Secret Invasion

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Season 1
  • Network: Disney+
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 21, 2023
User Score
3.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 99 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 99
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 99
  3. Negative: 52 out of 99
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  1. Grahambennett69
    Jun 21, 2023
    10
    So glad marvel took this show in a darker direction. They are finally realize ing that we aren’t kids anymore. The suspense of this show is great and it’s awesome to see Nick fury back in action.
  2. TimMarvel
    Jun 21, 2023
    10
    Secret Invasion is definitely ranked among the top tier of Marvel tv series, with Marvel taking a darker and more mature direction is one of the highlights of the show. Really looking forward to the rest of the episodes.
  3. ShowWatcher
    Jul 23, 2023
    10
    tbh i love this show. it has done what most of the other marvel shows fail to do. Which is, engage the audience on a deeper level. Hats off to the director, studio, cast, and crew.
  4. jaredwallace91
    Jun 21, 2023
    8
    Obviously, we need more episodes to fully assess the show. So far it succeeds as a great spy thriller, but the editing and production seem to be lacking.
  5. aidler
    Sep 4, 2023
    8
    Solid Marvel series that gives a glimpse of what’s to come. I just can’t help it. I like everything Sci-Fi and Marvel.
  6. devgre
    Jun 23, 2023
    7
    Enjoyable performances and skrull stories for the kick off of the series. That being said, it does feel like a bunch of things we have already seen.
  7. AshmasterXX
    Jun 26, 2023
    7
    Secret Invasion, is certainly an intriguing and unique marvel show that grounds itself in a lot of interesting ideas. It's not the greatest marvel show nor is it a must watch, but it's decent, it's enjoyable.
  8. ogretactic
    Jul 24, 2023
    7
    Here's the positive: this is one of the most mature show we got since Falcon & Winter Soldier, and the premise takes on the tropes of modern spy and action movies a la Jason Bourne crossed with Invasion of the Body Snatchers, in the Marvel universe. The problem is that it excels at none of this thing: the shallow Disney writing, complete lack of tension in both the scenario, cinematographyHere's the positive: this is one of the most mature show we got since Falcon & Winter Soldier, and the premise takes on the tropes of modern spy and action movies a la Jason Bourne crossed with Invasion of the Body Snatchers, in the Marvel universe. The problem is that it excels at none of this thing: the shallow Disney writing, complete lack of tension in both the scenario, cinematography or dialogues, does no fit the bill it aims at. And understandably so, since making a political action/spy movie is a tricky, high-level exercise that you can either make up for with the usual mystery, suspens and spook you find in an alien invasion movie or the magical, dumb action and humor of a hero movie, none of which this series has. In fact Secret Invasion is such a niche comic series that hardly ties into the actual MCU events, that it's a mystery why they would even produce the show in the stead of the countless interesting series or even stand-alone there are in the Marvel universe. I appreciated the acknowledgment of the politics in the series, but the shallowness is still a sign of the complete destruction operated in cinema and TV by the handful of mediocre, consanguinous (nepotic or not) exec imposters who haven't finished destroying the whole of american's once brilliant entertainment soft-power...… Expand
  9. Maxthor
    Jul 26, 2023
    7
    Marvel's latest attempt at the spy genre. A little too short to invest in the characters and stories, and a little too easy on the suspension. However, Samuel L. Jackson's performance and character development is a highlight, and it helps to expand the story on Earth. But to become the flagship of the MCU TV series, the plot might need a lot more twists than you think.
  10. bertobellamy
    Jun 21, 2023
    6
    It's nice for a change for Marvel to have a more mature show, but at least the first episode feels uninspired, almost copying what The Falcon and the Winter Soldier did. I hope the rest of the series tries new things.
  11. brockcheese
    Jun 29, 2023
    6
    This show is mid despite great acting and production given that it's a superhero show with no powers.
  12. NolanLundgaard
    Jul 30, 2023
    6
    Unimpressed. This is the first MCU show that I would not leave a green score for (yes, you read that right). While I didn’t hate the whole thing, the series was overall a massive letdown.
  13. BlueGuyTalks
    Aug 5, 2023
    6
    Despite featuring moments of great tension and character exchanges, Secret Invasion ends up being an unexpected mess the further the narrative progresses. Each unexplained detail is worse than the last, culminating in the final episode being one of the worst MCU narrative decisions made so far.

