The Book of Negroes

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Season 1
  • Network: CBC , BET
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 7, 2015
User Score
6.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 15
  3. Negative: 3 out of 15
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#50 Best TV Season of 2015

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    Reviewed by: Gail Pennington
    Feb 17, 2015
    75
    A Canadian-South African co-production, it's gracefully directed by Clement Virgo ("The Wire") and gorgeously filmed, mostly in South Africa. Soapy? A little, but so was "Roots."
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  2. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Sarah Rodman
    Feb 17, 2015
    80
    The characters are fleshed out with multiple layers — at one point Aminata is granted something of a reprieve by a British benefactor, but he is by no means saintly — and moments of easy humor and romance are woven skillfully into the story.
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  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Whitney Matheson
    Feb 17, 2015
    80
    As Aminata Diallo (Aunjanue Ellis) reminds herself and others repeatedly, one must never give up--and it’s this steadfast hope that makes the story a particularly compelling television event.
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