Persons Unknown

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Season 1
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 7, 2010
User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 73 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 51 out of 73
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 73
  3. Negative: 8 out of 73
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  1. bmargie
    Aug 29, 2010
    10
    I loved this show. It was the only show I looked forward to this summer. The only thing that was dissappointing was the ending. It didn't answer the questions it said that it would. I really hope that they pick it up for another season so they can further develop.
  2. truerock
    Sep 17, 2010
    9
    I completely underestimated this series. At first I thought I was witnessing a melding of The Prisoner and Prison Break. After watching the first season I find my first inclination was correct - and I am more intrigued than I could have imagined. The actors are starting to develop their roles and the writing is turning out to be better than I anticipated. This might become a reallyI completely underestimated this series. At first I thought I was witnessing a melding of The Prisoner and Prison Break. After watching the first season I find my first inclination was correct - and I am more intrigued than I could have imagined. The actors are starting to develop their roles and the writing is turning out to be better than I anticipated. This might become a really excellent experience.… Expand
  3. SwarleyStinson
    May 27, 2012
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a good mystery show like lost and it has a very interesting story from episode to episode . Yes, it builds up a lot of questions throughout the show and then the ending doesn't answer any of them, but that's what I expected. These kind of shows NEVER do explain everything, but it was good along the way. The end doesn't explain much but its not outright bad like many endings are. There is one theory you will come up with thought the show (explained below) which it never confirms or denies, but if you assume it to be true then it the whole story makes more sense. (Spoiler: If you assume that 'the program' is a computer program (and the machine Joe is hooked up to is him 'jacking into the matrix') then it explains what happened with Tori, why the van went round in a circle when they tried to leave and that the break out was all fake. Then the ending makes more sense)… Expand
  4. surinder
    Feb 29, 2012
    10
    Hi, i have watched many series but i find this persons unknown series interesting due to how the mind works when someone is abducted. i really enjoyed it cause if this is to happen in real life how will someone react. As how janet cooper would do anything to go back to her daughter. Well i guess thats how i will react if i want to get out in the situation. Further more all the charactersHi, i have watched many series but i find this persons unknown series interesting due to how the mind works when someone is abducted. i really enjoyed it cause if this is to happen in real life how will someone react. As how janet cooper would do anything to go back to her daughter. Well i guess thats how i will react if i want to get out in the situation. Further more all the characters played are good and each has an individual weired background. The ending should have been more dramatic and there should have been two survivors. Well i m looking forward to see the season 2 and hope to watch it soon and cant wait to see what is the level 2 .Well being in malaysia i have to watch it through internet .… Expand
  5. Renbe
    Aug 31, 2010
    10
    Very very successful mini series. Specially it was great final episodes. Persons Unknown resemble Lost and Saw. Really awesome series. Playfulness, fiction... everything wonderful.
  6. Phil_T_123
    May 23, 2016
    7
    A group of strangers wake up in a ghost town. They have no idea why they are there and a barrier prevents them from leaving. Cameras watch their every move. Suspicions, strange tests and experiments ratchet up the tension, episode by episode.

    I loved this show and it was a shame it never got a second season to explain what the hell was going on. If you like mystery dramas on the    A group of strangers wake up in a ghost town. They have no idea why they are there and a barrier prevents them from leaving. Cameras watch their every move. Suspicions, strange tests and experiments ratchet up the tension, episode by episode.

    I loved this show and it was a shame it never got a second season to explain what the hell was going on.

    If you like mystery dramas on the weirder side then this is for you. But know that you won't get any closure at the end of the only season! Unless you do some online research after, that is.    … Expand

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Metascore
49

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 12
  3. Negative: 4 out of 12
  1. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    30
    They don't promise to be more than a collection of types, like the generic figures in TV's "Poseidon Adventure'' remake. And if we don't care about them, then it's hard to care about the possible threats that surround them.
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  2. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Paige Wiser
    75
    The premise is intriguing, although it's difficult to watch without backseat driving.
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  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    75
    While this straightforward, unapologetically derivative thriller won't blow your mind, it's a whole lot better than ABC's "Happy Town" or CBS's "Harper's Island" and may turn out to be like NBC's "Journeyman" -- a slice of genre entertainment that slowly developed into a worthwhile weekly commitment (and, er, yes, was canceled too soon.
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