Harley and the Davidsons

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Season 1
Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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Critic Reviews

  1. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: John Anderson
    Sep 1, 2016
    60
    It’s certainly energetic TV, but requires a strenuous suspension of disbelief.
  2. We Got This Covered
    Reviewed by: Robert Yaniz Jr.
    Sep 6, 2016
    50
    Strong performances and an ambitious scope are underserved by disjointed pacing and a scattered focus in Discovery Channel's new miniseries Harley and the Davidsons.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Daniel Fienberg
    Sep 1, 2016
    50
    This is hog hagiography, pure and simple. It's three nights of American vehicular heroism.
  5. Collider
    Reviewed by: Allison Keene
    Sep 1, 2016
    40
    The series drops plot threads faster than the Harley prototype leaked oil, but it makes up for a lot (including hokey dialogue and predictable story turns) with thrilling race sequences.
  6. Variety
    Reviewed by: Sonia Saraiya
    Sep 1, 2016
    40
    Everything else is kind of a mess: The story never fully makes sense, and the characters are rarely fleshed out. It’s hard to begrudge the motorcyclists their fun, but Harley and the Davidsons is a historical production that doesn’t feel authentic in any capacity.

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User Score
7.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. HuckleberryPie
    Sep 9, 2016
    7
    It isn't all that bad as some would make it up to be; the problem was that it gave too much focus on one thing e.g. racing while leaving oneIt isn't all that bad as some would make it up to be; the problem was that it gave too much focus on one thing e.g. racing while leaving one key founding member, in this case "Big Bill" Davidson, by the wayside, as I expected all four of them to be given equal focus in the story.

    Another thing was that I did notice a number of inaccuracies, like when Robert Aramayo's character nicknamed their new engine the "Knucklehead", even if the latter term wasn't actually used by the company at the time.    … Full Review »
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