The Audacity
AMC | Release Date: April 12, 2026
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
10
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
IGNRachel WeberApr 13, 2026
Season 1 Review: The Audacity Season 1, Episode 1 has some potentially interesting plotlines, but little in the way of new ideas, and a protagonist that you'd avoid like the plague at a party. Fingers crossed it's just a bug and not a feature. Read full review
60
TheWrapLiam MathewsApr 13, 2026
Season 1 Review: The show they ultimately made is funny and well-acted and observant about the ways people inflict pain on each other, but doesn’t meet the moment in which it exists. Read full review
60
DeciderJoel KellerApr 13, 2026
Season 1 Review: While we’re still not sure The Audacity is going to be an ultimately satisfying show to watch, we are interested enough in the plot between Duncan and JoAnne to keep watching. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesRobert LloydApr 13, 2026
Season 1 Review: The cast is very good and the dialogue good enough, but because few of these characters are developed beyond a handful of identifying characteristics, it’s a generally cold, dispassionate watch. Read full review
50
NewsdayVerne GayApr 13, 2026
Season 1 Review: Bitter, brutal, depressing. Read full review
50
StatusBrian LowryApr 10, 2026
Season 1 Review: On paper this AMC series looks like a timely satire of Silicon Valley excess, but like bad code, falters in the execution. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterAngie HanApr 10, 2026
Season 1 Review: As an unsparing deep dive into the id of Silicon Valley, The Audacity feels impressively, even depressingly, believable. But if you really want to see how absurd and nasty things can get in the tech industry? You’re better off just tuning into the news in real time, and waiting for reality to surpass it. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleBob StraussApr 10, 2026
Season 1 Review: “The Audacity” is admirable and exasperating at the same time — much like the tech moguls the show tries to skewer. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineRoss McIndoeMar 31, 2026
Season 1 Review: There are some laughs to be had and lots of half-formed notions thrown out, but it rambles on for much too long, and you walk away feeling unsure of what you were supposed to take away from any of it. Read full review
40
RogerEbert.comClint WorthingtonApr 7, 2026
Season 1 Review: [Billy Magnussen] keeps the whole thing from collapsing in on itself through sheer force of his unnerving, enervating performance. His Duncan is a shallow, callow man, but at least that feels purposeful. Read full review
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