    FULL REVIEW HERE: https://benruehl18.wixsite.com/the-blue-critic/post/secret-invasion-2023
  14. Kai82
    Jul 8, 2023
    5
    It is far weaker than the “Secret Invasion” comics, a bit incoherent and I asked myself if this is a character assassination for Nick Fury (or downgrade?). Before he was an awesome bad ass. He was always prepared, rarely outsmarted, had backup plans for nearly everything and information's were his super weapon. Here they use again the aged hero that is a shell of his former self trope. TheIt is far weaker than the “Secret Invasion” comics, a bit incoherent and I asked myself if this is a character assassination for Nick Fury (or downgrade?). Before he was an awesome bad ass. He was always prepared, rarely outsmarted, had backup plans for nearly everything and information's were his super weapon. Here they use again the aged hero that is a shell of his former self trope. The former MCU Nick Fury and his comics counterpart I would never want as enemy like I would not oppose Thrawn, Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes or Hercules Poirot to name a few. This one here in the show is neither intimidating or capable enough to reach that level (Wont spoil what they did to him in the show). Now to the “Secret Invasion” comics. These were awesome. The super heroes were unaware of it until Electra (from Daredevil) died and turned into a Skrull. Neither the telepathic heroes, nor the spider sense or even Wolverines enhanced senses could tell something was off. You did not know who was a Skrull posing as hero and what their agenda was. They used this for a fantastically good journey. Here it is neither that serious or intense that it created the dread and suspicion of the source material. To be fair in some scene they archive it but use it sparingly just as gimmick. I like the actors and would praise their performance. Samual Jackson, a strong and awesome Ben Mendelson, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Emilia Clarke are just too good. However there is a bit overacting like the museum scene and the story is a bit incoherent. If there were reshoots and heavy editing it would explain a bit. Especially Emilia Clarke’s characters motivations and actions are puzzling to understand. The special effects are fine for me. I stopped watching after episode 3 as it was not interesting enough (Had to force me to watch it even). Overall I think it is not awful except what they did to Nick Fury to be rated trash. However it is not good enough either for a higher rating. A 5/10 seems fair.… Expand
  15. RowanBlack
    Jun 22, 2023
    5
    Because Marvel takes so long to tell a story I often feel like we only get part of a story. While they do tell the audience about these gaps in time, they never show them. This leaves the audience filling in the details but raises more questions. From the acting it also leaves the actors with questions about how to play the role also. None of the actors seem invested in the charactersBecause Marvel takes so long to tell a story I often feel like we only get part of a story. While they do tell the audience about these gaps in time, they never show them. This leaves the audience filling in the details but raises more questions. From the acting it also leaves the actors with questions about how to play the role also. None of the actors seem invested in the characters they play.
    I can't imagine being someone who hasn't seen all the marvel properties and watching this. Maybe that would make the experience better. For me it was a challenge to justify the actions of these characters (and I'm trying to ignore how different this is from the comic book run in both plot and theme).
    If the show improves as the series continues, I will adjust this score. However, for now the lack of convincing motivations, emotionless acting, dropped plot lines, and unconvincing objectives make this the worst marvel offering.    … Expand
  16. swiftouch
    Aug 1, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This series shows sparks of greatness -- there are some really good parts -- but they all fizzle out before it gets really good. Colmans character is so incredibly awesome. SLJ's Nick Fury--awesome. Unfortunately, the nature of shapeshifting creates far too many plot holes. It's absolutely poor development to give a shapeshifter unlimited shapeshifting ability but give the audience no way to know how a Skrull knows a Skrull is a Skrull. Secret Invasion season 1 screenwriting feels first draft kind of quality. Before going to production, the script needs to be fine-tuned.

