The Rain

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: May 4, 2018
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4.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 96 Ratings

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  1. Felixis
    May 22, 2018
    3
    The idea is interesting but unfortunately this lacks in execution and details. The main storyline feels like a lot of missed chances. Each episode introduces a new side plot and resolves it almost instantly while simultaneously giving us back story on the characters through incredibly rushed and very bland flashbacks. Then the details.. Sigh. We are to believe that some of the charactersThe idea is interesting but unfortunately this lacks in execution and details. The main storyline feels like a lot of missed chances. Each episode introduces a new side plot and resolves it almost instantly while simultaneously giving us back story on the characters through incredibly rushed and very bland flashbacks. Then the details.. Sigh. We are to believe that some of the characters haven't showered in 6 years, yet there is no sign of body hair (one of the characters even has a perfectly groomed moustache). The rain is deadly (instantly kills) yet right after the rain stops they can just carry on and touch grass, plants, whatever that has been touched by the rain. Too many plot holes and not enough to make up for it. The characters are bland and unsympathetic. Hard to get into it and actually start rooting for them. Great potential but extremely poor execution.… Expand
  2. HuyReviews
    Jun 28, 2018
    2
    All characters make idiotic and unrealistic life-threatening decisions that takes makes you scream, “Why!?” In the first episode, the kids opens the bunker with no seemingly transition on how they did so which I found bothering. This lead to a poorly handled scene.

    Here’s a guide to watch the whole first season in 1 hour: Watch all of episode 1. Skip episodes 2-7. Nothing meaningful    All characters make idiotic and unrealistic life-threatening decisions that takes makes you scream, “Why!?” In the first episode, the kids opens the bunker with no seemingly transition on how they did so which I found bothering. This lead to a poorly handled scene.

    Here’s a guide to watch the whole first season in 1 hour:
    Watch all of episode 1.
    Skip episodes 2-7. Nothing meaningful really happens and doesn’t really answers the main story line.
    Watch the last episode to get back on track on the main story line.    … Expand
  3. 34g43546j
    May 14, 2018
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's a soap-drama. To me the characters and their storyline are not credible. You can't be dumb/stupid and survive at the same time and make it credible. They are constantly doing things without thinking ahead.
    - everything is super dangerous in the city - let's scream out each others names and split the group up
    - take your kids in all seriousness but don't watch the road and crash
    - outside is dangerous and deadly so take your kids to the safest bunker on earth but let them be able to open the door as well (like giving your ipad to a kid and have no safety code for purchasing apps)
    - we have a bunker full of food; lets not ration
    - we can go from bunker to bunker and never starve in our lifetime. lets get stabbed over some cereal bars
    - we are being too rational; lets get emotional and do something silly in this post apocalyptic killer world

    The mechanic is one dimensional. I see through it and it does not entertain me that they try to frustrate you on your common sense. They are not creating the depth that i would like to see. Either the writers are poor creatively (like copying the 'TWD' mechanic) or they just go for the target audience that likes to get carried away with this kind of soap-drama.    … Expand
  4. LadyInRed
    Jul 5, 2018
    2
    It's so bad that I binge-watched it - I guess this is what they call 'car crash TV'? I love the post apocalyptic genre and needed mindless escapism and it gave me both. But badly. With gormless acting; annoying and STUPID kids; and, predictable story lines riddled with holes. It is not even in the same stratosphere as The Walking Dead, but it still grabbed me (somehow) and I watched itIt's so bad that I binge-watched it - I guess this is what they call 'car crash TV'? I love the post apocalyptic genre and needed mindless escapism and it gave me both. But badly. With gormless acting; annoying and STUPID kids; and, predictable story lines riddled with holes. It is not even in the same stratosphere as The Walking Dead, but it still grabbed me (somehow) and I watched it all the way through - go figure!… Expand
  5. leomwill
    May 31, 2018
    2
    A ideia é legal. Mas as minúcias da história em sí é uma bosta. Sem paciência pra essa série
  6. paulgmurdoch
    May 24, 2018
    6
    The Rain was a very interesting concept on the post-apocalyptic genre, a fresh new take! The Rain has its up's and downs, and Netflix definitely had the show going well from the start but it definitely got a bit repetitive after a short while and almost predictable at some stages, where you would think oh that is about to happen and it actually happens. The predictability makes you want toThe Rain was a very interesting concept on the post-apocalyptic genre, a fresh new take! The Rain has its up's and downs, and Netflix definitely had the show going well from the start but it definitely got a bit repetitive after a short while and almost predictable at some stages, where you would think oh that is about to happen and it actually happens. The predictability makes you want to start skipping to the good parts of an episode as you have already unravelled the plot section for that episode. I cannot fault the writers though as the concept and the way the background was given was beautiful, I would have suggested a better main actor as the actor playing Simonè definitely felt lacklustre and rather annoying from time to time.

    All in all, though, The Rain was truly captivating in the good sections and you definitely find yourself falling in love with some of the characters, and your emotions start to follow along to theirs'.

