People of Earth
TBS | Release Date: October 31, 2016
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
Positive:
17
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
IndieWireLiz Shannon MillerOct 31, 2016
Season 1 Review: It’s a set-up that leads to one of the most humanist shows I’ve seen in a while, truly spotlighting the unique energy of its ensemble in a way that suggests real love is involved. Read full review
91
The Lincoln Journal StarJeff KorbelikOct 31, 2016
Season 1 Review: The comedy, and there’s a bunch of it, comes from the support group members--as you can imagine, nobody believes their stories--and the aliens, who generate some very, very funny and spot-on workplace humor in a spaceship setting. Read full review
91
NewsdayDiane WertsOct 28, 2016
Season 1 Review: From the setup to the incidentals, People of Earth is packed with humor and heart forever revealed in clever ways. Read full review
90
The Hollywood ReporterTim GoodmanJul 24, 2017
Season 2 Review: Delightful, under-the-radar and a real treasure, People of Earth is a series you should seek out. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyChancellor AgardOct 31, 2016
Season 1 Review: As Ozzie’s empathy for the group’s misfits grows, so does the show’s, and the supporting characters, including Ana Gasteyer, who plays the group’s empathetic leader, develop into more than mere punchlines. Read full review
80
VarietyMaureen RyanJul 24, 2017
Season 2 Review: People of Earth is TV comfort food of the most enjoyable sort. It may not be out of this world, but it’s consistently and reliably good. We should thank our lucky stars. Read full review
80
The New York TimesJames PoniewozikJul 24, 2017
Season 2 Review: None of this is revolutionary. But the delight of this odd, humane show is how it rearranges old alien tropes to find a new way to say what “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” once did: We are not alone. Read full review
80
New York Magazine (Vulture)Jen ChaneyNov 1, 2016
Season 1 Review: People of Earth deserves praise more for its high concept and intelligence than for its ability to generate laughs. It’s the kind of show that doesn’t make you LOL so much as chuckle softly while admiring its subtext. Read full review
80
SalonMelanie McFarlandOct 31, 2016
Season 1 Review: Carefully crafted performances balance the hilarity with notes of trauma lurking within, adding a winning sincerity to People of Earth. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergOct 31, 2016
Season 1 Review: It manages to be sweet, smart, quirky, story-strong and funny all at the same time with what appears to be minimal effort. Read full review
80
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenOct 31, 2016
Season 1 Review: A funny, bizarre high concept comedy about a support group for alien abductees. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubErik AdamsOct 31, 2016
Season 1 Review: Like the supporting casts in early seasons of The Office and Parks And Recreation, secondary players in Ozzie’s story make the most of their time in the spotlight—particularly Ana Gasteyer as the disgraced therapist at the head of Starcrossed, and Brian Huskey as a self-proclaimed business mogul who’s convinced that Reptilians have made off with his wife. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandOct 27, 2016
Season 1 Review: The four episodes sent to critics show more than enough ways for People of Earth to keep the ball rolling, but the performances seal the deal. Read full review
75
Uncle BarkyEd BarkOct 27, 2016
Season 1 Review: People of Earth has built a small-town universe with just enough quirks and intrigue to keep its premise in play. It has both heart and a sense of the absurd, making it increasingly “accessible” with the proviso that you’re just not going to get a laugh riot. Read full review
70
Boston GlobeMatthew GilbertOct 31, 2016
Season 1 Review: It’s gently funny, but also endearing. Read full review
70
We Got This CoveredMitchel BroussardOct 31, 2016
Season 1 Review: It follows the tenets of each genre it tackles with little attempt at straying into its own cosmic path. That’s okay, because it does what it does well, and where it does feel original and worthwhile is in its total confidence to be unusual without trying to excuse its unusualness for a broader audience. Read full review
70
VarietyMaureen RyanOct 26, 2016
Season 1 Review: A gentle and modestly pleasing comedy about a support group for alien abductees. Read full review
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