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Positive:
13
Mixed:
8
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews
The GuardianAug 28, 2024
Aug 28, 2024
Season 1 Review:
Instead of feeling overly winking in its reflection of our present political reality, this sharp-edged satire of the world’s OG one-percenters is both an unexpected reimagining of age-old tales (equal parts Succession, The Boys, and Hadestown) and a much-needed reminder that corruption is cyclical—and that hope doesn’t always have to feel so hopeless.
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The Daily BeastAug 29, 2024
Season 1 Review:
KAOS winks at you while you watch it, introducing things you think you know before snatching the rug out from under your feet, just as its characters are repeatedly shown how knowing your fate doesn’t necessarily show you the future. It’s an addictive type of storytelling, and KAOS is a pomegranate well worth trying.
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iAug 28, 2024
Season 1 Review:
Those looking for more of Covell’s grungy take on teenage angst as so brilliantly illustrated in The End of the F***ing World might be disappointed by the flashier, certainly less subtle Kaos. But that same inherent nihilism eventually shines through, and among the bling and blood, there’s a cunning, political-adjacent denouncement of dictatorial leadership to be found.
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Radio TimesAug 28, 2024
Aug 29, 2024
Season 1 Review:
Zeus is petty and vindictive, which makes him an entertaining character. But it’s the way the eight-episode first season of “Kaos” unspools — introducing a legion of gods and humans — and how they ultimately interconnect that makes the series an addictive, intriguing addition to the Netflix roster.
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Aug 29, 2024
Season 1 Review:
The first three episodes have a lot of toddler energy. As marvelous as the parts are — the bold gender-fluid and colorblind casting, the bravura of Goldblum and McTeer — “Kaos” can be almost overwhelming. However, as the threads begin to tighten and form patterns, and the introduction of new characters decelerates, the show gains traction and tension.
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Aug 29, 2024
Season 1 Review:
While anything this narratively reckless is bound to be uneven—and “Kaos” is—it surrenders many laughs and much provocation as Mr. Covell intermarries the stories of Hera (Janet McTeer), Hades (David Thewlis), Poseidon (Cliff Curtis), Ariadne (Leila Farzad), Orpheus and Eurydice (Killian Scott and Aurora Perrineau), Dionysus (Nabhaan Rizwan) and Prometheus (Stephen Dillane)—who spends much of the time having his liver pecked out by an eagle, while narrating a story of divine egomania, sex, death, romance and underworlds both literal and political.
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