Hunters (2020)

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Season 1
Season #: 2, 1
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5.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 90 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 45 out of 90
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 90
  3. Negative: 35 out of 90

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  1. EFRAM
    Feb 23, 2020
    2
    I really thought this might be an Amazon show that actually had some real balls, but I was seriously disappointed. Instead what I got was a bad mishmash of stylistic kitsch and schlock and a series of bad performances, bad accents, totally gratuitous nonsensical violence, and a cast of totally unbelievable characters play acting their way through another waste of time. Amazon seems to haveI really thought this might be an Amazon show that actually had some real balls, but I was seriously disappointed. Instead what I got was a bad mishmash of stylistic kitsch and schlock and a series of bad performances, bad accents, totally gratuitous nonsensical violence, and a cast of totally unbelievable characters play acting their way through another waste of time. Amazon seems to have fallen into the "complex means competent" narrative sinkhole, where they think that because a story jumps around and has slick titles and slick production design and costume design, but has no real sense of plot or character development that people think it truly captivating entertainment. Instead what they delivered was a cartoonish superhero debacle that manages to alienate and distance itself from the serious subject matter they hoped to exploit. A serious miss and an insult to not only the Jewish community but to all oppressed people.… Expand
  2. Bebok
    Feb 24, 2020
    3
    I'm a bit disgusted. About 6 million Jews died in the camps. Even more Russians, Poles, gypsies and Ukrainians also died there. Not one word is said about these victims. As if they didn't exist.
  3. DecoyDoctorpus
    Feb 21, 2020
    0
    Torture and revenge porn for those inclined to this kind of stuff. Extremely abrasive, manipulative, and clearly political. Hides behind the mask of 'moral retribution', but is really just fantasy material for vindictive immoral ideologues. Content for aspiring murderers and serial killers.
  4. marco34la
    Feb 22, 2020
    1
    Oy Vey! Episode 1 starts off as promising. It's quick, fresh, fun, quirky and dark. By the time the show title comes on, the party is over. The show devolves into this over-the-top sap fest where nothing happens and no one is hunted. It's a lot, i mean a lot of UNNECESSARY dialogue in gross caricatures of yiddish, brooklyneese jews that sound like cartoon characters. Episode 1 overall isOy Vey! Episode 1 starts off as promising. It's quick, fresh, fun, quirky and dark. By the time the show title comes on, the party is over. The show devolves into this over-the-top sap fest where nothing happens and no one is hunted. It's a lot, i mean a lot of UNNECESSARY dialogue in gross caricatures of yiddish, brooklyneese jews that sound like cartoon characters. Episode 1 overall is watchable, but would have been more so, had it been properly edited from a whopping 90 mins to something like 50mins. (sometimes Hollywood... fyi... less is more). I struggled through episodes 2-4 and just have stopped completely, I was getting so annoyed that I wouldn't have minded if Al Pacino himself didn't get offed. What could have been a lot of fun - gets dragged down by too much slog. HUGE HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT. I wish i could say the show was 'meh,' but really, it's just awful.… Expand
  5. DancinRic
    Feb 25, 2020
    2
    Theres very little to say about what is good about this series. Its a completely missed chance of telling a slightly fictional story behind real historical events. Much like Black Klansman fiction is heavily injected into this series for the sake of creating a narrative. If Inglorious Bastards wasnt enough cringe then youl get your fix here. All characters aee dry, story is very cheaplyTheres very little to say about what is good about this series. Its a completely missed chance of telling a slightly fictional story behind real historical events. Much like Black Klansman fiction is heavily injected into this series for the sake of creating a narrative. If Inglorious Bastards wasnt enough cringe then youl get your fix here. All characters aee dry, story is very cheaply driven forward.… Expand
  6. Carmelorometal
    Feb 21, 2020
    3
    IT´s a bad show, and it´s a shame because it has really potential... with a good performances and very good setting of the 80´s, also a decent cast... But the mix between violence and slow thriller doesn´t work.. Also, the jews complaining about their poor history, telling the same tale again "the victims of the Hollocaust" feels repetitive. Yes Nazis are bad, and yes some of them lived inIT´s a bad show, and it´s a shame because it has really potential... with a good performances and very good setting of the 80´s, also a decent cast... But the mix between violence and slow thriller doesn´t work.. Also, the jews complaining about their poor history, telling the same tale again "the victims of the Hollocaust" feels repetitive. Yes Nazis are bad, and yes some of them lived in America, but you can see the hand of jew Hollywood producer´s in a atemp to bring back "the jews rocks" so clearly, (there is litteraly hundreds of cuotes saying almost the same) that it is boring. It has a bad pace, bad characters, non believeble history lines... but good photography and actors. As I said, it´s a shame. This show can be only good for someone who hates nazi, and doesn´t care about hearing an exaggerate/extravagant real history.… Expand
  7. Loganregis
    Feb 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The ending of this show..... WTF. When you thought you could not do worst than game.of thrones: Hunters got his beer holded.

    The show was good with true dates event such as the blackout. The ending just ruined everything that I could give a negative value as a score. Dont waste 10hours    … Expand
  8. tp122
    Mar 7, 2020
    2
    AL Pacino is simply awful, overacting and chewing up the scenery while doing a caricature of someone jewish. Some others give good performances, but the writing is awful: neither humorous nor moving.
  9. dirkdiggler56
    Mar 6, 2020
    3
    Cringeworthy. Horrible caricatures of Jewish people. Incorrect use of Hebrew. Ridiculous story line. The flashbacks were hard to watch.
  10. Harrybush
    Mar 9, 2020
    2
    So much potential but fails. The protagonist boy is obnoxious and hard to like. The audience is often alienated as well.

Awards & Rankings

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#22 Most Discussed TV Season of 2020
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#17 Most Shared TV Season of 2020

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
54

Mixed or average reviews - based on 41 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 41
  3. Negative: 9 out of 41
  1. The Playlist
    Reviewed by: Rodrigo Perez
    Oct 5, 2020
    42
    Humanity is misplaced and forgotten throughout, the show more interested in presenting the badassness of “cathartic” revenge than anything worthwhile. Not to mention its simplistic look at injustice or righting wrongs, and it’s the crucial missing element that prevents “Hunters” from achieving any kind of greatness.
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  2. The Detroit News
    Reviewed by: Tom Long
    Aug 14, 2020
    25
    “Hunters” works in black-and-white and stereotypes, hiding in the bygone, but today anti-Semitism is on the rise and American Nazis apparently include “very fine people” according to one prominent source. Perhaps now wasn’t the time for a wildly uneven, superficial, comic book-type treatment of this particularly sick and unfortunately still-relevant dynamic.
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  3. Movie Nation
    Reviewed by: Roger Moore
    Apr 23, 2020
    38
    As with too many limited series, they had a feature film’s supply of story and (comic book) wit, saddled it with far too many distracting and less interesting outside of the leads, and then slow-walked the entire affair to a genuinely inevitable conclusion. ... Not everything Jordan Peele slaps his brand on is worth our time.
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