Reviewed by: Radhika Menon
    Mar 17, 2022
    80
    It’s not hard to imagine this dystopian future, and DMZ offers a compelling story at the heart of the show.
  3. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Richard Roeper
    Mar 17, 2022
    75
    “DMZ” has a striking visual tone, from the dystopian landscapes of burnt-out Manhattan to the color-coordinated interiors that pop with bright shades of blues and oranges and reds. ... Alma rises to a position of prominence in such fast fashion you’ll almost wonder if you skipped an episode, and for all the big-picture stuff taking place inside and outside the DMZ, the confrontations are often intense but pretty small scale.
  5. The Playlist
    Reviewed by: Nick Allen
    Mar 16, 2022
    75
    Dawson offers a through-line to this story that can be a little emotionally broad or not as impactful as its main drama. Alma’s spirit may be one of the many sentimental symbols in this saga, but like the best parts of “DMZ,” it still hits home.
  6. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Ben Travers
    Mar 13, 2022
    67
    When scenes click, you want the show to be longer, so it can build drama more effectively and realize its premise with proper spectacle. But when those half-developed characters and shortcuts to climactic moments bog down momentum, the solution may have been to trim “DMZ” to feature length. ... Even in its hurried capacity, “DMZ” forms a moving story about minorities fighting for their place in a country that wants to box them in and deaden their spirit.

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User Score
4.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 2 out of 4
  1. UncleWillard
    Mar 17, 2022
    1
    I had to laugh when I saw the "dystopian" marketplace. I mean c'mon! Bunch **** smoking weed out in a park? Tons of dyed hair for reasons, andI had to laugh when I saw the "dystopian" marketplace. I mean c'mon! Bunch **** smoking weed out in a park? Tons of dyed hair for reasons, and yet it's a combat zone? I did t make it very far, but it had that Matrix 2 Zion vibe, where everyone has super stylish clothes and hair, and they dance like they're in some club, but the world is on fire. Just **** writing and production.… Full Review »
  2. Nobilis1984
    Mar 22, 2022
    4
    A series with potential in the half-dead science fiction genre. But once again you haven't understood what really defines the genre and so youA series with potential in the half-dead science fiction genre. But once again you haven't understood what really defines the genre and so you have another trivial series that looks good but delivers nothing else.
    It can't be that hard to create a sci-fi series that comes close to Picard.    … Full Review »
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