Manhunt (2017)

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Season 1
Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
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Critic Reviews

  1. Los Angeles Daily News
    Reviewed by: Rob Lowman
    Jul 31, 2017
    60
    The two episodes available for review, Manhunt: Unabomber has a by-the-book feel--a lot of forensics and theories. It’s not until the last few minutes that Bettany’s Kaczynski is really introduced.
  2. Newsday
    Reviewed by: John Anderson
    Jul 28, 2017
    60
    Engrossing at times and well worth watching, though the writing is often graceless and the direction haphazard.
  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Hank Stuever
    Jul 31, 2017
    50
    Manhunt is gummed up with inelegant writing, enough to worry the actors (including Chris Noth as a deputy FBI director) into desperate spates of arm-waving and yelling. Later episodes are able to shed some of this awkwardness in favor of forward momentum. The manhunt in Manhunt grows more tense, but it’s never quite enough to keep viewers engaged.
  5. Variety
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    Aug 1, 2017
    40
    Unfortunately, the plodding Manhunt: Unabomber miniseries often fails to bring its principals to any kind of recognizable or specific life.

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#89 Best TV Season of 2017

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User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 61 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 53 out of 61
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 61
  3. Negative: 6 out of 61
  1. erom1943
    Aug 30, 2017
    9
    One of the more compelling, and well done summer series. Jam packed with information that I never knew about the Unibomber case. Although IOne of the more compelling, and well done summer series. Jam packed with information that I never knew about the Unibomber case. Although I have difficulty relating to the lead character's obsessive nature, I find myself still wanting more after each episode.… Full Review »
  2. RichardGonci
    Aug 23, 2017
    9
    This is an extraordinary bit storytelling. Who of us knew the dense and enthralling backstory of an investigator who was as emotionally 'outThis is an extraordinary bit storytelling. Who of us knew the dense and enthralling backstory of an investigator who was as emotionally 'out of the box" as his prey? I did not, and I lived through the whole sordid "reality." I will not go so far as to compare it to ESPN's near perfect rendering of the OJ story, but it is damn good. I hang on every episode for the moral ambiguity and bureaucratic morass each one reveals. Chris Noth also has a bit of a "star turn" in the series. He inhabits a difficult role with aplomb.… Full Review »
  3. JorgeLestre
    Aug 2, 2017
    9
    Despite the non-understandable lack of diversity in its cast, Manhunt: Unabomber is engaging, thrilling and addictive. The writing isDespite the non-understandable lack of diversity in its cast, Manhunt: Unabomber is engaging, thrilling and addictive. The writing is captivating and the characters are actually pretty good.… Full Review »
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