The Assassin (2025)
AMC+ | Release Date: November 20, 2025
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The GuardianLucy ManganOct 23, 2025
Season 1 Review: It’s so much fun. Hawes is so good, so funny, Highmore so nimble and perfectly pitched and everyone else. Read full review
80
EmpireDavid OpieOct 23, 2025
Season 1 Review: You've never met an assassin like Keeley Hawes’ Julie, and for that matter you've never watched a thriller like this either. Come for the cutthroat action and stay for the cutting dynamic at its core. Read full review
80
Radio TimesJames HibbsOct 23, 2025
Season 1 Review: They may not be revolutionary, and may give you some déjà vu to past Williams joints, but if you're looking for entertaining action, some fun twists and a compelling central character/relationship study, then you will certainly find all of that here. Read full review
80
The TelegraphAnita Singh Oct 23, 2025
Season 1 Review: Middle-aged women everywhere will quickly buy into the idea of Hawes capably dispatching victims in between taking her HRT tablets and getting exasperated with her lily-livered son. .... Don’t think too hard about it. Just enjoy the ride. Read full review
60
Screen RantNick BythrowNov 20, 2025
Season 1 Review: Although character decisions would have strengthened the story, the overarching narrative was interesting enough to keep me engaged throughout. Read full review
60
The IndependentSean O'GradyOct 23, 2025
Season 1 Review: The Assassin is also spoiled by being overly derivative, to the point of being distracting. .... None of that is criminal, and doesn’t stop The Assassin from being intriguing and very, very nearly working – but it renders it frustrating. Read full review
50
Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonNov 19, 2025
Season 1 Review: A series with a first-rate cast that suffers a few too many self-inflicted wounds. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergNov 20, 2025
Season 1 Review: The Assassin is light, makes very little sense and will satisfy fans of Highmore and Hawes more than casual genre devotees. Read full review
20
iEmily BakerOct 23, 2025
Season 1 Review: If this is Hawes’s audition to become the next 007, then she’s completely let down by thin characterisation and a shoddy, juvenile script. Read full review
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