Emperor of Ocean Park
MGM+ | MGM+ Hits | Release Date: July 14, 2024
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Mixed or average reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
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ColliderIsabella SoaresJul 11, 2024
Season 1 Review: Powered by Whitaker's performance and pertaining commentary on racism, this series is enjoyable at times and too lengthy at others. That said, if you don't mind a slow-pacing mystery with a few twists and turns that don't necessarily reinvent the wheel, Emperor of Ocean Park will make a good companion. Read full review
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Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperJul 12, 2024
Season 1 Review: As “Emperor of Ocean Park” plods through 10 long episodes, the tone shifts from a study of identity politics to a murder mystery to a political thriller to a full-blown conspiracy story. Key scenes are often rendered in maddeningly frustrating fashion. Read full review
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The Hollywood ReporterAngie HanJul 12, 2024
Season 1 Review: The series struggles from the start to balance its potboiler thrills with family drama, however, and by the second half is getting lost in its own weeds. At ten hours, the season feels simultaneously overstuffed and overlong. Read full review
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RogerEbert.comClint WorthingtonJul 11, 2024
Season 1 Review: Interesting ideas get lost in a soup of petty personal dramas, cheap conspiracy-thriller antics, and a time-hopping structure that messes mightily with the show's pacing. And when stretched across an agonizing ten-episode The Emperor, I'm afraid to admit, has no clothes. Read full review
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