|
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION | ||
|
Positive:
21
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
|
Critic Reviews
May 4, 2026
Season 1 Review:
Led by an astoundingly talented cast of young actors and brought to life with painterly brushstrokes of vivid color and horrifying imagery, "Flies" is four episodes of captivating, edge-of-your-seat horror. .... It is an absolute must-watch, as hard as that watching experience may be.
Read full review
May 4, 2026
Season 1 Review:
It’s impressive, then, that Jack Thorne and the rest of the cast and crew overcome that fatigue, bringing this adaptation to life in such vivid detail that you’ll find yourself desperately hoping that things go differently this time. In some ways, they do. Just don’t expect a happy ending.
Read full review
What's Alan Watching?May 4, 2026
Season 1 Review:
That Thorne helped craft such an outstanding variation on the classic story would seem to make redundant the idea of him doing a literal adaptation of Golding's book. But his four-part take on Lord of the Flies is excellent in its own right. It understands why the story has resonated for over 70 years, and become a middle school English class perennial — and the ways in which it feels especially, unfortunately, timely at the moment.
Read full review
May 4, 2026
Season 1 Review:
Purists may not like how much Thorne has added to this story, and how these additions dilute the sense of archetype that drove the story of Golding’s novel. .... There is something in these backstories that softens the dark message of Lord of the Flies. These boys broke bad, the adaptation seems to say. But it doesn’t mean we all will.
Read full review
May 4, 2026
Season 1 Review:
“The Lord of the Flies” doesn’t update its source material so much as forcefully convey the horror and tragedy of collective survival curdling into deadly brutality. The allegory is obvious. The humanity, for better and for worse, is what the show gives a youthful face.
Read full review
ColliderMay 4, 2026
Season 1 Review:
Its cinematic style is effective, and its performances are outstanding. If its four episodes had been a bit shorter, and a few changes to the source material had been reversed, Lord of the Flies could have achieved greatness; instead, it settles for being pretty good.
Read full review
May 4, 2026
Season 1 Review:
Each episode feels at once bloated and unfinished, ultimately dulling the show’s buildup in intensity and, therefore, political relevance. .... Still, these flaws can’t fully undermine the show’s most harrowing moments, including a finale that’s as gripping as it is heartbreaking.
Read full review
The GuardianFeb 13, 2026
Season 1 Review:
Every episode feels simultaneously bloated and thin, a feeling only reinforced by denaturing the otherwise saturated palette during the scenes of violence – primitive, you see? It feels like a gimmick trying to hide the absence of real emotion. When the words do come, they are not great.
Read full review
Current TV Shows
By MetascoreBy User Score