Sweetpea
Starz | Release Date: October 10, 2024
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
RogerEbert.comKaiya ShunyataOct 7, 2024
Season 1 Review: “Sweetpea” feels fresh from beginning to end, offering us a gripping story right down to the final episode’s shocking cliffhanger. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubBrian TallericoOct 7, 2024
Season 1 Review: It’s a deft tonal balance between dark comedy and brutal violence. The show builds momentum by regularly throwing new obstacles at its protagonist to see how she’ll respond, and the excellent Purnell makes even its most chaotic moments believable. Read full review
80
The TimesCarol MidgleyOct 10, 2024
Season 1 Review: Purnell is the one, saucer-eyed and deadpan, who absolutely shines, managing simultaneously to be both fragile and savage with rage. Without her waif-like presence, it wouldn’t have half as much heft. Read full review
80
TimeJudy BermanOct 10, 2024
Season 1 Review: While its setup has familiar elements, the show really comes into its own after a couple of episodes, as Purnell and Lecky get more screen time together and a character who shares Rhiannon’s outcast perspective (Leah Harvey’s Marina) starts investigating the murders. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterAngie HanOct 9, 2024
Season 1 Review: What makes the British series more unsettling and ultimately more compelling is its willingness to sit in the murky middle ground separating vengeance and cruelty, victim and perpetrator. Read full review
80
ColliderCarly LaneOct 7, 2024
Season 1 Review: While other shows in this vein have had difficulty sticking the landing, Sweetpea does more than enough to inspire confidence that, no matter what happens, it remains an addictive watch through to the very end. Read full review
80
Radio TimesTilly PearceOct 7, 2024
Season 1 Review: Billed as a "coming of rage" story, Sweetpea is one of those rare limited series that leave you desperate for more; a perfect autumn binge-watch, it's amplified by Isabel Waller-Bridge's killer soundtrack. Read full review
60
The Observer (UK)Barbara EllenOct 15, 2024
Season 1 Review: It’s all a bit derivative (female Dexter meets a more housetrained Villanelle), and sometimes the YA origins make things feel underdeveloped, but it’s intriguing nonetheless, with an assured, mischievous performance from Purnell. Read full review
60
iEmily BakerOct 10, 2024
Season 1 Review: I really wanted to enjoy Sweetpea, but the six episodes never manage to elevate beyond the simple “quiet girl is really a killer” plot. Read full review
60
The TelegraphBenji WilsonOct 7, 2024
Season 1 Review: Sweetpea is slick and stylish and well worth a couple of hours of your time. .... The problem is that Sweetpea is never quite as twisted or devious as it thinks it is. Read full review
42
IndieWireBen TraversOct 11, 2024
Season 1 Review: “Sweetpea” quickly loses its own thread, making it impossible to see Rhiannon’s actions as anything but unhinged. Read full review
40
The GuardianLucy ManganOct 10, 2024
Season 1 Review: The story is thin, the motivations thinner and the stakes low. You don’t need to have met Sweetpea in her original, glorious form to find drips dull. They take care of that by themselves. Read full review
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