Strange Planet
Apple TV+ | AppleTV+ | Release Date: August 8, 2023
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
84
Paste MagazineLacy BaugherAug 9, 2023
Season 1 Review: For a show that doesn’t actually have any humans in it, it manages to have quite a lot to say about humanity and the wondrous gift life on our particular little pale blue dot it can be. And, these days, that’s no small thing. Read full review
80
DeciderJoel KellerAug 9, 2023
Season 1 Review: Strange Planet has the potential to be one of the most human animated series we’ve seen this year, despite the fact that none of the characters are actually human. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesRobert LloydAug 8, 2023
Season 1 Review: Bright, sweet and cheerful, if unusually concerned with mortality, it is, as satire, highly affectionate — keen to human frailty but understanding, hopeful, more engaged with our possibilities than our limitations. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleBob StraussAug 7, 2023
Season 1 Review: While entirely suitable for kids, the gentle but sharp humor of “Strange Planet” addresses all kinds of issues that make us grownup humans feel like lost little children most of the time — or like the unformed beings that, if you want to be honest, we really are. Read full review
70
Rolling StoneAlan SepinwallAug 18, 2023
Season 1 Review: Most of this, though, hits the level of wry amusement and not much more, not unlike the experience of reading a comic strip, smiling, and saying, “I get it,” without actually laughing. But the softer humor is buoyed by a reliable level of sweetness. Read full review
70
IGNTara Bennett Aug 9, 2023
Season 1 Review: It’s a sweet, well-observed, and funny show that will appeal to those interested in celebrating the strange, ineffable things that connect us. Read full review
70
Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonAug 8, 2023
Season 1 Review: The wry simplicity of "Strange Planet," in its single frames or quadrants, strains when asked to support a 20-odd-minute premise. But it also becomes a different animal, exploring, say, the invention of air travel and its effect on the mind of "beings," as the whole race is called. Read full review
70
The New York TimesMaya PhillipsAug 8, 2023
Season 1 Review: Plain-spoken sentiments give purpose to the beings’ endearing — though inconsistent and occasionally overdone — vocabulary, and give the show a unique gravitas. More often than not, “Strange Planet” is cute and delightful. But when it settles in to its more ephemeral musings and universal thoughts, it’s more than just cute: It’s funny and it’s warm … like a cozy pair of fabric foot tubes right out of the tumble heater. Read full review
67
ColliderTania HussainAug 2, 2023
Season 1 Review: At the core, it is a sweet and heartwarming series that sheds light on the oddities of human behavior to help us recognize we aren’t alone — but it has a way to go before it truly finds peace. Read full review
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