    Footnote, I personally found this show a lot better in the subbed version as the dubbed version found the translations to be a bit off in some places and really did not feel as good as with it was the subbed version.    … Expand
  7. lucasvolkmer
    May 31, 2018
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The show is good but it fails in many aspects. There are a lot of things that do not make sense (like Martin taking a shoot and getting up later like nothing happened), the rhythm of the show is a little bit weird, and the ending is very confuse. The plot itself is good, but it was developed in a way that it seems like a bad soap opera. Hope that if there is gonna be a next season, it be better.… Expand
  8. Bianca25
    Jun 28, 2018
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First, where The Rain gets it right; engaging characters and horrifying truth of the matter; Life isn't always fair. That ecspecially rings true when the series protganist, Simone and Rasmus both are yanked from their normal life into a bunker with little to zero contact to the outside world. Right after losing their father and watching their mother die in front of them. From here, we learn small snippets of the characters growing up, yet , maybe intentinoatlly, never really from the view point of Rasmus, the male 'protagonist.'

    A great premise of survival and trying to overcome. My heart went out with Simone right then and there. And this is where it began going down hill for me as a viewer.

    The director spends so much time having our hearts as viewers invest into these two and show what they've come from, 'sheltered, frightened children and a young woman forced to grow up and shoved into caretaker mode,' that seeing their following actions afterwards becomes . . .cringeworthy Or perhaps that was the goal?

    Seeing every mistake, every slip made by the pair at the beginning once they've joined the group was supposed to show how out of the water they were compared to their more gritty and hardened comrades, Lea and Patrick being the **** favorites. Then, almost at the same time, they come on their heads as what was once established characters clueless caricatures of what they were written to be.

    Martin, a hardened soldier that was forced to learn from his mistake and is haunted daily from hestiation, and shown to never want to do that again, constantly begins hesitating again.

    Beatrice, a great ineterest and whom complicated and intriuging backstory of **** that's survived by her wit and femme fatale . . . . .uses her wit and manipulation on those that's already in her trust-

    Lea . . . . she was mostly forgettable. Along with Jeane with that 'one' episode' moment from coward looter to . . . . trash?

    And then, sweet sweet Rasmus.
    His role can be a bit forgiving. He literally never had a chance to grow up . . . And it shows in his naevity and consistently moments where the viewer sees that 'he hasn't grown up.'

    Which brings us back to Simone that wishes to chide by her father's last dying wish as far as she knew, to keep her brother safe. She uses wit, cunning, to do all of just that. . . Her attention to detail helps with this and frankly . . . some of the choices just ended falling flat when all of everyone came together on it.

    This might be a fall on translation, messing with the settings, you can tell there was cultural differences.

    This wasn't a heroic survival of toughened people . . .this was more a youths trying to make it together with what little they had. But there were so many points in the writing that I just wanted to skip through that it made it hard to want to invest more than I already had. Maybe it's more on the writers or the director that made their mains more support or they didn't care enough either. like, "surprise, he's not dead but he didn't bother looking for you anyways so . . . tada???"

    Like it, love it, hate it, it's still a good watch and short enough to take note of. With the last mystery hook . . . Not sure if its something I may want to pick up on a season two or not. We shall see.    … Expand
  9. blacktronics
    Sep 20, 2018
    3
    Very nice concept but absolutely trash
    It is one of those shows where within the first 30 minutes it becomes apparent that the only real threat to the main characters is themselves, by being incredibly dumb.
    The actual threat (The Rain) is just the reason they keep doing dumb things. Obviously something has to go wrong for the show to become interesting but it just does it in the most    Very nice concept but absolutely trash
    It is one of those shows where within the first 30 minutes it becomes apparent that the only real threat to the main characters is themselves, by being incredibly dumb.
    The actual threat (The Rain) is just the reason they keep doing dumb things.

