• Network: Shudder
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 17, 2025
Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

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

Critic Reviews

  1. Reviewed by: Grant Hermanns
    Aug 29, 2025
    80
    One of the biggest highlights of the show's production are the kills themselves, which are suitably gruesome and also stylishly shot. .... With 10 actors serving as its main ensemble, Carpenter and Martin did a largely effective job putting together their Hell Motel cast.
  2. Reviewed by: Nick Schager
    Jun 17, 2025
    80
    A slasher saga that’s both an intriguing whodunit and a playful critique of the true-crime and entertainment industries’ hunger to exploit tragedy—a combination that begets humor, surprise, and at least a couple of instances of avert-the-eyes nastiness.
  3. Reviewed by: Randy Myers
    Jun 20, 2025
    63
    The formula of one death per episode does get belabored eventually, but Martin and Carpenter perk it up with flashbacks that dig into the twisted backgrounds of each motel guest.