    !!!Spoilers!!!

    Colonel Roades as a Skrull, but no Ironman suit is incredibly boring.    … Expand
  17. Dirac
    Jun 21, 2023
    4
    Disney replaces people with AI how very modern-day Disney of them...

    Better then She-Hulk. Marvel is finally going back to evil Skrull (which it should have been from the beginning) why they didnt do this from the beginning and tried to make the Skrull sympathetic who knows. Im predicting that the twist near the end of the series is that the "rebel" Skrulls have experienced of    Disney replaces people with AI how very modern-day Disney of them...

    Better then She-Hulk.
    Marvel is finally going back to evil Skrull (which it should have been from the beginning) why they didnt do this from the beginning and tried to make the Skrull sympathetic who knows.

    Im predicting that the twist near the end of the series is that the "rebel" Skrulls have experienced of racism from humans and how that hurt their feelings and this is just them fighting back. Going to be just like the Dr Who story from 2015, The Zygon Invasion.    … Expand
  18. Voodoo123
    Jul 14, 2023
    3
    High quality production values and excellent cast wasted with a terrible screenplay and uninspired direction and editing. Apparently somebody thought changing the nature of nick fury's character after 10+ movies was a smart choice. I felt sleepy watching this dull trash. Avoid!
  19. Data1001
    Jun 23, 2023
    3
    Tedious and boring. When even the presence of Nick Fury and Maria Hill elicits yawns, something has gone terribly wrong. Olivia Colman was great, though. I'd watch a series based around her character, as long as the writing was decent. On another note that's being talked about a lot, I don't care one way or the other that the opening sequence was apparently created by AI -- but I do careTedious and boring. When even the presence of Nick Fury and Maria Hill elicits yawns, something has gone terribly wrong. Olivia Colman was great, though. I'd watch a series based around her character, as long as the writing was decent. On another note that's being talked about a lot, I don't care one way or the other that the opening sequence was apparently created by AI -- but I do care that it also was boring, and went on way too long. I think I made it halfway through before I started fast-forwarding, and then after a bit of that, I just stopped watching. Other Marvel shows have been enjoyable -- this one was not.… Expand
  20. estebanhillcoat
    Jun 29, 2023
    3
    Muy decepcionante. Las actuaciones están bien pero es la misma historia una y otra vez... La misma de la serie de Falcon & winter soldier, la misma de Ms. Marvel y etc.

    No sé les cae una idea!

    Es tan aburrida que voy por mí tercer intento de terminar el segundo capítulo.

    Otra pena...
  21. thoodee
    Jul 31, 2023
    3
    Marvel has really been testing my faith these past few years. Even shows like Moon knight, have me always trying to convince myself these shows are high standard. But I believe this show has finally broke the camels back. She-hulk, ms. Marvel, and now secret invasion reek of watered down abc mediocrity, much like shows in the networks primteime, the rookie and greys anatomy. For the loveMarvel has really been testing my faith these past few years. Even shows like Moon knight, have me always trying to convince myself these shows are high standard. But I believe this show has finally broke the camels back. She-hulk, ms. Marvel, and now secret invasion reek of watered down abc mediocrity, much like shows in the networks primteime, the rookie and greys anatomy. For the love of god, marvel please just slow down and make something quality and somewhat boundary pushing. Rant over…… Expand
  22. Wibblezork
    Jul 12, 2023
    3
    I've struggled through 2 episodes and it's just so boring, even Samuel L Jackson can't save it.
  23. SLP55
    Jun 23, 2023
    3
    After the first episode it makes me wonder, did the actors even want to be in this? I guess it would be possible to make a more boring first episode, but I can't see how. From what I remember this doesn't resemble the comic material. I just don't understand why you buy Marvel, and then change everything that made it successful.
  24. phildog
    Jul 26, 2023
    2
    Honestly without question the worst MCU miniseries to date.

