Hard Sun

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Season 1
  • Network: HULU
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 6, 2018
Metascore
46

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 5 out of 9
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Critic Reviews

  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    Mar 7, 2018
    50
    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.
  2. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Ben Travers
    Mar 7, 2018
    42
    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.

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User Score
6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 16
  3. Negative: 3 out of 16
  1. Cinemaphile
    Mar 9, 2018
    8
    Part X-Files, part police procedural, part Silence of the Lambs, part Chinatown ... Hard Sun is Dark Mirror slick, but often times contrived.Part X-Files, part police procedural, part Silence of the Lambs, part Chinatown ... Hard Sun is Dark Mirror slick, but often times contrived. This isn't your average Apocalypse porn and worth a casual view. If you need your entertainment tidily arranged and wrapped in a bow like a bento box, this show isn't for you. Warts and all, this show has merit. If the BBC / Amazon decide not to renew, the show's Season 1 finale ends nicely and anyone familiar with astrophysics will realize that the ending isn't ambiguous. It rings clear as a bell.… Full Review »
  2. wilbert
    Mar 15, 2018
    7
    I've found the acting to be strong. Several overlapping story lines. Good visuals. It has promise going forward.
  3. section20mi6
    Mar 11, 2018
    7
    With obvious plot holes and incoherent stories at times, Hard Sun is somehow bizarrely engaging in terms of pacing.
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