Sons of Liberty
History | The History Channel | Release Date: January 25, 2015
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Generally favorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Kansas City StarSara SmithFeb 3, 2015
Season 1 Review: The History channel’s Sons of Liberty miniseries tells a satisfying tale of Boston’s slow burn toward rebellion in the 1770s. Read full review
80
The New York TimesAlessandra StanleyJan 23, 2015
Season 1 Review: Sons of Liberty isn’t history exactly, but it’s a well-made dramatization that brings history to life. Read full review
80
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyJan 23, 2015
Season 1 Review: Through a fast-moving combination of live action and CGI, Sons of Liberty shows how the point of no return became America’s starting point. Read full review
75
The Lincoln Journal StarJeff KorbelikFeb 19, 2015
Season 1 Review: Viewers will get a kick out of how each character is portrayed from what we know today about them from history texts and biographies. Samuel Adams likes his beer, Benjamin Franklin his women and John Hancock his money. Read full review
75
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardJan 26, 2015
Season 1 Review: Set aside the stunt casting worthy of a CW series and the detour into Lifetime territory. History’s Sons of Liberty, a three-night, six-hour scripted miniseries, crafts a compelling look at the men and the skirmishes that ignited the American Revolution. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandJan 22, 2015
Season 1 Review: If you want a history lesson, stay in school. Otherwise, there are enough facts in Sons of Liberty to add some ballast to a ripping good saga. Read full review
70
Yahoo TVKen TuckerJan 26, 2015
Season 1 Review: I could moan about how the History Channel is betraying scholarship, but you really ought not to turn to TV for history lessons anyway. What you get with Sons of Liberty is rowdy fun that ends with us Americans overthrowing foreign oppression. Read full review
70
Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniJan 21, 2015
Season 1 Review: Sons of Liberty has a fairly good look, although it certainly doesn't match the production value of a blockbuster film. It does have some solid writing and a few strong performances. Read full review
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NewsdayVerne GayJan 23, 2015
Season 1 Review: It's a cut above boilerplate, with good production values and decent performances. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubMolly EichelJan 23, 2015
Season 1 Review: Each episode is chock-full of the events that made it into American history textbooks--in addition to the Boston Tea Party, the second episode features Paul Revere’s ride and the battle at Lexington and Concord--but in between those scenes of warfare, Sons Of Liberty loses its momentum, especially as plots of personal intrigue are shoehorned in for salacious measure. Read full review
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