- Network: Peacock
- Series Premiere Date: Mar 13, 2025
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Through creating a memorable portrait of the devastation caused by poverty and addiction, Long Bright River dares viewers not to look away, showcasing the human toll of a crisis of our own making.
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At times, the reveals in ‘Long Bright River” are a bit heavy-handed. .... Overall, though, this is a tense and at times brutally raw mystery thriller that keeps us guessing until the enormously satisfying finale. Seyfried is nothing short of phenomenal as Mickey.
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The deeper Mickey digs into the corruption of her city, the better we understand her own sorrows and regrets in a suspenseful tearjerker. [24 Mar - 13 Apr 2025, p.4]
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As intriguing as the mystery surrounding the murdered women is, Seyfried’s performance as Mickey elevates this series.
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A remarkably gripping thriller and an exquisitely tender family drama, the series does its breathlessly daunting goals justice even though it lacks certain key viewpoints.
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While this streaming version could have been told in less than eight hour-length episodes, showrunner Nikki Toscano’s compelling take gets everything else right.
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There are some awkward bends in this “Long Bright River,” but with its strong sense of place, sequences of ride-along policing and twisted sisters storyline, it’s a must for lovers of female-driven dysfunctional family crime dramas.
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Peacock’s Long Bright River, based on Liz Moore’s bestselling 2020 novel, tests the limits of both Seyfried’s dramatic capacity and the crime limited series as a format, and mostly succeeds—though it takes a while to get where it’s supposed to go.
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Long Bright River isn't a bad show. In fact, it's a very, very solid show with some excellent performances.