Harlan Coben's Lazarus
Prime Video | Release Date: October 22, 2025
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
8
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
VarietyAramide TinubuOct 22, 2025
Season 1 Review: Overall, “Lazarus” is an enthralling mystery with numerous layers that will keep viewers guessing until the final scene fades to black. Read full review
70
DeciderJoel KellerOct 22, 2025
Season 1 Review: The supernatural aspect of Harlan Coben’s Lazarus makes the series a bit different than most Coben mysteries. But at its heart it’s still a solid Coben murder mystery, with undertones about family history and relationships. Read full review
70
Screen RantGrant HermannsOct 21, 2025
Season 1 Review: All in all, Lazarus is a series that feels like it only scratched the surface of the potential it had. Read full review
70
ColliderJeff EwingOct 21, 2025
Season 1 Review: Ultimately, Lazarus is an engaging if uneven viewing experience. The central performances are unsurprisingly solid, and the more otherworldly elements create a unique feeling that permeates several major moments. Read full review
60
iTilly PearceOct 22, 2025
Season 1 Review: Lazarus is far from faultless and all too easily falls into the “watchable but forgettable” genre that nearly all Coben-verse shows fall into. Read full review
60
The IndependentKatie RosseinskyOct 22, 2025
Season 1 Review: It’s unlikely to win over any Harlan haters, but for those of us with a soft spot for his particular brand of larger-than-life mysteries, it’s incredibly moreish. Read full review
60
The TimesBen DowellOct 22, 2025
Season 1 Review: It’s a mess but, like the famous Eton pudding, hard to resist. Read full review
57
Paste MagazineTara Bennett Oct 22, 2025
Season 1 Review: The range of performance is all over the place, only to be matched by random acts of violence that, when paired together, infer this series is more interested in shock value than good storytelling. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comKaiya ShunyataOct 21, 2025
Season 1 Review: The show reveals motives and suspects come out of crevices that feel so engineered to surprise you that they often stop making sense, losing the supernatural edge that initially set it apart from even other Coben properties. Read full review
40
The TelegraphAnita Singh Oct 22, 2025
Season 1 Review: It’s a dour drama with a touch of the supernatural, and getting through all six episodes is a slog. Read full review
40
The GuardianLucy ManganOct 21, 2025
Season 1 Review: Lazarus is woefully badly paced and deeply repetitive: characters tell each other things we have just seen, many, many times, and tread endlessly over old ground to stretch the thing to the mandated six episodes (there are flashbacks to flashbacks). Altogether this is thin, thin stuff. Read full review
40
Radio TimesMorgan CormackOct 21, 2025
Season 1 Review: The season ends on a note that tees up a potential sequel, but with these six episodes proving to such an unsatisfying watch, I'll be plain: there really is no need for any more. Read full review
25
The A.V. ClubManuel BetancourtOct 21, 2025
Season 1 Review: Lazarus is a lazy psychological drama that uses its supernatural conceit as a crutch, its therapy setting as a plot device, and any and every kind of violence as mere fodder for the self-actualization of a central character we never really get to know in any meaningful way. Read full review
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