Sanditon
PBS | Release Date: August 25, 2019
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
9
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
The TimesCarol MidgleyAug 18, 2023
Season 3 Review: It still seems to lack ambition, sticking with formula. But the finale has made it the most enjoyable series and at least it makes you feel uplifted rather than asking: "Why did I sit through six hours of this?" Read full review
60
iGerard GilbertAug 17, 2023
Season 3 Review: The final-season plates are spinning. It’s by no means the subtlest screen adaptation of Austen (and remember this is nine parts Davies to one part Austen) but it’s fully grown into its own thing. Read full review
60
iEmily BakerMar 22, 2022
Season 2 Review: It’s not worth investing in a BritBox subscription for, but there are worse things to spend an hour on. Read full review
60
The TelegraphGabriel TateMar 22, 2022
Season 2 Review: This second run duly took a while to get going, but when it stopped apologising for what it was not – neither Austen redux nor a postmodern costumer – Sanditon found its voice and occasionally took wing. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterRobyn BahrJan 13, 2020
Season 1 Review: Sanditon's strong conceit gives way to too many episodes that serve as clunky filler between Charlotte's disastrous first encounter with Sidney and their eventual oozy denouement. ... Even in spite of Sanditon's many prosaic faults, I left the finale thinking, "Wow. They really went for it." Read full review
60
The GuardianChitra RamaswamyDec 20, 2019
Season 1 Review: Every box is ticked off to great satisfaction or dull predictability depending on where you stand on the period drama tolerance scale. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushMar 28, 2022
Season 2 Review: As if to compensate for the uninspired plotting, the cast overacts shamelessly, turning this homage into a handsome but wearying period cartoon. [28 Mar - 10 Apr 2022, p.7] Read full review
45
Paste MagazineAllison KeeneJan 3, 2020
Season 1 Review: It leaned into pulp and became a careless attempt to finish what might have been a great work. The more salacious bits might well have their place, but tying it to Austen is an extraordinary miscalculation. Read full review
40
The IndependentEllie HarrisonJan 3, 2020
Season 1 Review: As Charlotte, Williams lacks sincerity, often lapsing into period drama caricature, all quivering mouth and shining, eager eyes. In fact, most of the performances here feel cliched and devoid of any nuance – not helped by the rather on-the-nose script. Read full review
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