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. 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.
  2. 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.

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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