The Clearing

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Season 1
  • Network: HULU
  • Series Premiere Date: May 24, 2023
Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 2 out of 7

Critic Reviews

  1. Decider
    Reviewed by: Joel Keller
    May 24, 2023
    30
    The first episode of The Clearing left us too frustrated and confused for us to want to watch any more of this creepy cult thriller.
  2. The Playlist
    Reviewed by: Marya E. Gates
    May 17, 2023
    16
    The three episodes shared with critics are muddled, unfocused, and lack any sense of world building or characterization. It’s further hampered by a banal, overly serious piano-laden score that is meant to evoke prestige, but instead lands the whole affair in the land of cliché.