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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  1. Boston Herald
    Reviewed by: Mark A. Perigard
    Mar 5, 2018
    83
    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.
  2. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Mar 1, 2018
    80
    High-intensity fun. [5 Mar - 18 Mar 2018, p.13]
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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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