The Brave
NBC | Release Date: September 25, 2017
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
8
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
58
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardSep 24, 2017
Season 1 Review: The Brave’s patriotism and its approach to dealing with threats to Americans is cathartic. Plausible? You’ll have to find another series for that. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubScott Von DoviakSep 26, 2017
Season 1 Review: The Brave is refreshingly free of obligatory domestic baggage. Its thrills are generic, but at least it stays focused on the mission. Read full review
50
IndieWireBen TraversSep 26, 2017
Season 1 Review: Nothing about the first episode makes us think The Brave is any different than most case-of-the-week fare built for mass appeal. Even without any real character development, the deaths of so many characters, so early, might be too jarring for mainstream audiences to handle. Read full review
50
VarietyMaureen RyanSep 25, 2017
Season 1 Review: The Brave, which is as generic as broadcast network pilots get, feels like it’s a latecomer to the wave of post-“Homeland” dramas that were commissioned a few years ago. There’s no sophistication in the treatment of geopolitics or the wars in the Middle East, its characters are bland, and even the action sequences have nothing special to set them apart. Read full review
50
ColliderAllison KeeneSep 25, 2017
Season 1 Review: NBC isn’t breaking any new ground here, but maybe it doesn’t need to. More focused on operations with a clear procedural setup, The Brave offers up tense tactical missions, but hasn’t revealed what its narrative focus will look like. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandSep 21, 2017
Season 1 Review: The series follows the template for action shows but makes the most of it through crisp pacing and realistic action sequences. Read full review
50
Uncle BarkyEd BarkSep 20, 2017
Season 1 Review: The opening hour ends with an unexpected, big boom of a cliffhanger designed to bring viewers back for more. In that it’s unique. Otherwise The Brave is broad-stroked and pro forma in highly volatile times both at home and abroad. Read full review
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Reason.comGlenn GarvinSep 23, 2017
Season 1 Review: The Brave guys—err, persons; gender integration of combat units is a lot further along on television than it is in the Pentagon—are all but impervious to bullets and bombs. Read full review
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