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Universal acclaim based on 66 Critic Reviews

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Generally favorable reviews based on 47 Ratings

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Series Details & Credits

Sundance Channel | SundanceTV | Sundance TV | Release Date: April 22, 2013

Summary: After 19 years in prison for the rape and murder of his girlfriend, Daniel Holden (Aden Young) is released due to DNA evidence. His return home brings new challenges including new family members and a divided community.

Creator: Ray McKinnon

Genre(s): Drama

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3.5
S4:E8. All I'm Sayin'
Air Date: December 14, 2016
tbd
S4:E7. Happy Unburdening
Air Date: December 7, 2016
tbd
S4:E6. Physics
Air Date: November 30, 2016

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Metascore

88

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63

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Critic Reviews

100

Collider Allison Keene

Oct 27, 2016

Season 4 Review: It allows us to know and care for these characters even when they try to hold us at arm’s length, by embracing their truths in quiet moments that connect us to their loneliness, uncertainty, and ultimately their hope. Read full review

100

The Wrap

Tim Molloy

Jun 19, 2014

Season 2 Review: Few shows are so grounded. And, if you have a little patience, few shows are so worth watching. Read full review

100

Slant Magazine

Matt Brennan

Oct 24, 2016

Season 4 Review: Young and Smith-Cameron unearth the reserves of pain and affection that have made Rectify one of the best shows on television. Read full review

90

The Hollywood Reporter

Tim Goodman

Apr 19, 2013

Season 1 Review: What makes Rectify so rich and compelling are the choices it makes to avoid predictability--not just in its bold choice of immersive pacing, but because it puts characters (and complicated ones) into what feels like a familiar story and makes it seem new. Read full review

90

RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Jun 19, 2014

Season 2 Review: While Rectify may rightly be called a drama, it doesn’t feel like any other. Read full review

80

Salon

Willa Paskin

Jul 9, 2015

Season 3 Review: The characters all still feel recognizable and lived-in, but it is true that especially in its second season and going into the third, Rectify is slow. Read full review

40

The New York Times

Mike Hale

Apr 22, 2013

Season 1 Review: For about an episode and a quarter, it’s very good television. But over the rest of its six-episode first season it resembles nothing so much as a bad indie film, the kind of slow and tepid bummer that used to fill Sundance’s late nights and afternoons when it was a full-time movie channel. Read full review

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eli_fjr

Sep 4, 2019

This is incredibly moving and so well written and shot. I highly encourage you to take your time viewing.

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yodler7

Jun 3, 2022

A rare gem of a TV show. Very grateful that this got made and allowed to run until its resolution. Vastly underappreciated as far as viewing figures are concerned I fear. Great acting, writing and directing. A deep dive into the human soul, prepared with loving care and talent

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10

cincinnatus513

Dec 14, 2019

This is such a well written and acted series. I can't recommend it enough. It is extremely moving and quickly pulls you in. You won't be disappointed.

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10

steveyme

Jul 13, 2021

A truly excellent show. Absolutely no flab - every sentence is there for a reason. Perfectly written and acted.

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ShadowofZexa

Nov 17, 2021

Rectify is an amazing show the story is very good, the characters are all very interesting. The show keeps getting better every season you discover new things by the season it's truly one of the best shows I've ever seen highly recommended.

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chelsead

Mar 17, 2020

I gave it a 9 only because Season 4 drags on just a bit too long. Yes, the show has one thing that is lacking i today's films and shows: patience and temperance. But S 4 could have been done in less episodes and padding. Still - for the episode "the Source" alone in S3 this is a majorI gave it a 9 only because Season 4 drags on just a bit too long. Yes, the show has one thing that is lacking i today's films and shows: patience and temperance. But S 4 could have been done in less episodes and padding. Still - for the episode "the Source" alone in S3 this is a major success. The acting is phenomenal; esp. by the co-leads of Ted Jr. and Tawney.… Expand

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Whitey123

Sep 13, 2019

The sister comes on too breathy and posing as an archetype of a sexually needy Southern White woman. She’s got all the accessories, the print cotton dress. The long flowing hair. The clueless lack of understanding that her brother has been living in a state of sensory deprivation. Modify herThe sister comes on too breathy and posing as an archetype of a sexually needy Southern White woman. She’s got all the accessories, the print cotton dress. The long flowing hair. The clueless lack of understanding that her brother has been living in a state of sensory deprivation. Modify her character and you have a show.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

88

Series Overview
Season 4

99
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: October 26, 2016
- 3.5
  S4:E8. All I'm Sayin'
  Air Date: December 14, 2016
- tbd
  S4:E7. Happy Unburdening
  Air Date: December 7, 2016
- tbd
  S4:E6. Physics
  Air Date: November 30, 2016
- tbd
  S4:E5. Pineapples in Paris
  Air Date: November 23, 2016
- tbd
  S4:E4. Go Ask Roger
  Air Date: November 16, 2016
- tbd
  S4:E3. Bob & Carol & Ted Jr & Alice
  Air Date: November 9, 2016
- tbd
  S4:E2. A House Divided
  Air Date: October 26, 2016
- tbd
  S4:E2. Yolk
  Air Date: November 2, 2016
Season 3

89
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: July 9, 2015
Season 2

92
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: June 19, 2014
Season 1

82
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: April 22, 2013