The Drowning

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Season 1
Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8

Critic Reviews

  1. i
    Reviewed by: Emily Baker
    Dec 3, 2021
    80
    The first half ambled glacially to a point of intrigue, when Jodie decided to pursue her hunch despite protestations from those around her, but once there, The Drowning found its feet as a highly watchable case of (possibly) mistaken identity.
  2. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Dorothy Rabinowitz
    Apr 29, 2021
    80
    Its somewhat uneven storytelling aside, “The Drowning” emerges as a potent thriller, largely thanks to a stellar cast.
  3. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Lucy Mangan
    Apr 23, 2021
    80
    The Drowning pays much attention to the endurance and the depths of a bereaved parent’s sorrow and how guilt manifests, while refusing to go in for big dramatic gestures at the expense of this hard-won authenticity.
  5. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Anita Singh
    Apr 23, 2021
    80
    It’s a no-nonsense thriller, competently acted by its leads to keep us guessing: Halfpenny plays Jodie as a woman who could equally be deluded by grief or bang on the money; Penry-Jones’s character is inscrutable.
  6. Decider
    Reviewed by: Joel Keller
    May 7, 2021
    70
    The Drowning has some aspects that are a little on the unbelievable side, but for the most part it’s a well-written, well-acted psychological mystery.