• Network: BET
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 24, 2017
User Score
6.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 21 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 21
  2. Negative: 7 out of 21
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User Reviews

  1. Feb 1, 2017
    10
    I was so pleasantly surprised by the overall quality of this movie!! The cast played their roles so well I got lost in their characters. I would watch this again - loved it!
  2. Mar 26, 2017
    10
    Great movie. Well done! The whole cast nailed it. The young actors are very talented singers and actors. The young adults are also great and nailed the real New Edition personalities and swag. I really love the movie and have seen it 5 times to date. Great job!
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76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    Feb 22, 2017
    80
    The best reason to watch, however, is the music and the group’s on-stage performance. Whether or not you were a boy band fan in the 1980s, this is top-quality stuff.
  2. Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    Jan 24, 2017
    90
    The New Edition Story is an exceptionally well-made, fast-paced, warts-and-all biopic.
  3. Reviewed by: Hanh Nguyen
    Jan 24, 2017
    83
    All of the cast (Keith Powers as Ronnie DeVoe, Algee Smith as Ralph Tresvant, Luke James as Johnny Gill and Woody McClain as Bobby Brown) attacks their roles with glee and swagger, especially the kids who play the younger versions of the band.