Summerwater
  • Network: Acorn TV
  • Series Premiere Date: May 25, 2026
Metascore
40

Mixed or average reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4

Critic Reviews

  1. Decider
    Reviewed by: Joel Keller
    May 26, 2026
    40
    Summerwater feels like it’s too in love with showing the inner workings of the bent brains of its characters than actually advancing plot or making the main characters into something more than caricatures.
  2. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Jack Seale
    Apr 20, 2026
    40
    Although Summerwater isn’t devoid of redemptive moments, and its effort not to stick to the template of crime mysteries powered by buried secrets is admirable, it ends up as a drama that makes you want to back out of the room slowly and carefully.
  3. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Anita Singh
    Apr 20, 2026
    40
    Scott is always watchable but can’t rise above the quality of the material. It’s all too slow, too sombre.
  5. The Times
    Reviewed by: Carol Midgley
    Apr 20, 2026
    40
    I’m afraid Summerwater is really quite depressing. Others may disagree, but I found episode one dourly intense, pouring on the “eerie dreamlike” stuff with a ladle and taking about 40 minutes to become interesting.