    It wasn't even bad in an interesting way. It was just blad, boring, cheap and dull.

    Making the mother of dragons into a main character was also a really stupid idea. No one is going to ever see her as is anything else the Daenerys Targaryen.
  25. jhgodfrey
    Jul 3, 2023
    2
    Deadly dull and rife with cliches, this DOA series provides further evidence that Kevin Feige has lost his way. Olivia Colman brought some energy to the proceedings but everybody else sucked oxygen out of the room. The MCU needs a reset.
  26. metacritiqueur
    Aug 25, 2023
    1
    Il fallait laisser l'intelligence artificielle s'occuper du scenario et du jeu d'acteur en fait. La Reine des dragons a tué le jeu, plus besoin de superhéros.
  27. JoA1973
    Jun 28, 2023
    1
    More terrible writing from Marvel. The acting is starting to degrade as well, as if the actors are giving up trying to prop up bad scripts. Jackson burps out bad lines with complete disinterest. The writers have no idea how to honor a main character dying, its like a soap opera death. Marvel needs to give it up. The thrill is gone, along with the talent, excitement and skill of theMore terrible writing from Marvel. The acting is starting to degrade as well, as if the actors are giving up trying to prop up bad scripts. Jackson burps out bad lines with complete disinterest. The writers have no idea how to honor a main character dying, its like a soap opera death. Marvel needs to give it up. The thrill is gone, along with the talent, excitement and skill of the 2008-2020 hey days.… Expand
  28. busiek
    Jun 30, 2023
    1
    After 2 episodes: Even Samuel L. Jackson looks bored playing old, broken and useless Nick Fury (and yes, everyone reminds him of this, all the time!). There is no suspense, no thrill, no paranoia... Lot of talking instead of real exposition. Actors performed well, but there is nothing to play. Plot holes, awful dialogues, stupid writing... Atrocious writing! Narcissistic graphomaniacsAfter 2 episodes: Even Samuel L. Jackson looks bored playing old, broken and useless Nick Fury (and yes, everyone reminds him of this, all the time!). There is no suspense, no thrill, no paranoia... Lot of talking instead of real exposition. Actors performed well, but there is nothing to play. Plot holes, awful dialogues, stupid writing... Atrocious writing! Narcissistic graphomaniacs decided to destroy good source material. They trying to kill all of old characters (sometimes literally). Waste of time. I'm not interested in what happens next. Terrible show!… Expand
  29. MrGlum
    Jun 21, 2023
    0
    How appropriate that Marvel decided to replace humans with AI on a show about aliens replacing humans. This company keeps digging its own grave.
  30. raporgi
    Jun 23, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. just go back read the comics event which wasn't even that good. this has only the name and none of the A-list superhero cast. This is just dumb Disney failing to recognize what made the MCU exciting to begin with. Just drop it.… Expand
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63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 24
  3. Negative: 1 out of 24
  1. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Sep 27, 2023
    80
    This latest Disney+ series showcases the best writing and performances in a Marvel project since “WandaVision.”
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  2. The Daily Beast
    Reviewed by: Nick Schager
    Jun 22, 2023
    60
    Marked by lethargic performances, flat combat and great gobs of exposition, it comes across as an exercise in genre regurgitation—and far from the spark that will recharge Marvel’s battery.
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  3. The Mercury News
    Reviewed by: Randy Myers
    Jun 21, 2023
    75
    Marvel buffs will be able to collect their fair share of Easter eggs, but this one can be enjoyed by a PG-13-suitable crowd that prefers action (this one is pretty violent, though) with a relatable plot that doesn’t require you to watch all in the MCU canon to understand what is going on. In supporting roles, Kingsley Ben-Adir stands out in this promising leap forward for Phase 5 of the MCU.
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