Evil Genius

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: May 11, 2018
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 30 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 30
  3. Negative: 1 out of 30

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Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Daniel Fienberg
    May 14, 2018
    70
    Borzillieri's commitment and the access he obtains make these episodes intense and uncomfortable, showcasing a parade of scuzzy and unreliable narrators. Borzillieri's crusading intensity is also the most frustrating part of Evil Genius, because it confuses the authorship and focus of the entire series.
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  2. CNN
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    May 11, 2018
    80
    The full title is certainly a mouthful, but this is one of those docu-series that doesn't feel like it's laboring, or forcing the issue, to create compelling drama. And in a genre often steeped in hype, for once even the "diabolical" label doesn't feel like hyperbole.
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  3. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Katie Rife
    May 11, 2018
    75
    In short, Evil Genius is the kind of documentary that lives and dies by its story. Luckily, it’s a compelling one.
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