Emperor of Ocean Park: Season 1

METASCORE

Mixed or average reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews

See All

USER SCORE

No score yet

tbd

VOTE NOW

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

tbd	Your Score
tbd	User Score No score yet

Would you like to write a review?

There is a 75 character minimum for reviews. If your review contains spoilers, please check the Spoiler box. Please do not use ALL CAPS. There is no linking or other HTML allowed. Your review may be edited for content. 0/5000

Check box if your review contains spoilers

Play Sound

Please enter your birth date to watch this video:

You are not allowed to view this material at this time.

Emperor Of Ocean Park

Now Playing: Emperor Of Ocean Park

Season Details & Credits

MGM+ | MGM+ Hits | Season Premiere Date: July 14, 2024

Summary: The death of Judge Oliver Garland (Forest Whitaker) shakes the life of his son, law professor Talcott Garland (Grantham Coleman), and his former journalist daughter, Mariah (Tiffany Mack), who believes their father's death was not a heart attack in this adaptation of Stephen L. Carter's book of the same name.

Genre(s): Drama

Watch Now

Stream On

Season 1 Episodes

tbd
S1:E10. Chapter Ten
Air Date: September 15, 2024
tbd
S1:E9. Chapter Nine
Air Date: September 8, 2024
tbd
S1:E8. Chapter Eight
Air Date: September 1, 2024

See all Seasons and Episodes

Metascore

Positive:

Mixed:

Negative:

Critic Reviews

Collider Isabella Soares

Jul 11, 2024

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

Richard Roeper

Jul 12, 2024

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

Angie Han

Jul 12, 2024

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

RogerEbert.com Clint Worthington

Jul 11, 2024

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

User Score

Write a Review

tbd

Positive:

Mixed:

Negative:

No reviews yet.

More From Metacritic

What to Watch Right Now on Paramount+

Find a list of the best recent and upcoming film and TV titles added to...

What to Watch Right Now on Amazon's Prime Video

Get a list of the best movie and TV titles recently added (and coming...

What to Watch Right Now on Netflix

Get a list of the best movie and TV titles recently added (and coming...

What to Watch Right Now on Hulu

Get a list of the best movie and TV titles recently added (and coming...

Current TV Shows

By MetascoreBy User Score

1 92 The Pitt: Season 2

2 90 The Celebrity Traitors UK: Season 1

3 87 Hacks: Season 5

4 87 Industry: Season 4

5 87 Rivals

6 87 Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal:...

7 85 The Beatles Anthology

8 85 The Traitors [UK]: Season 4

9 85 Bait: Season 1

10 84 Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!

11 83 Lord of the Flies

12 83 Riot Women: Season 1

13 83 For All Mankind: Season 5

14 81 The Muppet Show (2026)

15 80 Outlander (2014): Season 8

16 80 The Other Bennet Sister: Season 1

17 80 The Mighty Nein: Season 1

18 80 The Comeback: Season 3

19 80 One Piece (2023): Season 2

20 80 Dark Winds: Season 4

SEE ALL

Seasons & Episodes

45

Series Overview
Season 1

45
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: July 14, 2024
- tbd
  S1:E10. Chapter Ten
  Air Date: September 15, 2024
- tbd
  S1:E9. Chapter Nine
  Air Date: September 8, 2024
- tbd
  S1:E8. Chapter Eight
  Air Date: September 1, 2024
- tbd
  S1:E7. Chapter Seven
  Air Date: August 25, 2024
- tbd
  S1:E6. Chapter Six
  Air Date: August 18, 2024
- tbd
  S1:E5. Chapter Five
  Air Date: August 11, 2024