OR

Email Address

Password

Forgot password?

Snowpiercer

METASCORE

Mixed or average reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews

See All

56

USER SCORE

Generally favorable reviews based on 76 Ratings

See All

6.1

VOTE NOW

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

6.1	Your Score
6.1	User Score Generally favorable reviews based on 76 Ratings

Would you like to write a review?

There is a 75 character minimum for reviews. If your review contains spoilers, please check the Spoiler box. Please do not use ALL CAPS. There is no linking or other HTML allowed. Your review may be edited for content. 0/5000

Check box if your review contains spoilers

Play Sound

Please enter your birth date to watch this video:

You are not allowed to view this material at this time.

Snowpiercer: First, The Weather Changed

Now Playing: Snowpiercer: First, The Weather Changed

Snowpiercer

Series Details & Credits

TNT | Release Date: May 17, 2020

Summary: The long-gestating series based on the 2013 film by Bong Joon Ho finds humans living on perpetually running trains for over seven years after the world froze but after so many years, class divisions have brought tensions to a breaking point.

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction

Recent Episodes

tbd
S5:E1. A First Look at the New Season
Air Date: June 10, 2024

See all Seasons and Episodes

Metascore

56

Positive:

8

Mixed:

21

Negative:

1

Critic Reviews

85

Paste Magazine

Allison Keene

Jan 25, 2021

Season 2 Review: It’s not really a binge show, as it juggles disparate storylines and switches up key players and themes on a whim. But over time that feels natural; it remains entertaining and unique as its character narratives become deeper and more layered. Read full review

75

Chicago Sun-Times

Richard Roeper

May 13, 2020

Season 1 Review: This is a great-looking series, with just enough CGI shots taken from outside the train to remind us of the ludicrously spectacular nature of this rolling experiment, and nifty camerawork taking us from the colorful decadence of first class through the “Night Car,” a club dripping with opportunities to explore the sins of the flesh, through the “Ocean Car,” with its tanks of fish, to the dark and hopeless and suffocating world of the tailies. Daveed Diggs gives a powerful performance as Layton. Read full review

68

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Rob Owen

May 14, 2020

Season 1 Review: What “Snowpiercer” does best in early episodes is world-building. But it’s problematic for the show’s long-term prospects that the various train cars — cattle car, aquarium car, classroom car, night club car (with multiple levels and a surprising number of staircases for a train) — stir up more initial excitement than the characters or story. Read full review

50

Variety

Daniel D'Addario

May 11, 2020

Season 1 Review: Bong’s film of this material had an equally thudding manner of carrying across its point. What is new here is the relative dullness of characters’ dialogue and backstories. It’s somewhat grounding that even in the midst of chaos, cataclysm and global reorganization around a bizarre means of conveyance, folks will still speak mainly in cliché; it’s also true enough to life. ... The result is watchable, but not much more. Read full review

50

Decider

Joel Keller

Jun 24, 2020

Season 1 Review: Snowpiercer‘s middling pilot is saved by its leads. We’re intrigued to see what Manson can do with the characters and story he inherited from episode 2 on. Read full review

50

Wall Street Journal

John Anderson

May 13, 2020

Season 1 Review: So while insurrection boils at the back of the train, fomented by a proletariat in perpetual motion, “Snowpiercer” also becomes a police procedural. A stylish production as well, though one does have to make concessions—this “Snowpiercer” is nothing like the original, nor could it be—as well as leaps of faith and suspensions of disbelief. Read full review

30

Slate

Matthew Dessem

May 19, 2020

Season 1 Review: Snowpiercer doesn’t even get out of the station before it goes off the rails. ... The standout performance comes from The Americans’ Alison Wright as Connelly’s second in command—she does a nice riff on Tilda Swinton’s gonzo performance from the film—but in general, the quality of the writing and acting are very basic cable, even for basic cable. Read full review

SEE ALL 30 REVIEWS

Write a Review

6.1

User Reviews

10

geometrical

May 20, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Having just watched the original Snowpiercer again, then watching the Pilot episode of the TV series, I'm hopeful for what Snowpiercer 2020 will have to offer in the coming season. I really liked the movie, however I believe that there's certainly room for improvement and further exposition of various aspects of the Snowpiercer story.In the movie the main character has little background development, aside from the monologue about his boarding of the train and the events that ensued. What were his motivations, aside from guilt and perhaps atonement? In the show, the first episode alone gives Andre a more solid character development as defacto leader of the resistance with a former love interest and career. In the movie, discussions of balance are had in a mostly pseudo-religious tone, while in the show balance is stressed as a scientific necessity. Andre is given an insider perspective of how the train works, as opposed to an outsider perspective that's given in the movie. Overall, the train in Snowpiercer 2020 seems more futuristic and bright. Not quite as dark/dingy as the movie train, though I think the train car design in the movie was more realistic in terms of how large the interior space could be. Also, the events in the TV show occur nearly 7 years after the train departed vs 17 years, so that could explain why things on the train haven't devolved quite as much. The class system on the train is also different and more stratified in the show, there are 3 classes plus the tail section as opposed to the tail section and everyone else in the movie. This makes more sense, in my opinion, because like in our society the first class passengers would still need the proletariat to make things function. We also get a peek at the locomotive at the end of episode one, and it actually looks like a futuristic train would instead of a cavernous sparkly nebulous black box engine like the one in the movie. I'm not sure why the show is getting so much hate on here, but I'm definitely looking forward to more of Snowpiercer 2020.… Expand

3 of 6 users found this helpful33

10

Kassady

Jun 5, 2021

Have absolutely enjoyed watching the series. Can't wait for the next season.

