Leonardo
The CW | Release Date: August 16, 2022
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
5
Negative:
2

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Radio TimesPaul HironsJul 18, 2022
Season 1 Review: You could say that Leonardo is a coming-of-age tale, but it’s also a murder mystery, a love story, and a study of genius all in one. Like the man itself, it perhaps doesn’t quite know what it wants to be. Read full review
60
The TelegraphEd PowerJul 18, 2022
Season 1 Review: There is an attempt to psychoanalyse Leonardo, whose father abandoned him. But this feels like a quick sketch rather than the fuller portrait one of history’s greatest minds surely merits. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubMax GaoAug 15, 2022
Season 1 Review: The show’s failure and reluctance to dig into da Vinci’s personal life only underscores its shortcomings, making this portrait of the polymath feel more like a safe sketch than a masterpiece. Read full review
40
The GuardianLucy ManganJul 18, 2022
Season 1 Review: The script is woeful. Half of the actors look absolutely stricken with horror and those who are giving it a good try – including the stalwart Turner – make you want to cry with compassion. The whole thing is paint by numbers and there are moments when all you can do is shake your head in disbelief. Read full review
40
The IndependentEd CummingJul 18, 2022
Season 1 Review: The drama sometimes feels like the sort of educational film they have on loop at museums, a kind of animated Wikipedia entry, with a script that prefers not to let subtext get in the way of straight facts. Read full review
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