• Network: Disney+
  • Series Premiere Date: Nov 12, 2019
Metascore
63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 12
  2. Negative: 0 out of 12
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  1. 91
    Taking real people and bringing them back together to recreate an event they bonded over more than 10 years later is incredibly entertaining and thought-provoking.
  2. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Nov 14, 2019
    80
    Engaging and uplifting docuseries. [11-24 Nov 2019, p.16]
  3. Reviewed by: Brian Tallerico
    Nov 11, 2019
    80
    "Encore!" is a well-made, clever show that becomes more about how we change (and how much we don’t) as we go from high school to adulthood. Watching people slide back into insecurities they left behind or rekindle artistic sides that life forced them to repress makes for fascinating reality TV.
  4. Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    Nov 11, 2019
    80
    Producers have massaged their cast and footage for maximum emotional effect. And yet it feels true, with moving things to say about time and maturity and roads taken and not taken; art as a refuge; and the lasting influence of a caring teacher. (I’m not crying — you’re crying.) It’s also, as one might expect, goofy fun.
  5. Reviewed by: Bruce Miller
    Nov 11, 2019
    70
    It’s an interesting premise that shows just how intense high school can be. ... While the series doesn’t give full back stories, it does let you know what happened to the students and how theater affected their lives.
  6. Reviewed by: Daniel Fienberg
    Nov 11, 2019
    70
    Even with flaws aplenty, this is such a good and pure concept for a show that I'll watch as much as you put in front of me.