Frontier
Discovery Canada | Discovery Channel | Netflix | Release Date: November 6, 2016
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
7
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
50
Boston GlobeMatthew GilbertJan 18, 2017
Season 1 Review: Frontier is moderately entertaining, but consistently unchallenging. Read full review
50
We Got This CoveredWill AshtonJan 17, 2017
Season 1 Review: It doesn’t need to be original, but it does need to be distinct. As it stands, however, this Netflix/Discovery Channel Canada original is anything but that. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyRay RahmanJan 17, 2017
Season 1 Review: The actor [Jason Momoa] may be known for his strength, but not even he can overpower the cliche-riddled dialogue and dull plotting. [20 Jan 2017, p.55] Read full review
42
Colorado Springs GazetteTerry TerronesJan 18, 2017
Season 1 Review: While Frontier is aesthetically pleasing it doesn’t live up to its potential. The action packed trailer for the series is misleading and side characters easily outshine what’s supposed to be the headliner. Read full review
40
CNNBrian LowryJan 20, 2017
Season 1 Review: None of the characters, however, prove especially interesting, and in an age of abundance, Frontier feels like a decidedly second-tier offering. Read full review
40
New York Magazine (Vulture)Jen ChaneyJan 19, 2017
Season 1 Review: There is little motivation to keep track of it all, partly because creators Rob and Peter Blackie, who co-wrote two of the season’s six episodes, and Brad Peyton (San Andreas), who directed the first two, hopscotch so often from place to place and moment to moment that it becomes challenging to settle into or invest in any aspect of the story. Read full review
40
UPROXXAlan SepinwallJan 18, 2017
Season 1 Review: Yet even with Momoa and McClarnon being more central to the action, it’s middling historical drama at best, like the early days of AMC’s Turn or Hell on Wheels. Read full review
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