The 100
The CW | CW | Release Date: March 19, 2014
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 34 Critic Reviews
Positive:
23
Mixed:
9
Negative:
2
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
Entertainment WeeklyJeff JensenJan 21, 2016
Season 3 Review: You wish The 100 had budget, time and talent to produce grander verisimilitude. Still, the vision shines through, and the cast works hard to serve increasingly complex characters and relationships. Read full review
91
Entertainment WeeklyDalene RovenstineOct 20, 2014
Season 2 Review: There's blood, drama, and edge-of-your-seat action--no zombies necessary. Read full review
91
NewsdayDiane WertsMar 18, 2014
Season 1 Review: [A] strongly acted thriller, which seems to add another intense dimension weekly. Read full review
91
Washington PostHank StueverJan 8, 2014
Season 1 Review: A refreshingly taut and well-executed futuristic sci-fi series about a group of 100 jailed juvenile delinquents who are banished from an orbiting space-station colony and sent to live on Earth--97 years after a nuclear apocalypse. Read full review
90
We Got This CoveredMitchel BroussardJan 21, 2016
Season 3 Review: If still covered in The CW’s tween sheen, and occasionally reliant on frustrating character archetypes, The 100‘s ultimate goal to thrill is so relentlessly achieved, that that list in your head may as well start making room near the top. Read full review
80
ColliderHaleigh FoutchApr 10, 2018
Season 5 Review: In Season 5, The 100 shows renewed focus and a fierce creative spark. Read full review
80
ColliderCarla DayJan 27, 2017
Season 4 Review: For longtime fans of The 100, the new season finds viewers rewarded with a deeper look at the characters, including what drives them and what it takes to have them make unexpected and sometimes questionable decisions. Read full review
80
New York Magazine (Vulture)Margaret LyonsMar 19, 2014
Season 1 Review: The 100 is better than it has to be, a little more exciting and surprising and intense. Read full review
80
Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniMar 19, 2014
Season 1 Review: What is surprising is that the series, an adaptation of the Kass Morgan novel, is well conceived, cleverly plotted, and quite exciting. Read full review
80
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenMar 17, 2014
Season 1 Review: The 100 offers up a well-conceived society on the Ark that brims with conflict and moral dilemmas that’s paired with the unexpected discoveries of frontier exploration on Earth. Read full review
75
ColliderHaleigh FoutchMay 20, 2020
Season 7 Review: Season 7 gets off to a bit of a rocky start with a dialogue-heavy establishing episode that’s understandably focused on set-up but frustratingly inert until its final moments. Fortunately, from those last scenes of the premiere forward, The 100 Season 7 moves at a breathless clip, infusing world-building with tense action, a firm embrace of all the exciting possibilities sci-fi storytelling has to offer, and another batch of impossible odds for Clarke and Co. to overcome. Read full review
75
The Lincoln Journal StarJeff KorbelikMar 27, 2014
Season 1 Review: This one has promise because it’s not formulaic. I have no idea where it’s headed, which is kind of nice for a change. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubEmily VanDerWerffMar 19, 2014
Season 1 Review: Rothenberg and company are sneaking in a surprisingly sophisticated look at a world filled with want. Read full review
75
Uncle BarkyEd BarkMar 19, 2014
Season 1 Review: The 100 ends up being sci-fi fun for all ages--with a spine tingle or two also within these realms of possibilities. Read full review
75
USA TodayRobert BiancoMar 18, 2014
Season 1 Review: It gets better, digs deeper and reaches farther than anyone might have predicted. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyJeff JensenMar 14, 2014
Season 1 Review: It's some solid CW cheese. [21 Mar 2014, p.58] Read full review
75
The Detroit NewsTom LongMar 14, 2014
Season 1 Review: At first, it seems like your typical show from the CW, overstuffed with bushy-haired teens in a sci-fi situation. But after a while the series, based on a book by Kass Morgan, reveals influences ranging from “Lord of the Flies” to “Battlestar Galactica,” with more than a few hints of “The Hunger Games,” “Lost” and “1984” tossed in. Read full review
75
People WeeklyTom GliattoMar 13, 2014
Season 1 Review: The 100 is imaginative, surprising and fun--Lost for kids. [24 Mar 2014, p.39]
70
VarietyBrian LowryOct 21, 2014
Season 2 Review: The fast pace, multiple plot lines and life-or-death scenarios--coupled with solid anchoring from Turco, Cusick and Isaiah Washington--generally compensate for the show’s clunkier aspects and occasionally silly-sounding dialogue. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushMar 19, 2014
Season 1 Review: A high-concept guilty pleasure that comes as a bit of a creative relief after a dreary season of derivative spin-offs, reboots and retreads. Read full review
70
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen GrayMar 19, 2014
Season 1 Review: Yes, it's a CW series, but one that poses enough lifeboat-ethics issues to keep a freshman philosophy class busy for months. Read full review
70
VarietyBrian LowryMar 18, 2014
Season 1 Review: Even with some shaky performances, there’s enough happening--including a few genuine surprises in the first half-dozen episodes--to sustain interest. Read full review
70
The Huffington PostMaureen RyanMar 14, 2014
Season 1 Review: The good news is this modest show already has a number of things in its favor: Its pace is bracing, the choices are difficult and the danger the characters face is real. Read full review
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