Five Days At Memorial
Apple TV+ | Release Date: August 12, 2022
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
15
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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The TelegraphJasper ReesAug 11, 2022
Season 1 Review: The CGI boffins are on point in recreating the moment the levees broke. Archive footage does the rest. As for inside the hospital, the narrative tends to move along generic tramlines. Read full review
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VarietyDaniel D'AddarioAug 11, 2022
Season 1 Review: Cuse and Ridley take a more measured approach, telling a story that feels strangely muted even as it addresses a catastrophe. ... The series ends up coming in for a soft landing after early episodes riveted with emotional and visceral power. Read full review
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Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonAug 10, 2022
Season 1 Review: Ms. Farmiga is always good, but several of the cast, given banal and obvious things to say, can be as wearying as the deluge of emergencies beleaguering the hospital, not all of them caused by the hurricane itself. ... What's genuinely impressive—and even instructive—are the computer-generated visuals. Read full review
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The Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergAug 9, 2022
Season 1 Review: There are no easy answers, and for five episodes, one per day in the title, Five Days at Memorial embraces the complexity. ... The last three episodes suggest that Ridley and Cuse aren’t quite sure what the show is as a whole. Read full review
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