Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 43 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 43
  2. Negative: 7 out of 43
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  1. Sep 27, 2019
    6
    The first episode was a jumbled up collection of various similar satanic film and tv dialogue and plot points.
    A few things that the lead character did made no sense and the usual lack of communication between she and the other characters to create mystery was a bit maddening.
    Annoying that even in the first ep they started with the sexual tension between she and her priest boss.
    The first episode was a jumbled up collection of various similar satanic film and tv dialogue and plot points.
    A few things that the lead character did made no sense and the usual lack of communication between she and the other characters to create mystery was a bit maddening.
    Annoying that even in the first ep they started with the sexual tension between she and her priest boss.
    Could have at least waited half a season.
    The vibe is much like the one in The Inbetween show from last yr with about the same acting prowess.
    Worth watching for awhile if you like demonic stuff i guess. We'll see how it goes.
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  2. Apr 20, 2021
    6
    It comes across as a poor man's X-Files with a religous slant. While there are some interesting ideoa floated in this series, it does on the whole seem aa a mash-up of various excorcism/occult movies.
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76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 14
  2. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Reviewed by: Darren Franich
    Oct 18, 2019
    83
    A relentlessly clever mash-up procedural, merging psychological medical mystery with techno-crime and spiritual struggle. Its paranoia is far-reaching, and very bleak.
  2. Reviewed by: Glenn Garvin
    Sep 29, 2019
    75
    Though Evil manages some truly unnerving moments, particularly the scenes with the lascivious demon, it's more about ideas than the pea-soup-vomiting stuff audiences usually expect from stories about demons and exorcism. In post-Kardashian America, it may be too late to convince viewers that evil is more than a matter of table manners.
  3. Reviewed by: Steve Greene
    Sep 26, 2019
    75
    Getting past the easy signifiers to what really distinguishes David’s and Kristen’s (or Ben’s or Leland’s) views on their intended subjects will help give those characters — and the viewers who follow them — better answers. Even if those perspectives are different, it’s the discussions of those diverging ideas of obligation, morality, and belief that separate this from recent shows that have tried to bring religious ideas into a mainstream offering. So far, it’s an admirable attempt, if sometimes overly simplistic. If there’s a willingness to go further, there are deeper mysteries waiting to be explored.