Night Sky
Prime Video | Release Date: May 20, 2022
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
85
Paste MagazineShane RyanMay 19, 2022
Season 1 Review: Night Sky is one that works. It’s a tribute to the synchronicity between the depth of the unsolved mystery and the similar depth of the two principal actors. Read full review
80
DeciderJoel KellerMay 20, 2022
Season 1 Review: Night Sky is a decent series that is nudged into the very good category because of the performances of J.K. Simmons and Sissy Spacek. Read full review
75
The Detroit NewsTom LongMay 19, 2022
Season 1 Review: The real cement here is two Oscar-winning actors painting a portrait of aging lovers staring down their eventual demise. There is no greater dilemma or darkness. And “Night Sky,” to its credit, knows and shows this. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubLauren ChvalMay 18, 2022
Season 1 Review: The good news: Night Sky is meticulously plotted, with each character and detail woven together intricately. ... It sometimes feels like things are coming together a bit too slowly, and the show probably could have been tightened to six episodes rather than eight. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperMay 18, 2022
Season 1 Review: They could have wrapped this story up in half the time, but we’ll keep coming back as long as Irene and Franklin are involved. Read full review
75
The PlaylistBrian TallericoMay 17, 2022
Season 1 Review: Every time that “Night Sky” threatens to drift off into something disposable, Simmons and Spacek shine, reminding everyone that they’re true stars. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineJohn TownsendMay 16, 2022
Season 1 Review: The beautifully sketched contours of Franklin and Irene’s relationship—their shared sense of history, shaped by an unbearable loss—provides an emotional and dramatic core to the series that more than compensates for the lack of context around the chamber. Read full review
75
ConsequenceAlexis GundersonMay 16, 2022
Season 1 Review: Effective sci-fi mystery or not, as a sharp-edged family drama, Night Sky is a compelling watch. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergMay 19, 2022
Season 1 Review: Night Sky is a series that feels like it’s treating its first season mostly as prelude, and by the finale it hits the beats most viewers will have grown impatient waiting for. Spacek and Simmons keep those eight hours from being a chore, and there’s potential going forward for something more engrossing. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyKristen BaldwinMay 16, 2022
Season 1 Review: There is a lifetime of history between Irene and Franklin, and the actors make sure we feel every second of it. Most of the time, though, Night Sky is busy being busy — unspooling new plot lines like so much toilet paper and doubling down on chase-thriller drama. Read full review
65
CNNBrian LowryMay 20, 2022
Season 1 Review: Thanks to Spacek and Simmons, the show proves initially worthwhile despite being its meandering pace. For now, that tandem makes it worth watching the “Sky.” Continuing to do so, like the show itself, remains an unsolved riddle. Read full review
65
TV GuideKyle FowleMay 16, 2022
Season 1 Review: Night Sky still has its moments. Spacek and Simmons are a true highlight, their relationship feeling lived-in and soulful, and the show is working with some interesting thematic elements, but rather than give those elements room to breathe the show offers up a scattered season of sci-fi drama. Read full review
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