Reboot (2022)

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Season 1
  • Network: HULU
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 20, 2022
Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 23
  3. Negative: 1 out of 23

Critic Reviews

  1. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Adrian Horton
    Sep 19, 2022
    60
    Reboot is at its best when it takes shots at a business that could withstand more of them, leaning into the meta spiral of a show about a show. ... Handling the meta-sitcom is trickier; Reboot struggles to differentiate its fictional stars from the caricatures they play, on Step Right Up and off.
  2. Vanity Fair
    Reviewed by: Joy Press
    Sep 19, 2022
    60
    In the end, Reboot seems caught between wanting to skewer the old ways and desperately missing their simple satisfactions. There are twists in the series opener that came as a genuine surprise, but nothing is so messy or nuanced that it can’t be settled by a good punchline. The show wants to have its meta-cake and eat it too.
  3. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Ben Travers
    Sep 19, 2022
    58
    Levitan’s latest is a pleasant enough diversion, but the more you focus on its individual parts, the more frustrated you get that they don’t add up to anything greater.
  5. Variety
    Reviewed by: Caroline Framke
    Sep 20, 2022
    50
    In going out of its way to poke fun at “dramedies” without punchlines (“It’s both the funniest thing you’ve ever read and you won’t laugh once!”), “Reboot” sets itself up for needing to do better, but only occasionally does.
  6. The Playlist
    Reviewed by: Brian Tallerico
    Sep 9, 2022
    50
    At its core, it’s about a program within a program that’s being pushed and pulled between old-fashioned comedy and a more progressive brand of humor, and there’s a meta reading of “Reboot” itself wherein it’s doing the exact same thing. This is interesting on paper. Sadly, that doesn’t make it funny.

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User Score
6.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 15
  3. Negative: 2 out of 15
  1. TalkTeaV
    Sep 20, 2022
    10
    With half a smile, I went from intrigued about the idea to laughing out loud and wanting more episodes. The actors each have unique comedicWith half a smile, I went from intrigued about the idea to laughing out loud and wanting more episodes. The actors each have unique comedic styles and a great back and forth. Reboot offered laugh-out-loud and heartfelt moments with more than a few plot twists. What I love most about the show is seeing Boomers, Xers, Millennials, and Gen-Z, all matching wits on the set of a sitcom series turned battleground. Watching these characters who are different in age and personality find common ground gives me hope and makes it feel like a classic sitcom. I may add this to my rerun list. It could be one of those shows that I revisit often.

    As always, if you made it this far, thanks for reading, and let me know your thoughts on Hulu's new sitcom Reboot.
    Remember to keep it interesting, and Stay Channel Surfing!
    - Damian at TalkTeaV    … Full Review »
  2. MetacriticOnur
    Nov 4, 2022
    6
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  3. jzathajenius
    Sep 27, 2022
    5
    Wanted to like it. Love the cast, but the writing is really obvious and not that funny. Its an easy watch but I doubt id watch more than a season.
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