Hunters

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Season 1
  • Network: SyFy
  • Series Premiere Date: Apr 11, 2016
Metascore
34

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 12
  3. Negative: 7 out of 12
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Critic Reviews

  1. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Brian P. Kelly
    Apr 14, 2016
    30
    Unfortunately, Hunters carries about as much intellectual heft as a YouTube conspiracy video.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Apr 8, 2016
    30
    Utterly generic, conceptually cynical and instantly forgettable.
  3. We Got This Covered
    Reviewed by: Mitchel Broussard
    Apr 7, 2016
    30
    It panders to [its audience] so insultingly that most probably wouldn’t mind an episode of Warehouse 13, even at its absolute kookiest, in the place of this show’s early installments. Hunters isn’t part of the network’s identity crisis: it is the network’s identity crisis.
  5. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Dennis Perkins
    Apr 11, 2016
    25
    The action is sluggish and perfunctory, with most encounters playing out as shadowy warehouse chases where tension is equated with lack of situational awareness by the heroes. The Hunters themselves are a nondescript jumble of alien races we’ve seen many times before.
  6. Yahoo TV
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    Apr 11, 2016
    20
    Grim, humorless, and instantly off-putting.
  7. Collider
    Reviewed by: Allison Keene
    Apr 11, 2016
    20
    Nothing that follows [the] intriguing opening manages to be half as interesting; a generic tone permeates the show.
  8. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Apr 11, 2016
    10
    One of the schlockiest, most amateur series to come along in the #PeakTV era, Syfy’s Hunters delivers a mashup of a terrorist-tracking drama and alien invasion story.

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#97 Most Discussed TV Season of 2016

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User Score
5.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 41 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 41
  3. Negative: 16 out of 41
  1. tre089
    Jun 21, 2016
    9
    Critics are lazy morons: they never watched beyond the pilot. I did and I addicted. It feels way more real than a piece of entertainment isCritics are lazy morons: they never watched beyond the pilot. I did and I addicted. It feels way more real than a piece of entertainment is supposed to be. Giving it a nine because it keeps getting better and the best is yet to come.… Full Review »
  2. darkfire12
    Jun 24, 2016
    10
    Pilot was fairly crappy, but they got their act together afterwards. Since then, It just keeps getting better. A Scifi equivalent of Homeland.Pilot was fairly crappy, but they got their act together afterwards. Since then, It just keeps getting better. A Scifi equivalent of Homeland. Awesome!!!… Full Review »
  3. milamber
    Jun 22, 2016
    10
    Great post 9/11 sci-fy show. Yes, the pilot is not great as it does not hint enough on what's next. But it is something that happens for a tonGreat post 9/11 sci-fy show. Yes, the pilot is not great as it does not hint enough on what's next. But it is something that happens for a ton of show. It is a matter of being willing to go past the first episode. It gets better and better by the episode… Full Review »
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