- Network: BBC America , BBC Three
- Series Premiere Date: Mar 17, 2013
Season #: 2, 1
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Suspenseful, tragic yet also uplifting in its audacious collision of fantasy and emotional realism, this haunting gem reminds us that we shouldn't speak ill of the dead.
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An atmospheric thriller wrapped around a nugget of social commentary.
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In the Flesh, which starts strong and gets even stronger.
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It's a powerful meditation on what happens to a community once a galvanizing threat is removed but then returns, albeit in a more benign state.
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In The Flesh at first seems to be offering itself as a fractured metaphor, with zombies standing in for blacks, gays, Muslims or the social victim of your choice. But the show quickly veers into something sweeter, sadder and more thoughtful--a meditation on forgiveness, redemption and second chances.
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Like its much-watched counterpart on AMC, In the Flesh isn't always easy to watch. But I didn't want to miss a minute. Zombies and all.
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While Kieren does contend with zombie-style gore, the show isn’t a kill-fest like The Walking Dead. But as it raises the sorts of questions that classic zombie fare, In the Flesh also draws some perceptive connections to our own social and political contexts.
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In the Flesh skillfully navigates several genres at once, all of them heavy, none of them comic.
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The list of people who have been reviled and labeled, explicitly or subtly, as something less than human is long: blacks, Jews, foreigners, people with AIDS, people with disabilities. Zombies notwithstanding, this appealing series, created and written by Dominic Mitchell, works this territory as credibly as any more conventional drama.
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In the Flesh offers a fresh, clever take on the zombie story.
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In the Flesh, which runs just three hours over the three nights, is best not analyzed too deeply for meaning and just enjoyed for its odd and fascinating concept.
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Overall, the emotional honesty of Kieran's character and his all too human craving for acceptance and happiness make In the Flesh oddly moving.
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In the Flesh has potential, even if it just shuffles along at times en route to driving home its point.
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Unfortunately, the potentially intriguing premise of this new three-part BBC America series, In the Flesh, soon turns into a heavy-handed allegory for how we treat anyone who is different and perceived as threatening.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 77 out of 89
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Mixed: 6 out of 89
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Negative: 6 out of 89
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Jun 23, 2013
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Sep 23, 2014
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Jun 19, 2014