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Homecoming

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Generally favorable reviews based on 56 Critic Reviews

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Homecoming

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Prime Video | Amazon Prime Video | Release Date: November 2, 2018

Summary: Caseworker Heidi Bergman (Julia Roberts) works at a secret government facility to help returning soldiers like Walter Cruz (Stephan James) transition back to civilian life in this psychological thriller based on a fictional podcast.

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense

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The Guardian Ellen E Jones

May 22, 2020

Season 2 Review: So often, us viewers unpack a mystery box TV show like this one, only to find it empty inside. Homecoming manages to add layers of meaning and complexity even as its secrets are revealed. It’s the carefully wrapped TV gift that keeps on giving. Read full review

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Yahoo TV

Ken Tucker

Nov 2, 2018

Season 1 Review: The whole production is a beautiful machine, with strong supporting performances. Read full review

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Uncle Barky Ed Bark

Nov 1, 2018

Season 1 Review: Roberts and Cannavale also contribute memorable characterizations while newcomer James makes Walter much more than a guinea pig. These performances and a solidly intriguing story make Homecoming worth your down payment. Stay the course and you’ll get a nice payoff as well. Read full review

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Rolling Stone

Alan Sepinwall

Oct 30, 2018

Season 1 Review: Roberts and James have abundant chemistry, which is crucial for a thriller built so much on two people just talking. The plot is intentionally slow to start, so the early episodes lean heavily on atmosphere and on how likable Heidi and Walter are together. Roberts and James more than deliver the latter, while Esmail is all over the former. Read full review

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USA Today

Kelly Lawler

Nov 1, 2018

Season 1 Review: Homecoming can be annoying, slow or confusing at times, but its final few episodes are so gripping, well-acted and well-written that you may get swept away and forget what annoyed you in the first place. Roberts starts to show her incredible range as a performer, turning her emotions on a dime and filling up the small screen with as much magnetism as she ever did on the big one. Read full review

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Paste Magazine

Jacob Oller

May 18, 2020

Season 2 Review: Whereas Homecoming’s initial mystery was engrossing, its second is simply unfocused. It’s not that it’s hard to follow, it’s just hard to figure out why we’re following it like this. Read full review

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Collider Allison Keene

Oct 22, 2018

Season 1 Review: Though the episodes only run a half-hour each, Homecoming moves at a glacial pace. It finds its groove about four episodes in, and then loses it again. Read full review

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globalnomad

May 17, 2022

The show is immersive, cinematic and highly addictive, with vivid characters, sound design and Hitchcockian cinematography. There are homage nods (or pop culture references, if you prefer) to All the President's Men, Columbo and much more. Those who give it ridiculously low scores areThe show is immersive, cinematic and highly addictive, with vivid characters, sound design and Hitchcockian cinematography. There are homage nods (or pop culture references, if you prefer) to All the President's Men, Columbo and much more. Those who give it ridiculously low scores are clueless and need to stick to Starsky and Hutch reruns.… Expand

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Alper2003

Mar 12, 2022

Julia Roberts is so good as her always. Good acting skills and great plot i just like this shows and it's mistery.

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Floydsframes

Oct 26, 2020

First season way better than the second; superior writing, acting, and plot. Great cinematography in both seasons.

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TVJerry

Jun 5, 2020

This Amazon series got off to a big start last season with Julia Roberts headlining. Her character was employed by an organization that works with vets to wipe their minds clean from the traumas of war. Roberts has departed, leaving Janelle Monáe as the big name. After waking up stranded inThis Amazon series got off to a big start last season with Julia Roberts headlining. Her character was employed by an organization that works with vets to wipe their minds clean from the traumas of war. Roberts has departed, leaving Janelle Monáe as the big name. After waking up stranded in the middle of a lake, her journey leads to a more in-depth investigation of the crucial chemical and the dangers it triggers. The first season moved slowly, even with the gradual revelations, there was never much dramatic tension…just lots of dialogue. Ditto this time around. Although there's an undercurrent of potential tragedy, the lack of much conflict and profusion of talk keeps it from ever being more than a mildly interesting drama.… Expand

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CharlieBrown8

May 10, 2019

This is a prime example of what NOT to do in the golden age of TV. This could have been a solid thriller if presented in 90 minutes, but as a 5 hour TV show this is utterly illconceived, as it drags and drags, with nothing really happening until the plot is revealed after 4 hours. However,This is a prime example of what NOT to do in the golden age of TV. This could have been a solid thriller if presented in 90 minutes, but as a 5 hour TV show this is utterly illconceived, as it drags and drags, with nothing really happening until the plot is revealed after 4 hours. However, what really Tanja this ship are the diasterous stylists choices by the director, such as the absolutely horrendous, overbearingly psychedelic thriller soundtrack, and the drawn out entry and closing scenes. This show has no business stealing 5 hours of your life for the non-existent reward the viewer gets from it at the end.… Expand

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Oskad

Sep 3, 2023

The story creates a certain suspense that hooks the viewer and motivates them to watch the following episodes. I watched the first 4 episodes, it's not a very lively series full of twists and turns, the pace of the narration is rather slow.

The riddles scattered here and there push theThe story creates a certain suspense that hooks the viewer and motivates them to watch the following episodes. I watched the first 4 episodes, it's not a very lively series full of twists and turns, the pace of the narration is rather slow.

The riddles scattered here and there push the viewer to wonder: what could have happened to the heroine (Julia Roberts) to cause her to have such amnesia? I also wonder what could have happened to the soldiers undergoing re-education, including one who disappeared without a trace, which worries his friend and fellow soldier. I say that the scenario lacks coherence and interest, all like the reactions of the characters. Julia Roberts' performance is disappointing.

In fact, we don't understand much until episode 5. At the end of season 1, when we discover the whole plot, we say to ourselves: "All that for that?!" If you have time to waste watch this series!… Expand

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Mandirigma88

Jul 24, 2020

This show is like watching paint dry, but much less exciting. I forced myself to watch until episode 6, just because of Julia Robert's, but caught myself wishing for commercials or death on multiple occasions and turned it off. If you are an insomniac or you've been on a coke or meth benderThis show is like watching paint dry, but much less exciting. I forced myself to watch until episode 6, just because of Julia Robert's, but caught myself wishing for commercials or death on multiple occasions and turned it off. If you are an insomniac or you've been on a coke or meth bender and need to come down rapidly, this is the show for you. Bad dialogue, suspense for no reason and with no payoff. Middle of the road acting, and for some reason the last 8 minutes of every 25 minute episode is like a drawn out credits...fade to black....b-roll scene. How long do we need to see that large white bird? One of the worst shows I've seen in the last 10 years.… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 2

61
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: May 22, 2020
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  S2:E7. Again
  Air Date: May 22, 2020
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  S2:E6. Needle
  Air Date: May 22, 2020
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  S2:E5. Meters
  Air Date: May 22, 2020
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  S2:E4. Soap
  Air Date: May 22, 2020
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  S2:E3. Previously
  Air Date: May 22, 2020
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  S2:E2. Giant
  Air Date: May 22, 2020
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  S2:E1. People
  Air Date: May 22, 2020
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: November 2, 2018