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Positive:
12
Mixed:
6
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Critic Reviews
Sep 4, 2025
Season 1 Review:
“Smoke” has everything fans of Lehane’s books or TV shows have come to expect, mystery, action, violence, foreboding atmosphere but this series also has dark comedy and bits of fantasy. There are times when you’re not so sure where the fictional Dave’s fictional book ends and this fictional version of a true story begins.
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The GuardianJun 27, 2025
Season 1 Review:
It is hugely entertaining, though it is a shame that the main story slightly swamps Freddy’s and gives Mwine less to do as time goes on. But Egerton serves up an increasingly layered, clever performance as Gudsen, hitting every ball Lehane and the true story on which Smoke is based throw at him out of the park.
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Jun 17, 2025
Season 1 Review:
The story spirals a bit too far out of Lehane and company’s control in the final chapters, particularly with some choices that Michelle makes. But even they have some thrilling moments, and some thoughtful things to say about the lives we tell the world — and ourselves — about who we are.
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ColliderJun 13, 2025
Jun 12, 2025
Season 1 Review:
There are a few big twists in Smoke, which is based on the true-crime podcast Firebug, and two of them are dropped quite early in the miniseries’ run. This isn’t necessarily a problem, but, unfortunately, the cat-and-mouse chases after those reveals lose steam in the show’s back half and can feel like they’re prolonging inevitable, albeit stylishly presented, ends.
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Jul 1, 2025
Season 1 Review:
A viewing of the first two episodes proves to be quite the chore. We're introduced to one-dimensional characters, presented a mystery that the characters themselves barely seem to be interested in pursuing, and we're asked to just sit there and put up with it. It can be rather excruciating.
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