Playing Nice
  • Network: BritBox
  • Series Premiere Date: Aug 26, 2025
Metascore
63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8

Critic Reviews

  1. i
    Reviewed by: Emily Baker
    Jul 28, 2025
    80
    With no murder and no mystery, Playing Nice is a different type of thriller. One that makes you question your own stance on the nature vs nurture debate, on the differences between motherhood and fatherhood, on what you would do in such a horrific situation.
  2. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Anita Singh
    Jul 28, 2025
    80
    It’s more-ish, though, one of those bingeably implausible dramas that you will thoroughly enjoy if you surrender to it rather than yelling: “But that would never happen!”
  3. The Times
    Reviewed by: Carol Midgley
    Jul 28, 2025
    80
    Grace Ofori-Attah’s nimble adaptation of JP Delaney’s novel had faith in its excellent cast’s ability to illuminate deep feeling with subtle looks, gestures and evasions.
  5. Decider
    Reviewed by: Joel Keller
    Aug 26, 2025
    70
    While the first episode of Playing Nice is a bit predictable, the performances of the leads, along with the prospects of what will happen in the rest of the series, adds tension to the psychological thriller.