|
| Apple TV+ | Season Premiere Date: June 4, 2021 |
Summary:
A series of events forces Lisey Landon (Julianne Moore) to face her memories of her marriage to her husband (Clive Owen), a famous novelist who died two years earlier in this thriller based on Stephen King's novel of the same name.
Genre(s):
Drama, Horror, Suspense, Science Fiction
Season 1 Episodes
- No episode information is currently available for this season
Jun 4, 2021
The outright fantastical elements of “Lisey’s Story,” some being of the monster-in-the woods variety, feel at some point to be in conflict with the more palpable drama at hand. ... All the performances are first-rate. Mr. Owen is in rare form. ... Ms. Allen and Ms. Moore are extraordinary and, though she plays to type, Jennifer Jason Leigh is a treat as Darla, the third Debusher sister.
Read full review
Jun 4, 2021
RogerEbert.com
Jun 2, 2021
May 25, 2021
The overall problem in Lisey’s Story generally doesn’t concern the actors — or the director, since Larrain gives every frame intimacy, however much you sense his desire to buck the increased linearity of the story. No, the problem is the all-too-palpable battle between fidelity to a text and compatibility to a medium.
Read full review
Jun 3, 2021
Jun 4, 2021
The many extended, atmospheric stretches that rely on these visuals and performances get tedious fast. The show is too long; it wrings eight molasses-paced episodes out of a story that provides sufficient narrative for four at most. And technical competence can’t save a skeletal plot held together by pseudo-psychology or a script pocked with bad lines.
Read full review
Jul 17, 2021
Plodding Stephen King story that bores more than it scares. Some good acting and set design are completely wasted on this dull and disappointing nonsense - 3 Babyluvs out of 10
2 of 3 users found this helpful21
More From Metacritic
Current TV Shows
By MetascoreBy User Score
Seasons & Episodes
- Series Overview
-
Season 1
-
-
Season 1 Overview
Air Date: June 4, 2021
- No episode information is currently available for this season
-
Season 1 Overview