Power
Starz | Release Date: June 7, 2014
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
8
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
The Detroit NewsMekeisha Madden TobyJul 15, 2016
Season 3 Review: Power is as sexy, flashy and addictive as it has always been. The only difference is the women in Ghost’s world have a lot more to do and say--and the series is better for it. Read full review
80
The Huffington PostDavid HinckleyJul 6, 2017
Season 4 Review: Power has turned into a stronger show as it’s gone along because it knows how to accelerate the action and keep the characters compelling without taking the seductive path of becoming a lavish soap. ... Besides Sikura, Naughton and Loren also shine in the opener. Read full review
80
Wall Street JournalNancy DeWolf SmithJun 5, 2015
Season 2 Review: Power is a frightening but easy-to-get-sucked-into fable about those last two paths to financial success [drug dealing and nightclubs]. Read full review
80
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyJun 5, 2015
Season 2 Review: Power hits on all cylinders as it returns for its second season. Read full review
80
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyJun 5, 2014
Season 1 Review: Much of the real beauty of Power lies in the details, conversational and visual. Read full review
80
Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniJun 5, 2014
Season 1 Review: Created by Courtney Kemp Agboh, the Emmy-nominated writer/producer of The Good Wife, and fueled by a powerful yet understated performance by Omari Hardwick, the series captures the spirit of Fitzgerald's novel while telling a story that's very much of our time. Read full review
75
NewsdayVerne GayJun 5, 2014
Season 1 Review: The opening episode--already posted online--is a bit sluggish, but Power gets better in subsequent episodes. Starz, and Fitty, appear to have a winner. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyKyle AndersonMay 30, 2014
Season 1 Review: The volatile combo of elements leads to occasionally sloppy storytelling, but the cast--particularly the icy Hardwick and the oft-nude Naughton--makes it a deeply bingeable guilty pleasure. [30 May 2014, p.115]
70
Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniJun 8, 2015
Season 2 Review: Over the top, utterly crazy, but always fun, the second season follows James and Angela as they awaken to each other's secrets. Read full review
70
The New York TimesAlessandra StanleyJun 6, 2014
Season 1 Review: While the series is not exactly imaginative or subtle (stretch limos, Chivas Regal, call girls), it’s surprisingly enjoyable. Read full review
67
NewsdayVerne GayJun 4, 2015
Season 2 Review: A series that can still be occasionally talky and turgid.... Hardwick's the better and smoother actor, and certainly the more appealing one. But it's Jackson who gives this show bite and--to a considerable degree--life, too. Read full review
67
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardJun 6, 2014
Season 1 Review: Hardwick might be the most jacked actor working on TV and has some nice moments with Loren as he tries to reconnect with a love that has only grown fonder over the years. But the dialogue, slathered with f-bombs, seems lazy, and there’s not much ur­gency to the plot. Read full review
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