• Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Nov 18, 2018
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 27 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 27
  2. Negative: 5 out of 27

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  1. Apr 8, 2022
    2
    It's funny how Ferrante, considered average at best in Italy and France, is revered in the "anglo-saxon" press. The TV adaptations are even worse. It's so laughably clichéd for any European born before the 80's. I guess middle-class Americans need their fix for exotic settings, and quirky but always predictable story lines, a deep look in the abyss of a "tortured" relationship to exciteIt's funny how Ferrante, considered average at best in Italy and France, is revered in the "anglo-saxon" press. The TV adaptations are even worse. It's so laughably clichéd for any European born before the 80's. I guess middle-class Americans need their fix for exotic settings, and quirky but always predictable story lines, a deep look in the abyss of a "tortured" relationship to excite the mind and....a simple and flat writing style. Expand
Metascore
96

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Reviewed by: Chris Bennion
    Mar 11, 2022
    100
    Sublime television. And not a cliffhanger or kitchen island in sight.
  2. Reviewed by: Carol Midgley
    Mar 10, 2022
    80
    It is stunning, gorgeously acted and directed and, though it’s still early days, looks likely to be the best series yet. I would have given episode one five stars were it not for the fact that Lenu’s friend, Lila, played by Gaia Girace, wasn’t in it.
  3. Reviewed by: Rebecca Nicholson
    Mar 10, 2022
    100
    This is television at its best and it weaves a spell unlike anything I have seen in a very long time. It demands concentration but rewards it generously.