The Liberator (2020): Season 1

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Netflix | Season Premiere Date: November 11, 2020

Summary: The four-part World War II animated series (using new patent-pending Trioscope Enhanced Hybrid Animation) is based on Alex Kershaw's 2013 book of the same name about U.S. Army officer Felix Sparks and the 157th Infantry Regiment from Oklahoma that included cowboys, Native Americans and Mexican-Americans as they invaded Italy and freedThe four-part World War II animated series (using new patent-pending Trioscope Enhanced Hybrid Animation) is based on Alex Kershaw's 2013 book of the same name about U.S. Army officer Felix Sparks and the 157th Infantry Regiment from Oklahoma that included cowboys, Native Americans and Mexican-Americans as they invaded Italy and freed those at the Dachau concentration camp.… Expand

Genre(s): Animation, Drama, Movie/Mini-Series

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S1:E4. Part 04
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S1:E4. Part 04
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S1:E3. Part 03
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Toussaint Egan

Nov 10, 2020

The Liberator is a striking series with a distinctive visual style, a grainy graphic novel-style aesthetic. ... The Liberator is an entertaining and impressive series, with the show’s appeal evident through the strength of its performances. Read full review

Alan Sepinwall

Nov 9, 2020

For all these technical bumps and missed opportunities, The Liberator more often than not is an effective reminder about why pop culture keeps revisiting World War II material again and again. Even when the filmmakers don’t explore the possibilities of this particular story to the degree that they could, the action is still thrilling, the moments of sacrifice are still inspiring, and the fundamental idea of Americans abandoning their conflicts with one another in service of a more important common cause will never not feel essential. Read full review

Daniel Fienberg

Nov 10, 2020

A limited series made very watchable by the decision to use rotoscope-flavored animation, but rendered vaguely infuriating by inconsistent focus and narrative choices. Read full review

Joel Keller

Nov 11, 2020

The Liberator would not have worked if it wasn’t animated, due to its speechifying corniness. But the fine acting and arresting visual style takes the WWII drama from mundane to at least watchable. Read full review

Caroline Framke

Nov 10, 2020

Even as “The Liberator” does its best to become a capital-d Different sort of war show, it too frequently lapses into the same beats and tropes TV’s explored before. And so the most effective moments of “The Liberator” take full advantage of the animation’s capabilities. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Nov 11, 2020

Like any technical gimmick, though, a movie or TV show is only as good as the writing and characters. It's there where The Liberator fails to come alive, coming across as a pale version of old black-and-white World War II movies, in a way that feels -- as is so easy to do when the emphasis is on gee-whiz technological tools -- like focusing on the wrapping and bow instead of the gift within them. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Robert Daniels

Nov 10, 2020

While “The Liberator” is adapted from real-life events, the events Stuart chose to recount are unreasonably slight when considering the representational storyline the show promises. On all accounts, “The Liberator” is a missed opportunity. Read full review

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TomSummers

Nov 19, 2020

Very good. Historically accurate, good portrayal of WW2. Lacking a little in drama and emotion but I'd watch this again before I would watch a farce like Dunkirk.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: November 11, 2020
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  S1:E4. Part 04
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  S1:E4. Part 04
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  S1:E3. Part 03
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  S1:E3. Part 03
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  S1:E2. Part 02
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  S1:E2. Part 02
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  S1:E1. Part 01
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  S1:E1. Part 01
  Air Date: November 11, 2020