The Night Of: Season 1

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The Night Of

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HBO | Season Premiere Date: July 10, 2016

Summary: The limited series created by Steven Zaillian and Richard Price (loosely based on BBC series Criminal Justice) examines the New York City criminal system through attorney Jack Stone (John Turturro) and his client Naz (Riz Ahmed), who is accused of murder.

Creator: Richard Price and Richard H. Prince and Steven Zaillian

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

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E8. The Call of the Wild
Air Date: August 28, 2016
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S1:E7. Ordinary Death
Air Date: August 21, 2016
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S1:E6. Samson and Delilah
Air Date: August 14, 2016

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Jeff Korbelik

Jul 11, 2016

The wide-eyed Ahmed is perfect as the naive young man who can’t seem to make a right decision. That is until he agrees to let Turturro’s Jack Stone help him. And Turturro hits the right notes as the cynical attorney who has his work cut out for him. Read full review

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Scott D. Pierce

Jul 6, 2016

It's enthralling. The Night Of looks like this summer's TV obsession. Read full review

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TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Jul 8, 2016

As complicated and layered as life itself, The Night Of is an instant classic. [11-24 Jul 2016, p.16]

James Poniewozik

Jul 7, 2016

[A] tense and exquisite limited series on HBO. ... The later episodes become a more conventional legal story, as Stone patches together a defense, and the case becomes Nancy Grace-ified in the media. There are nods to TV legal series throughout. Read full review

Ellen Gray

Jul 11, 2016

The performances, in fact, are so uniformly strong and the direction so deft that it's possible to overlook a plot that, like The Killing (and Netflix's new thriller Marcella) introduces a few too many Law & Order-like plot twists to be totally believable. Read full review

Chuck Bowen

Jul 7, 2016

The narrative's broad strokes are compelling, particularly as defensive attorney Jack Stone (John Turturro) begins to uncover the murder suspects who detective Dennis Box (Bill Camp) couldn't be bothered to dig up, but it's the textural flourishes that distinguish The Night Of from more formulaic courtroom fare, such as the continuing emphasis that Zaillian and Price place on the notion of ritual as cultural currency. Read full review

Mark A. Perigard

Jul 7, 2016

At one point, The Night Of might have been groundbreaking. But in the wake of the excellent ABC series “American Crime,” which has walked the same outrage with far more nuances, sophistication and a superior cast, The Night Of feels so last decade. Read full review

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Paulo_Jorge

Jul 10, 2016

Where do I begin with? That's the best pilot that I've ever seen since True Detective's pilot, such a masterpiece driven story of a mysterious homicide which places even the spectator who has seen what actually happened in a doubting position, but upon this amazing storytelling comes someWhere do I begin with? That's the best pilot that I've ever seen since True Detective's pilot, such a masterpiece driven story of a mysterious homicide which places even the spectator who has seen what actually happened in a doubting position, but upon this amazing storytelling comes some great acting, some actors that I've never seen before were just acting the **** out of this pilot, like Riz Ahmed for an example. And for those that I've already known, John Turturro's character seems to have a great connection with Naz (Riz Ahmed), and as a bonus, I've never seen Sofia Black being so convincing.

Overall, it doesn't take itself as serious as True Detective did and indeed The Night Of comes from a quite different vibe comparing to it, showing the crime from a different perspective and creating a great thriller with it, so again, great acting, great plot, great storytelling and great cinematography, that's a perfect pilot.… Expand

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TheZeroPercent

Sep 15, 2016

WOW!!! Be careful! This one will steal 8 hours right from under you!!!

I am no master of cinematography, so I am not exactly sure how to explain a piece of cinema that is so damned good!! My mind is blow, this one is as good as it gets baby! Pure gold!

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Kar_Rwen

Jul 25, 2016

All I can say is wow. I was blown away by the first episode. It was exciting, the plot so suspenseful and the characters are so complex and compelling. Such a great example of good television that will last the ages.

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ajgseries

Nov 30, 2017

It’s one of the greatest mini series I’ve seen in my life. The thing that catches my attention the most is the cinematography. There is something beautiful, something magnificent to appreciate in every scene. The thing I least liked was the end, not bad, but I think it could have finishedIt’s one of the greatest mini series I’ve seen in my life. The thing that catches my attention the most is the cinematography. There is something beautiful, something magnificent to appreciate in every scene. The thing I least liked was the end, not bad, but I think it could have finished better. It's a well-produced series, very characteristic of HBO.… Expand

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brockcheese

Jul 12, 2016

The first episode is absolutely riveting from start to finish. Almost everything about this show is well done. The acting is great, the cinematography is very expressionistic.

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kaiserm86

Nov 6, 2016

"The Night Of" was a great 8 part series, which I'll review on a whole. The series starts off with giving you just enough character development to be intrigued and want to stick with the series for the next episode, and the next, until several hours later the series is all over and you are"The Night Of" was a great 8 part series, which I'll review on a whole. The series starts off with giving you just enough character development to be intrigued and want to stick with the series for the next episode, and the next, until several hours later the series is all over and you are fulfilled. And while I say you finish the series fulfilled, I will admit, I felt there were several components at the end that left me wanting. I do not want to reveal any spoilers for the series, several of the interactions with Naz and his lawyer at the end were hard to believe. A lawyer with so much on the line, appears to risk an awful lot on her client. Additionally, Naz’s descent into prison life seemed accelerated (albeit most likely for the sake of the number of episodes). Finally, the ending of the series and Naz’s final existence, and what becomes of his family made me want a few more episodes. The series felt like it had all the classic story components, introduction, rising action, climax, and resolution, but the resolution just felt halted. One more episode showing the characters with their lives post trial would have made this series a perfect 10. All the actors did a great job executing, and I didn’t find a single performance weak. I would highly recommend “The Night Of” for anyone who gets sucked into legal and/or mystery tv shows.… Expand

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Gmart

Sep 3, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was encouraged by the reviews, started watching with my wife, and the first woman character is some form of mysterious, one-dimensional character there to represent a beauty beyond his imagining but who turns out to insist he stabs her!! Introducing needless violence into a perfectly fine drama up to that point. No imagination or realism there just mindless. How am I supposed to get past that? - hardly realistic is it? - i was expecting an embarrassing night of non-violence, maybe I am not the market any more *sigh*… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: February 26, 2017
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: July 10, 2016
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  S1:E8. The Call of the Wild
  Air Date: August 28, 2016
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  S1:E7. Ordinary Death
  Air Date: August 21, 2016
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  S1:E6. Samson and Delilah
  Air Date: August 14, 2016
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  S1:E5. The Season of the Witch
  Air Date: August 7, 2016
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  S1:E4. The Art of War
  Air Date: July 31, 2016
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  S1:E3. A Dark Crate
  Air Date: July 24, 2016
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  S1:E2. Subtle Beast
  Air Date: July 17, 2016
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  S1:E1. The Beach
  Air Date: July 10, 2016