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Jupiter's Legacy

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Mixed or average reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews

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Generally favorable reviews based on 62 Ratings

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Jupiter's Legacy

Series Details & Credits

Netflix | Release Date: May 7, 2021

Summary: After many decades of protecting the world, the first superheroes who had emerged in the 1930s are ready to pass on the torch to their children who struggle with the responsibility and expectations in this adaptation of the graphic novels by Mark Millar and Frank Quitely.

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction

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Critic Reviews

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The Detroit News

Tom Long

May 7, 2021

Season 1 Review: The proliferation of characters can be disorienting and super-Bibb is criminally underused, but “Jupiter’s Legacy” works for the most part if your idea of entertainment leans that way. Glittering costumes, eyes that shoot laser beams, explosions and destruction galore. That’s entertainment circa 2021. Read full review

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Empire James Dyer

Sep 20, 2021

Season 1 Review: More straightforward than The Umbrella Academy but lacking the playfulness or bite of The Boys, this is a decent enough stab at superhero deconstruction, if one that takes itself far too seriously. Read full review

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Polygon Samantha Nelson

May 8, 2021

Season 1 Review: There are plenty of problems with America, and with the superhero genre’s relationship with violence and politics, but Jupiter’s Legacy doesn’t really address any of them. Like The Utopian himself, the show’s creators are stuck looking back at an imagined Golden Age, with no way to move forward and build something better. Read full review

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The Playlist Mike DeAngelo

May 7, 2021

Season 1 Review: This series might have felt revolutionary nearly a decade ago (when the comic series was originally published), but today it just treads on tired and well-worn territory. Read full review

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Radio Times David Craig

Dec 2, 2021

Season 1 Review: The source material is perfectly sound, but this adaptation doesn’t do it a shred of justice. The fleeting moments that work are far outweighed by an uneven cast, lame script and agonising pace, the latter of which is fast becoming a systemic problem suffered by most Netflix original series. Read full review

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Salon

Melanie McFarland

May 7, 2021

Season 1 Review: There are a few reasons to root for "Jupiter's Legacy" notwithstanding its wince-worthy shortcomings. Duhamel and most of the cast turn in decent performances, especially considering the material they're working with. Read full review

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Rolling Stone

Alan Sepinwall

May 7, 2021

Season 1 Review: It is a stultifying mess of a show on pretty much every level. It’s meant to be viewed with utmost seriousness, yet it feels like a parody where someone forgot to insert the jokes. Read full review

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User Reviews

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redrush

May 12, 2021

Love the plot, love the "what if" of the series. Good social message. Good origin story for 2 different times, very well done and combind. The future of this series going to be even more awesome! .

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Weeblo

Jun 16, 2021

This show is awesome! I love how they make these superheroes struggle with their decisions of when it is acceptable to take a life. Is it okay to take a life to save another life? Or do you allow a life to be taken by someone else as long as it is not taken by your own hands. I love howThis show is awesome! I love how they make these superheroes struggle with their decisions of when it is acceptable to take a life. Is it okay to take a life to save another life? Or do you allow a life to be taken by someone else as long as it is not taken by your own hands. I love how gruesome and mature the content is compared to other superheroes stories and how flawed many of these characters are portrayed much like nearly all humans. There is so much depth with these characters but so little time spent on their development for a few of them. Overall, it is an amazing show and I hope that they figure out a way to get the rest of the story out despite Netflix cancelling the show.… Expand

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OliverCed

May 8, 2021

I binged the show over a rainy weekend and had a blast. Loved the original story of how humans became superheroes. The special effects are great and there are powers galore. I felt it was a mix of traditional superheroes’ shows (Supergirl, Smallville, Superman and Lois) with a zest of TheI binged the show over a rainy weekend and had a blast. Loved the original story of how humans became superheroes. The special effects are great and there are powers galore. I felt it was a mix of traditional superheroes’ shows (Supergirl, Smallville, Superman and Lois) with a zest of The Boys and a sprinkle of This is Us family relationship drama. Whatever the so called professional reviewers think I really had a great rime watching and found myself wanting more after 8 episodes! Loved it ;-)… Expand

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Hydrogen-259

May 11, 2021

Mi è piaciuto molto guardarlo, divorato in una notte. Prima stagione convincente, aspetto la seconda.

0 of 1 users found this helpful01

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Beepboopbop

May 21, 2021

Excellent show, not quite as good as The Boys as many have stated, but they’re going for something different here. Just because they both have mature content snd feature super heroes doesn’t mean it’s necessarily a fair comparison. Show follows two timelines, the one you might think wouldExcellent show, not quite as good as The Boys as many have stated, but they’re going for something different here. Just because they both have mature content snd feature super heroes doesn’t mean it’s necessarily a fair comparison. Show follows two timelines, the one you might think would be less interesting of the two was actually best.… Expand

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contract

May 7, 2021

Terribly liberal in it's politics, but despite that the acting and sets are fantastic. It fails however to say anything real or new, bringing nothing serious to the genre of capesh*t. The liberalism really bleeds through the plot, with none of the main cast taking their powers seriously, orTerribly liberal in it's politics, but despite that the acting and sets are fantastic. It fails however to say anything real or new, bringing nothing serious to the genre of capesh*t. The liberalism really bleeds through the plot, with none of the main cast taking their powers seriously, or their role in the world as anything more than actors on a stage of good vs evil. Unfortunately the worldview of the writers makes the motivations of the characters not just shallow, but entirely incoherent. Enjoyable to watch, but don't expect to get anything out of it.… Expand

1 of 5 users found this helpful14

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Thecrazyjoke92

Jun 4, 2021

Hahaha! bot producers... worst animation ever.. 200 million dollar budget for this? hahaha!

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