For The People
ABC | Release Date: March 13, 2018
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1
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Entertainment WeeklyKristen BaldwinMar 2, 2018
Season 1 Review: ABC’s new legal drama For the People is formulaic in the best way possible, meaning it delivers exactly what you want from a Shondaland drama--and perhaps a little bit more. Read full review
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SalonMelanie McFarlandMar 12, 2018
Season 1 Review: This is still very much a Shondaland show. But For the People exhibits, quite well, how crowd-pleasing television can have a higher purpose by educated even as it seduces. Read full review
75
NewsdayVerne GayMar 12, 2018
Season 1 Review: Intelligent, sharply produced and respectful of its female characters, For the People looks like a winner. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergMar 13, 2018
Season 1 Review: Don't go into For the People expecting the sensationalist procedural melodrama often associated with the Shondaland brand and you might find yourself appreciating the simple pleasures of a deep ensemble cast delivering reams of clever dialogue and grappling superficially with the legal issues of the day. Read full review
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Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenMar 12, 2018
Season 1 Review: For the People is OK but not great, too all over the place for any of the legal cases to make much of a dramatic impression. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesLorraine AliMar 12, 2018
Season 1 Review: The cases they work are interesting in a ripped-out-of-the-headlines sort of way, but they're not given enough attention to counter the predictable dramas enveloping them. Read full review
40
Washington PostHank StueverMar 16, 2018
Season 1 Review: What’s mildly intriguing, at least in the first few episodes, is the chance to see a Shondaland series in its nascent moments of restraint, when the dialogue and plot still have a chance of resonating with reality. Read full review
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VarietySonia SaraiyaMar 13, 2018
Season 1 Review: Unlike Rhimes’ best shows, For the People lacks even a modicum of subtlety--a subtlety often provided by the lead actor, be it Viola Davis or Kerry Washington. It’s zingy, and follows the right patterns, but For the People is almost impossible to invest in. Read full review
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New York PostMichael StarrMar 6, 2018
Season 1 Review: You will struggle to care. ... The largely unknown cast is fine, but they’re working with such bland material that it’s hard to work up much enthusiasm. Read full review
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