Hard Sun
HULU | Release Date: January 6, 2018
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
2
Negative:
5
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardMar 5, 2018
Season 1 Review: Cross brings to this six-episode season all the intensity of “Luther” with some deeper questions about personal responsibility in the face of overwhelming disaster. Read full review
80
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushMar 1, 2018
Season 1 Review: High-intensity fun. [5 Mar - 18 Mar 2018, p.13]
50
Los Angeles TimesRobert LloydMar 7, 2018
Season 1 Review: It is as stylish as it is unpleasant, and there are some well-staged action scenes, but overall, the series is loud and tiring, like spending an hour in an MRI machine. Read full review
42
IndieWireBen TraversMar 7, 2018
Season 1 Review: Hard Sun puts the entire world on a clock, but there’s no real urgency. It doesn’t contemplate the idea of mortality so much as it sends its characters scurrying through case after case, occasionally tying things back to the bigger picture. Read full review
30
VarietyMaureen RyanMar 7, 2018
Season 1 Review: A drama shot through with pessimism and concerned a with quest for survival can be exhilarating and worthwhile. But Hard Sun contains so many contrivances and overwrought moments that the commitment of its cast and the potential of its premise are largely squandered. Read full review
30
The AtlanticSophie GilbertMar 7, 2018
Season 1 Review: To say it’s too much to take in is to underplay the actual insanity of the show as a viewing experience, as batty, grim, and ferociously violent it is. Read full review
30
New York Magazine (Vulture)Matt Zoller SeitzMar 7, 2018
Season 1 Review: Soon enough, you get the disquieting sense that Cross and company don’t have the faintest clue of what to do with their premise, and have only deployed it to freshen up a substandard, ultraviolent cop show that would otherwise be unremarkable. Read full review
30
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoMar 5, 2018
Season 1 Review: It’s a show that’s constantly trying to push buttons but mistakes “ugly” for “intense.” They’re not the same thing. Not even close. Deyn is actually good here, but Sturgess can’t sell the tough cop thing to save his life. He’s just miscast. Worst of all, Hard Sun is just so generic beneath its high concept. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterTim GoodmanMar 2, 2018
Season 1 Review: Hard Sun is an ultra-violent, not very believable and mostly unlikeable hot mess that has bits and pieces that would, separately, make for more interesting series. Read full review
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