Frontier

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Season 1
Season #: 3, 2, 1
User Score
6.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 53 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 53
  3. Negative: 14 out of 53
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  1. brib87
    Feb 12, 2017
    10
    I am so sad there are not more episodes. The critics are on crack if they find fault with this series. Sit back and enjoy. Don't mind the nitpicking falsities of low reviews.
  2. atenais
    Dec 20, 2018
    10
    The show takes a couple episodes to pick up, but after that it just gets better and better. Everything from costume and set design to acting/directing/writing is great. Already watched all 3 seasons twice and would definitely watch again.
  3. mrmonster
    Jan 22, 2017
    8
    I'm halfway done with it so far, and I can say beyond all doubts that Netflix has found their next big hit. It's an action packed, historical thrill ride.
  4. reviewsperiod
    Jan 21, 2017
    9
    This show moves at a great pace. There's a lightness in the undertones which I appreciate. I get the sense that the filmmakers are having a lot of fun developing these characters in this fascinating world. Presumably, the show has a smaller budget than some of it's contemporaries, but it has managed to achieve a strong level of production value in places, and the cast is excellent. It's aThis show moves at a great pace. There's a lightness in the undertones which I appreciate. I get the sense that the filmmakers are having a lot of fun developing these characters in this fascinating world. Presumably, the show has a smaller budget than some of it's contemporaries, but it has managed to achieve a strong level of production value in places, and the cast is excellent. It's a fun watch that doesn't take itself too seriously and I bet you will enjoy it with a bucket of popcorn!… Expand
  5. jmwolfe420
    Jan 22, 2017
    10
    Found Frontier watched all 6 at once. The end twist is heartbreaking,Jason plays it so well. I felt for him. with each episode I wanted more hurry season 2!
  6. snorlax634
    Nov 28, 2017
    8
    This is a good show. Give it a chance. It's not perfect, but it has some great characters and the setting is amazing. I never knew much about the HBC before this show so it's kind of like a light History lesson. Don't listen to the critics, this show is worth a watch. I'm eagerly awaiting Season 3.
  7. bckershaw
    Dec 15, 2018
    10
    Very well done! Its very nice to see a show about Canada and the fact that its got great acting and set dec's do a wonderful job as well. Little details that add a lot to it. Such as yellow teeth for instance. Its the little things that show the passion and dedication to a story.
  8. superfields
    Oct 21, 2018
    9
    A fresh show set in the early years of the Hudson's Bay Company. This show is violent and never boring. It uses revenge as the main theme to move it along the short seasons. Not for the faint of heart. Jason Momoa is great as is Grace the bar keeper. Many others are fine actors too; but where the show disappoints is in not letting the villains get their due.
  9. Pherocks
    Apr 24, 2017
    10
    People who want a realistic tv show should look up on History Channel.

    What that said this show is amazing for what it is.

    Actors are good and play their role well the cast is also pretty nice with plenty of mixed backgrounds and accents.

    I dint expect much from this series but after watching season 1 i cant wait to see what season 2 has in story.
  10. Husky-92
    Jun 18, 2017
    10
    Gli interessi di ogni personaggio vanno a intricarsi a quelli degli altri creando conflitti, complotti, e continui imprevisti; il tutto in un ambientazione selvaggia e meravigliosa, e allo stesso tempo in un contesto brutale e spesso violento. Frontier è una serie che merita di essere vista!
  11. mrbi11
    Nov 27, 2018
    10
    Love it. Season 3 episode 1. Its Cold enough to Freeze the balls on a brass monkey btw, not Freeze the bones off a brass monkey which makes no sense. Brass monkey was a brass rack for cannon balls. To freeze them to the rack meant freezing seawater **** which is below zero temperature. Show strives for accuracy in so many ways. No one at that time who spent months on a boat coming to theLove it. Season 3 episode 1. Its Cold enough to Freeze the balls on a brass monkey btw, not Freeze the bones off a brass monkey which makes no sense. Brass monkey was a brass rack for cannon balls. To freeze them to the rack meant freezing seawater **** which is below zero temperature. Show strives for accuracy in so many ways. No one at that time who spent months on a boat coming to the new world would fail to know that. Sigh.… Expand
  12. Rtab
    Dec 11, 2017
    10
    Set in the late 1700's, Frontier follows warring factions as they battle for control of the Canadian fur trade. Great acting and great writing make for three dimensional characters and a show I can't get enough of.

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52

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. CNN
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Jan 20, 2017
    40
    None of the characters, however, prove especially interesting, and in an age of abundance, Frontier feels like a decidedly second-tier offering.
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  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Sonia Saraiya
    Jan 19, 2017
    80
    It is a plot that is reminiscent of nothing more than “Braveheart.” This might make Frontier a little predictable--but it’s a highly entertaining and satisfying journey, too, if you’re in the mood for it. The story is vast and at times either slow or confusing. But it always reads as considered and thoughtful--an adventure epic full of characters, not caricatures.
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  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Neil Genzlinger
    Jan 19, 2017
    70
    The series, a joint effort by Netflix and Discovery Canada, is refreshingly free of pretension, unlike some in the genre. Yes, there are serious themes to be drawn from it if you’re so inclined--it’s about greed, and empire-building, and exploitation of a land and its native inhabitants--but you can also feel free to take it as simply an action-packed, rather bloody tale from those frothy preindustrial days.
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