Harley Quinn

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Season 1
  • Network: HBO Max
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 23, 2022
Season #: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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Critic Reviews

  1. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Shannon Miller
    Nov 22, 2019
    100
    Both Cuoco and Bell deliver gut-busting chuckles on silver platters while keeping up with the likes of Tony Hale, Ron Funches, Giancarlo Esposito, and Wanda Sykes as the devious Queen Of Fables. All of the familiar draws of DC animated hit are here—the snappy dialogue, the bold (and quasi-gruesome) action—but what makes this series uniquely appealing is that it’s a perfectly viable starting point for old and new fans alike.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Robyn Bahr
    Nov 27, 2019
    90
    It's one of the best surprises of the year. ... 13 zippy, violent and irreverent half-hour episodes. ... The writing is frequently uproarious, chock full of Millennial nostalgia and cerebral gallows humor (the former may be low-hanging, rapidly-perishable fruit, but at least the show knows how to embrace its audience).
  3. Paste Magazine
    Reviewed by: Jacob Oller
    Nov 26, 2019
    84
    Harley Quinn is funny, ballsy, and willing to take risks for better characters. ... DC Universe subscribers will be thrilled by its comedy amusement park while casual fans of Harley or smart animation may find themselves with a new reason to subscribe.
  5. The Daily Beast
    Reviewed by: Nick Schager
    Dec 2, 2019
    80
    [Kaley Cuoco] breathes Harley into three-dimensional life by revealing a more vulnerable, damaged and insecure side of the villain. ... With snappy animation and a fleet pace to match, Harley Quinn is enlivened by its anything-goes approach.
  6. Collider
    Reviewed by: Haleigh Foutch
    Dec 2, 2019
    80
    Harley Quinn is just a treat. It feels like visiting Gotham from her singularly-psycho perspective, with all the colorful action and doofy humor that entails.
  7. Variety
    Reviewed by: Caroline Framke
    Nov 27, 2019
    80
    The animation feels like that of a typical Saturday morning cartoon, but its acidic scripts and shocking bursts of gore reminds you that “Harley Quinn” is taking full advantage of airing on a streaming service without censors. ... Sharp voice performances across the board from actors clearly relishing the chance to play in this world also prove too fun to resist. ... Most importantly, Harley gets to be an entire person all her own, as heartbreakingly naive as she is wickedly strange and funny.
  8. CNN
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Dec 10, 2019
    50
    The result of this very adult comedy (seriously, not for kids) feels very inside baseball -- skewed as it is toward the kind of fanboys who'll appreciate the way-inside jokes and savor the overall naughtiness.

Awards & Rankings

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#30 Best TV Season of 2019
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#40 Most Discussed TV Season of 2019

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User Score
6.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 103 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 67 out of 103
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 103
  3. Negative: 30 out of 103
  1. PS4_PC_LIFE
    Dec 4, 2019
    2
    watched the first episode, and its so damn cringy, Hard pass on this, in other words, Its Woke trash.
  2. insickness
    Dec 6, 2019
    0
    The first scene in the first episode opens with leader of a group of bad guys saying, "Gentlemen! My fellow whites! Let's raise a glass toThe first scene in the first episode opens with leader of a group of bad guys saying, "Gentlemen! My fellow whites! Let's raise a glass to this pyramid of money. The foundation of which was built upon our favorite pastime. F**king the poor!"

    I had to rewind it a few times to make sure that they were actually saying, "my fellow WHITES." It's unfathomable to me how acceptable it is to inject anti-white sentiment into every show these days. This is pure woke garbage and deserves to be sunk just like every other show that pulls this crap.    … Full Review »
  3. metabad
    Dec 12, 2019
    0
    I heard that Kaley Cuoco gives the voice to Harley and I gave the show a try.
    The first thing that came to my mind is that it's visually    I heard that Kaley Cuoco gives the voice to Harley and I gave the show a try.
    The first thing that came to my mind is that it's visually unappealing. Maybe it uses a too narrow range of colors, I don't know. I didn't like the looks of it.
    But even ignoring that: Wow, is this show bad.
    It wants to be funny. But it's not. I tries really hard to be funny which makes it so much worse.
    There's one word for it: Pain.
    It's painfully unfunny, painful to watch...Omg, I can't believe it.
    I couldn't stop shaking my head watching this.
    But to be fair, I only watched the first episode.Maybe it gets better, but I doubt it.

    On top of it, you see an average rating of over 80 by 'professional' critics.
    A group that's supposed to function as a corrective...it's over.
    The only thing they must think about is keeping their job by clapping to everything that appears to cool or woke to a small minority that litters social networks with their garbage.
    Unfathomable...omg. Humanity is doomed.
    What can I say more? And endless tirade or nothing at all. I choose the latter.
    And you know what, show-runners and critics?
    Go f**k yourselves!    … Full Review »
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