0 of 1 users found this helpful01

9

adamchap

Jul 17, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am usually dismayed at the lack of diverse opinion in modern television but Snowpiercer had me surprised. At the heart of the show is a microcosm of modern life in the form of the last train on earth. Refreshingly there is no -ism or -acy that's left criticized in some way or another, whether technocracies, anarchy, or democracy - and the final episode only seems to point to more clashes of ideals in the next season. I'm sure shows like this will make people think about the kind of revolution they wish to have, and whether it is worth burning everything down to see it happen. I honestly cannot say there's a character I do not empathize in some way, even the more cunning and wicked ones.

I saw one comment suggesting this show had "made things more racial". It's a real shame as this couldn't be further from the truth. There is NO racial element to it. There is just a train with a simple class system, with "The Tail" representing illegal immigrants or refugees. In terms of writing a show for a modern audience I was happy to see that they placed the finale in episode nine and left a whole 'nother episode for a plot-twist to set up the next season. It ended up being more exiting than what I had just seen and in some ways felt like what the first episode of the second season could have opened with.… Expand

0 of 2 users found this helpful02

6

glomman

Oct 5, 2020

I don't know what really to think of this. This series takes the critically acclaimed film by Bong Joon Ho and builds a world around it, which is totally unnecessary, given, that the original Snowpiercer was just an allegory for capitalism, to put it simply. The original movie thrived fromI don't know what really to think of this. This series takes the critically acclaimed film by Bong Joon Ho and builds a world around it, which is totally unnecessary, given, that the original Snowpiercer was just an allegory for capitalism, to put it simply. The original movie thrived from its surreal aesthetic, its over-the-top depiction of class structures, this is not really the case here.
The length of the episodes and the number of them is totally unnecessary, because most of the time they are just plain boring. Only the first and last few episodes are somewhat interesting to watch, but so much just feels like filler.
I will not watch a second season of this.… Expand

0 of 0 users found this helpful00

4

Cobthecrazed

Aug 10, 2020

Did you ever watch a movie where the victims were the people you were supposed to root for, yet by the end of the movie you were actually rooting for the villains? That's what happens here in snowpiercer. The lead hero does things that make no sense, and the idea of a rebellion loses itsDid you ever watch a movie where the victims were the people you were supposed to root for, yet by the end of the movie you were actually rooting for the villains? That's what happens here in snowpiercer. The lead hero does things that make no sense, and the idea of a rebellion loses its steam quickly as you sit and grow weary of watching him. Jennifer Connelly does a wonderful job of portraying the lead villain, even though technically she is not a villain. All in all, you can watch if you're bored, but the sense of wokenness that is forced upon you with the series tends to eliminate any real desire to appreciate what the cast is trying to create. You're better off finding another series if you can.… Expand

2 of 2 users found this helpful20

1

jaysonsmallmeki

Jun 12, 2020

I'm so glad the completely undid the movie and made things more racial.

The OG movie awesome cinematic more about second class citizens really breached the idea of second class citizens having no money and struggling for survival. Now we have the same people fighting for their life in theI'm so glad the completely undid the movie and made things more racial.

The OG movie awesome cinematic more about second class citizens really breached the idea of second class citizens having no money and struggling for survival.

Now we have the same people fighting for their life in the supposed same circumstances they always have done.

What an amazing multinational story half subtitled turned into this.

Hopefully they don't discuss the symbiotic relationship between the carriages.… Expand

2 of 2 users found this helpful20

0

Euse2619

Sep 18, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bastante decepcionante comparado con la película, no esperaba nada de ella y igualmente me pareció aburrida… Expand

0 of 0 users found this helpful00

SEE ALL 28 REVIEWS

More From Metacritic

23 TV Shows to Watch in May: Snowpiercer, The Eddy, Quiz, Ramy, The Great, Central Park, and more

Get details on the most promising shows debuting this month, including...

What to Watch Right Now on Paramount+

Find a list of the best recent and upcoming film and TV titles added to...

What to Watch Right Now on Amazon's Prime Video

Get a list of the best movie and TV titles recently added (and coming...

What to Watch Right Now on Netflix

Get a list of the best movie and TV titles recently added (and coming...

Current TV Shows

By MetascoreBy User Score

1 92 The Pitt: Season 2

2 90 The Celebrity Traitors UK: Season 1

3 87 Hacks: Season 5

4 87 Industry: Season 4

5 87 Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal:...

6 85 The Beatles Anthology

7 85 The Traitors [UK]: Season 4

8 85 Bait: Season 1

9 84 Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!

10 83 Lord of the Flies

11 83 Riot Women: Season 1

12 83 For All Mankind: Season 5

13 81 The Muppet Show (2026)

14 80 Outlander (2014): Season 8

15 80 The Other Bennet Sister: Season 1

16 80 The Mighty Nein: Season 1

17 80 The Comeback: Season 3

18 80 The American Revolution

19 80 One Piece (2023): Season 2

20 80 Dark Winds: Season 4

SEE ALL

Seasons & Episodes

56

Series Overview
Season 5

tbd
- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: June 10, 2024
- tbd
  S5:E1. A First Look at the New Season
  Air Date: June 10, 2024
Season 4

tbd
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: July 21, 2024
Season 3

tbd
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: January 24, 2022
Season 2

59
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: January 25, 2021
Season 1

55
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: May 17, 2020