The Innocents (2018)

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Aug 24, 2018
Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
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Critic Reviews

  1. The Atlantic
    Reviewed by: Sophie Gilbert
    Aug 24, 2018
    50
    It’s the kind of show where every element feels directly lifted from another Netflix hit and mashed up into a slightly awkward creation. ... The series is loaded with strong performers, and Groundsell and Ascott are plausibly charming and naive as the innocents of the show’s title.
  2. RogerEbert.com
    Reviewed by: Brian Tallerico
    Aug 22, 2018
    50
    Like so much YA fiction, everything here is over-directed and over-written, allowing no room for the teen audience to interpret any deeper meaning. ... And it’s a particular shame that this is so frustrating because the young leads are charming and have solid chemistry. It’s the construction of everything around them--including a flat performance from the typically-solid Pearce--that lets them down.

Awards & Rankings

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#75 Best TV Season of 2018
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#64 Most Shared TV Season of 2018

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User Score
5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 34 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 34
  3. Negative: 9 out of 34
  1. ozymandias79
    Aug 26, 2018
    8
    Just when I was losing faith in "Netflix Originals", The Innocents drops. It's shot very well and the cinematography is great. The InnocentsJust when I was losing faith in "Netflix Originals", The Innocents drops. It's shot very well and the cinematography is great. The Innocents looks more like a film than a TV series. I was entertained right through to the end and the 4K HDR format is always appreciated. My only qualm is why they retain their reflection when the change is physical. Its a plot device that is never explained.… Full Review »
  2. kdewar
    Sep 12, 2018
    10
    A beautifully shot, gripping show that really pulled on my heart strings. Every episode was unique, tying together a wonderful range ofA beautifully shot, gripping show that really pulled on my heart strings. Every episode was unique, tying together a wonderful range of loveable characters who left me aching for answers by the end of season 1 - I can't wait to see the next season.… Full Review »
  3. JofPonderworthy
    Sep 8, 2018
    0
    This show started good..and then began its descent into oversexed and perverse chaos like so many other recent short-lived series. There mayThis show started good..and then began its descent into oversexed and perverse chaos like so many other recent short-lived series. There may be enough people devoted to such amoral trash to watch this one for a while, but if you want to see something to remind you of that which is good and worthwhile without garbage over and over again, avoid it.… Full Review »
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