Messiah (2020)

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 1, 2020
User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 32
  3. Negative: 5 out of 32
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  1. podaddy
    Feb 13, 2020
    3
    Show started with some promise, but really morphed into a big puddle on nothingness after a few episodes. Acting and writing are below par, and it really feels like a Hallmark produced series. I’m quite perplexed by the number of positive reviews. By episode three it becomes quite apparent that every episode is going to follow the unimaginative and tried and true “is he or isn’t he” pathShow started with some promise, but really morphed into a big puddle on nothingness after a few episodes. Acting and writing are below par, and it really feels like a Hallmark produced series. I’m quite perplexed by the number of positive reviews. By episode three it becomes quite apparent that every episode is going to follow the unimaginative and tried and true “is he or isn’t he” path while giving the viewer absolutely no reason to hang on. I stayed in for six episodes and can’t think of one compelling reason to recommend this tripe to anyone… Expand
  2. Marnip
    Apr 9, 2020
    0
    This is a **** show believe me !!!!
    Be careful and Don't waste your time please !!

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#39 Most Discussed TV Season of 2020

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Metascore
46

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. CNN
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Jan 9, 2020
    60
    The series has a lot going on, and it's certainly food for thought. Yet given what a third-rail topic the subject tends to be, the rewards don't seem to justify the risk, in the same way the merits of "Messiah" season one, once completed, don't wholly justify the time investment.
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  2. The Daily Beast
    Reviewed by: Nick Schager
    Jan 9, 2020
    40
    It’s one thing to stoke audiences’ imagination and anxiety with uncertainty, but do it for too long, and to no conclusive end, and what you’re left with is characters, situations and conundrums that are increasingly impossible to care about—especially when the show has nothing enlightening to say about them.
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  3. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Lucy Mangan
    Jan 9, 2020
    80
    Messiah is potent stuff packed with fine performances.
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