The Girl From Plainville
HULU | Release Date: March 29, 2022
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
15
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
The GuardianLucy ManganJul 11, 2022
Season 1 Review: The performances are great. ... A more avoidable problem is that the script – while better than that of a Lifetime movie, for sure – rarely goes below the surface. Read full review
60
The TelegraphAnita Singh Jul 11, 2022
Season 1 Review: While this exploration does deepen our understanding of the two protagonists, it fails to offer any answers. Read full review
60
The IndependentKevin E G PerryMar 29, 2022
Season 1 Review: While the empathetic series doesn’t go so far as to extend Carter forgiveness for the awful crime of which she was eventually convicted, it does offer a modicum of understanding as to how and why this adolescent tragedy unfolded. Read full review
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New York Magazine (Vulture)Jen ChaneyMar 29, 2022
Season 1 Review: One of the flaws in this well-acted but overly drawn-out limited series is that we never get sufficient insight into Michelle’s behavior. Read full review
55
CNNBrian LowryMar 29, 2022
Season 1 Review: The strange case of Michelle Carter turns out to have been better suited to a documentary than a drama, as The Girl From Plainville -- Hulu's stark, spare eight-episode series -- proves too inward and clenched, despite Elle Fanning's convincing portrayal of the central player in the "texting suicide" case. Read full review
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