Helstrom

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Season 1
  • Network: HULU
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 16, 2020
Metascore
40

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 4 out of 9
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Critic Reviews

  1. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Sam Barsanti
    Oct 9, 2020
    50
    The central duo could stand to gain a little bit of comic book flair, especially if we’re supposed to accept that the various nightmares they deal with on a daily basis are as scary as Daimon and Ana insist they are. The show really is better off having exorcised any obvious comic book connections, but it struggles to find anything especially unique to fill that void.
  2. Paste Magazine
    Reviewed by: Lacy Baugher
    Oct 16, 2020
    48
    The script is bland and formulaic, full of predictable tropes and uninteresting characters.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Vikram Murthi
    Oct 15, 2020
    40
    It’s possible the protracted table-setting and myriad subplots will eventually pay off when “Helstrom” ties the threads together. However, even if that’s the case, the actual experience of watching those threads in action remains programmatic and dull.
  5. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Daniel Fienberg
    Oct 14, 2020
    40
    Critics received five of 10 Helstrom episodes, and the fourth and fifth episodes actually contain a couple wrinkles I liked. ... Otherwise, Helstrom is nearly indistinguishable from other entries in the genre. ... Nothing here is good enough to make an investment in. Check out CBS' actually clever, actually scary Evil instead.

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User Score
6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 25
  3. Negative: 6 out of 25
  1. Skeletor71
    Oct 16, 2020
    8
    I don't get the harsh reviews for a perfectly passable show. It's better than a lot of stuff out there right now. It reminds me a lot of TheI don't get the harsh reviews for a perfectly passable show. It's better than a lot of stuff out there right now. It reminds me a lot of The Exorcist series, which I also liked a lot.… Full Review »
  2. 789654321
    Oct 17, 2020
    8
    The series is quite interesting! Well shot, goes out of its way not to feel like a generic Marvel-story! This exactly what I was waiting fromThe series is quite interesting! Well shot, goes out of its way not to feel like a generic Marvel-story! This exactly what I was waiting from a creepy fall TV series.… Full Review »
  3. brockcheese
    Feb 12, 2021
    4
    This show does not deliver even close to what it could have offered. It's rare moments of body horror are completely minimized and renderedThis show does not deliver even close to what it could have offered. It's rare moments of body horror are completely minimized and rendered not scary by the absolutely abysmal cast and dialogue.… Full Review »
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