Mayfair Witches
AMC | AMC+ | Release Date: January 8, 2023
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
11
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
ColliderCarly LaneJan 2, 2025
Season 2 Review: Much like its lead character, Mayfair Witches has yet to reach its full potential, but is definitely displaying a bigger glimmer of promise in Season 2. Read full review
50
IGNSamantha NelsonJun 1, 2023
Season 1 Review: While there are some promising moments, Mayfair Witches fails to offer much to really hook in viewers who aren’t already excited about a shared Anne Rice universe on AMC. Read full review
50
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzMar 13, 2023
Season 1 Review: An AMC series that is occasionally fun but overall way too slow and careful, despite dripping with Gothic horror tropes. Read full review
50
The Mercury NewsRandy MyersJan 13, 2023
Season 1 Review: While there are surprising turns, and the series does improve as it progresses, “Witches” never grabs you with the power that “Interview” did. Stick to the books instead. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushJan 12, 2023
Season 1 Review: Plays like a weak Gothic stepsister to last year’s more compellingly erotic AMC adaptation of Rice’s Interview With the Vampire. [16 - 29 Jan 2023, p.6] Read full review
50
VarietyDaniel D'AddarioJan 3, 2023
Season 1 Review: There’s a bit too much dross amid what works. ... Through it all, Daddario proves herself an able performer once again. Even as one wishes something more from the show surrounding her, she makes the part her own. Read full review
45
CNNBrian LowryJan 9, 2023
Season 1 Review: Barring a yet-untapped reservoir of magic, this tepid cauldron of gothic horror looks like the product of plenty of toil that, as viewing commitments go, might not be worth the trouble. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubJenna SchererJan 4, 2023
Season 1 Review: A paint-by-numbers take on the supernatural melodrama genre, working from a palette of dull grays and washed-out blues. Everyone involved seems to be sleepwalking through each plodding story beat. Read full review
40
The TelegraphAnita Singh Dec 7, 2023
Season 1 Review: Fundamentally, the show is not frightening. It’s not even unsettling, which is a baseline requirement. Only Hamlin embraces the baroque nature of the tale; everyone else trudges through as if appearing in the kind of forgettable films that Channel 5 shows at 2pm on a Tuesday. Read full review
40
Boston GlobeMatthew GilbertJan 10, 2023
Season 1 Review: A disappointment, a superficial and miscast take that left me cold. The themes of empowered women coping with male oppression are still in the mix, but what a dull mix it is. Read full review
40
RogerEbert.comNick AllenJan 6, 2023
Season 1 Review: It's the general sullen nature of the series that sucks the life out of a few of its figures—despite having such a unique life's work, Ciprien is too bland thanks to his grave seriousness. Read full review
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