The Purge (2018)

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Season 1
  • Network: USA
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 4, 2018
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
3.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 27 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 27
  3. Negative: 15 out of 27
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  1. VictoriaV16
    Sep 16, 2018
    10
    The show has a lot of potential and I am looking forward to see where it goes. There are slow parts but the story-lines are still unfolding. The three-way sexual tension at the party is just plain stupid and is really one of the slowest, boring parts of the story-lines.
  2. akshatmahajan
    Oct 19, 2020
    7
    I enjoyed season 1. It didn't say a thing new about The Purge that anyone who hasn't watched the movies didn't already know. It involves a select group of people but it also has short opening stories that show how normalized violence has become. But what makes it better than movies was that it was detailed.

    Low reviews for season 1 are wrong. Was the season perfect? No. It had its    I enjoyed season 1. It didn't say a thing new about The Purge that anyone who hasn't watched the movies didn't already know. It involves a select group of people but it also has short opening stories that show how normalized violence has become. But what makes it better than movies was that it was detailed.

    Low reviews for season 1 are wrong. Was the season perfect? No. It had its problems but it didn't deserved so much negativity. Only giving negative reviews because show had same story as the movie is wrong.

    Overall, I would recommend anyone to watch this series instead of Purge movie series as this is more detailed.    … Expand

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#84 Most Shared TV Season of 2018

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Metascore
44

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 13
  3. Negative: 3 out of 13
  1. Reason.com
    Reviewed by: Glenn Garvin
    Sep 22, 2018
    0
    The Purge remains essentially a snuff film. Call me crazy, but it just may turn out that 10 hours of gory slaughter unconstrained by even the vaguest intellectual or moral framework is going to be irredeemable crap no matter how many pretty sociopolitical ribbons you put on it. Call it, I dunno, grade-Z nihilism.
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  2. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Alex McLevy
    Sep 5, 2018
    75
    The Purge has an admirable commitment to old-fashioned storytelling, establishing some relatable characters and then simply setting them loose in an exciting, larger-than-life scenario.
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  3. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Michael Ordoña
    Sep 4, 2018
    50
    The series isn’t exactly a thrill ride, at least so far, and isn’t likely to scare many viewers. Instead, it settles into a creepy, occasionally absurdly funny dystopian drama with some chase scenes and twists, which is a pretty smart way for the franchise to evolve.
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