Home Fires
NBC | PBS | ITV | Release Date: October 4, 2015
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
79
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
Washington PostHank StueverSep 16, 2015
Season 1 Review: Home Fires is noticeably cheesy in parts (feel free to enhance your fun by supplying arch commentary to the dialogue), but it’s also easily absorbing. Also, for those paying close attention, the series is a contextually and satisfyingly feminist take on war. Read full review
80
The Huffington PostDavid HinckleyMar 29, 2017
Season 2 Review: Even more in the second season than the first, Home Fires is an ensemble piece. ... It’s precisely this approach, telling lots of little stories whose war connections differ widely, that gives Home Fires a ring of truth. Read full review
80
The New York TimesMike HaleOct 2, 2015
Season 1 Review: It’s the kind of lushly produced, complexly plotted series that wraps everything in a wet towel of sentiment.... If you stick with it, though, the sheer weight of the plot machinery and the performances will probably pull you in, beginning about midway through the third episode. Read full review
80
Wall Street JournalDorothy RabinowitzOct 2, 2015
Season 1 Review: The series, created by Simon Block, weaves its way deftly through its engrossing plot entanglements. Read full review
80
VarietyBrian LowryOct 1, 2015
Season 1 Review: If it’s all rather familiar (the material is adapted by Simon Block from a book by Julie Summers), it’s nevertheless beautifully played. Read full review
70
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenOct 1, 2015
Season 1 Review: Home Fires offers British drama that’s as satisfying as a warm cup of tea. Read full review
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