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Season 1
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 13, 2018
User Score
6.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 26
  3. Negative: 6 out of 26
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  1. section20mi6
    Mar 14, 2018
    5
    The main story jumps in right away with almost no character development, particularly the protagonist Lou Mazzuchelli. While an interesting premise is presented, the content of first episode can well be expanded into several episodes. Instead, the writer chose to compress everything into 40 minutes, offering no reasoning behind the unity of the students or their dedication into the theaterThe main story jumps in right away with almost no character development, particularly the protagonist Lou Mazzuchelli. While an interesting premise is presented, the content of first episode can well be expanded into several episodes. Instead, the writer chose to compress everything into 40 minutes, offering no reasoning behind the unity of the students or their dedication into the theater program or Lou's struggle and realization of what he actually wants to do. Just another good idea ruined by procedural methods.… Expand
  2. kimhbi
    Mar 19, 2018
    9
    The show was a slow starter and I almost stopped watching after 10 minutes. SO glad I stuck with it! I really enjoy the relevancy of the story, and the writer's courage to write the teen characters with baggage and courage to stand up for themselves. I'm anxious to see where the story goes.
  3. Ededed
    May 19, 2018
    6
    Worth a look. While it is a darker setting than other shows of its type, it plays honest and straightforward. The characters are predictable and in some cases stereotypical, but they did hold my interest throughout the pilot.

    Hope they don’t have to fight the school and the community each episode as that will get old quickly. Will watch again. If it stays interesting this might have    Worth a look. While it is a darker setting than other shows of its type, it plays honest and straightforward. The characters are predictable and in some cases stereotypical, but they did hold my interest throughout the pilot.

    Hope they don’t have to fight the school and the community each episode as that will get old quickly.

    Will watch again. If it stays interesting this might have some promise.

    Getting tired of the “we’re gonna be PC in your face!” attitude. Get to the show, already!

    This premise would have worked better in a two and a half hour movie. The pace was too slow when forced into a weekly episodic format and left it with nowhere to go for a season two. Were they just going to forgive and forget and resurrect the drama program and put on yet another show of questionable morality and appropriateness for a high school drama program? When people think it’s appropriate to bring mature themes down to the high school level, they forget that these are still children on the verge of adulthood, but not yet equipped to handle such situations without mature guidance. The time to test and explore such themes is college or beyond.    … Expand

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Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Vanity Fair
    Reviewed by: Richard Lawson
    Mar 19, 2018
    50
    I was simply ensnared by the siren song of Spring Awakening, those aching melodies of my early adulthood calling to me tantalizingly from out of the past. It’s powerful stuff, a testament to what great theater can do. And, I suppose, what decent TV can sometimes do, too.
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  2. Under The Radar
    Reviewed by: Lily Moayeri
    Mar 14, 2018
    40
    The big, heartfelt, Dangerous Minds style lines that are geared at squeezing out tears are so cheesy, predictable, and trite, they cause eye-rolls instead.
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  3. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Caroline Framke
    Mar 13, 2018
    60
    It knows what it wants, and every so often, it even achieves it. But when it falls short, it’s even more disappointing to know that it got so close.
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