Ten Days in the Valley

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Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 1, 2017
Metascore
63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 13
  3. Negative: 2 out of 13
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Critic Reviews

  1. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Steve Greene
    Oct 2, 2017
    58
    As Ten Days in the Valley plays coy with the truth behind Jane and anyone she’s ever interacted with, there’s a sense of withholding information that feels like the show taking the audience hostage, too. Even so, it might not have been a problem with a little more focus to the plan.
  2. CNN
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Sep 29, 2017
    50
    For the writing staff, working on material that strikes so close to home is surely cathartic, but that doesn't make an extended stay in this "Valley" more enticing.
  3. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Kelly Lawler
    Sep 28, 2017
    50
    The series can't quite figure out what to do with Jane as an anti-hero. Sedgwick gives it her all, but Jane's actions are bizarre and suspicious, which is odd considering she's supposed to be an expert on police procedure. The series also overdoes it with flashbacks and psychedelic visions in Jane's scenes that end up more hokey than illuminating, and are often fighting the story rather than adding to it.
  5. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Sep 26, 2017
    45
    Why ABC thinks American viewers will care about what happens to a TV scriptwriter who brings turmoil and heartbreak upon herself is beyond me. Maybe it’s the Kyra Sedgwick of it? Even “Closer” fans may have a hard time cozying up to this character.

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User Score
5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 26
  3. Negative: 7 out of 26
  1. Ededed
    Jan 5, 2018
    3
    Really wanted to like this show. Was hoping for a great “whodunnit”. The plot got so twisted so quickly that I stopped caring about theReally wanted to like this show. Was hoping for a great “whodunnit”. The plot got so twisted so quickly that I stopped caring about the protagonist or if the kidnapping could be solved in a reasonable time frame. Just didn’t care to watch or find out what came next.… Full Review »
  2. DavidDaniel
    Dec 22, 2017
    6
    Ten Days in the Valley is nothing special. It's your regular ABC mystery drama. They have been so many by now that the show is instantly forgettable.
  3. TVBug
    Dec 17, 2017
    10
    I wish there were more TV series like this--fully developed characters, intelligent, and gripping. Kyra Sedgewick is masterful, as always, asI wish there were more TV series like this--fully developed characters, intelligent, and gripping. Kyra Sedgewick is masterful, as always, as a highly successful woman burning the candle at both ends to maintain her success and her relationship with her daughter. She priortizes work and the relationship with her daughter and all other aspects of her life are strained at best. This is unpredictable and gripping as well as intellectually satisfying.… Full Review »
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