    Obviously something has to go wrong for the show to become interesting but it just does it in the most boring generic way every other series does.    … Expand
  10. Eelot
    May 10, 2018
    0
    One man claims to be able to save the world, unfortunately his kids are retarded and irritating. Show would have been better if they died in the beginning and we watch meerkats play in the rain the rest of the season.
  11. kyricus
    May 20, 2018
    4
    I keep watching it, I don't know why, but I do. It's kind of like looking at an accident. It's hard not too. I just find it so hard to believe that in the world the way it is today, that any group of any kids, any age, from any country, could be as naive about human nature as this group is. It just seems out of any choice that presents itself, they choose the worst one.
  12. Lyn
    May 12, 2018
    5
    Fans of dystopian tales will have high hopes that "The Rain" resembles early "The Walking Dead" drama. But pretty quickly it's more like late TWD, with our protagonists encountering one band of psychopaths after another. I liked the "responsible big sister" character -- though I wondered how she maintained the highlights in her hair during the rainy apocalypse -- so I hung in there. TheFans of dystopian tales will have high hopes that "The Rain" resembles early "The Walking Dead" drama. But pretty quickly it's more like late TWD, with our protagonists encountering one band of psychopaths after another. I liked the "responsible big sister" character -- though I wondered how she maintained the highlights in her hair during the rainy apocalypse -- so I hung in there. The backstories were good, but some of the characters, especially the brother, are just sooooo stupid! Hard to care about them.… Expand
  13. belinia57
    May 12, 2018
    6
    this is okay on its own. It would be better if it had actually followed the book its based on (H20). This is a totally different story than the book.
  14. kot0005
    May 5, 2018
    0
    Why do people make whiny characters in 2018. Not even 10minutes into the show and the characters start whining instead of just listening to a smarter character. But obviously there would be no plot if they didn't go with the whiny brats whining all the time, falling for open book traps through out the show in a future setting where they have holographic displays. Humans dont become dumbWhy do people make whiny characters in 2018. Not even 10minutes into the show and the characters start whining instead of just listening to a smarter character. But obviously there would be no plot if they didn't go with the whiny brats whining all the time, falling for open book traps through out the show in a future setting where they have holographic displays. Humans dont become dumb every generation. Humans are evolving. This show is a disgrace to Humans. Obvious plot and Dumb kids who get super smart in an instant to change the plot. dont bother watching. Its a disgrace to "German Technology"… Expand
  15. jfly
    May 7, 2018
    0
    Characters whine way too much without advancing the story on top of it's dubbed so it just adds more to the negativity. After one episode I couldn't take it anymore.
  16. OlivierPiel
    May 6, 2018
    0
    I love dystopian, worst-case scenario sci-fi movies just like the next guy, but this is another underwhelming serving by Netflix. Clichéd tropes are OK but the panicky teenager & moronic younger brother combo makes you want them to be killed off because they are just so freaking annoying! This is a poor man's poor man's Walking Dead
  17. BioTofu
    May 7, 2018
    1
    i simply refused to continue watching this stupid teen apocalypse trash after about 8mins. similar to revolution and the strain, once again, another apocalypse show ruined by infuriatingly retarded teen and child characters. the premise and the opening seemed interesting enough then came the annoying kids unbelievably stupid actions.

    scenes became painfully predictable. o the annoying    i simply refused to continue watching this stupid teen apocalypse trash after about 8mins. similar to revolution and the strain, once again, another apocalypse show ruined by infuriatingly retarded teen and child characters. the premise and the opening seemed interesting enough then came the annoying kids unbelievably stupid actions.

    scenes became painfully predictable. o the annoying kid wouldnt buckle his seat belt, guess what happens next. o the daughter made eye contact with the trucker, guess what happens next. o the daughter and son hear someone knocking on the door, guess what happens next.    … Expand
  18. Nonono12
    May 13, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The first 10 minutes of this were enough to deter me from the rest of the show. Typical ridiculous character choices as in the teenage girl who opens the door to the the shelter after being warned not to and kills her mother. This is just another poorly thought out show relying on stupid human choices to make some drama rather than any meaningful development. 1/10.… Expand
  19. cyclopticow
    May 16, 2018
    1
    If you enjoy a show in which the main characters make terrible (irrational) decisions, don't bother to reflect on those decisions even though it gets everyone they love killed, encourage others to make terrible decisions, and basically just uses science as a plot device while not actually dealing with the complications that would arise in favor of teenage sex, convenient encounters, andIf you enjoy a show in which the main characters make terrible (irrational) decisions, don't bother to reflect on those decisions even though it gets everyone they love killed, encourage others to make terrible decisions, and basically just uses science as a plot device while not actually dealing with the complications that would arise in favor of teenage sex, convenient encounters, and lots of hiking, this is the show for you.… Expand
  20. Ken_Tekken
    May 20, 2018
    0
    Unreasonable decisions made by the ugly main characters, poor acting, lack of logical support. This show is a nightmare, dont waste your time.
  21. Jackhelix
    May 10, 2018
    1
    I couldnt even make it through the first episode, disobedient dumb children that ruin everything causing their mother to die, just terrible everything.
  22. jenky87
    May 12, 2018
    10
    EXCELLENT show! The kids will get on your nerves during the first 10 minutes but their behavior is necessary to push the plot forward. I've watched the entire first season in one week. I cannot wait for season 2. If you enjoy a blend of sci-fi, horror, and adventure this is the show for you. There are also some truly heartwarming moments. The characters are well-developed and you come toEXCELLENT show! The kids will get on your nerves during the first 10 minutes but their behavior is necessary to push the plot forward. I've watched the entire first season in one week. I cannot wait for season 2. If you enjoy a blend of sci-fi, horror, and adventure this is the show for you. There are also some truly heartwarming moments. The characters are well-developed and you come to know them through the struggles they face. The voice overs are well-done, also. A MUST WATCH!… Expand
  23. VDS
    May 5, 2018
    3
    Poorly dubbed Danish teens behaving in the over reactionary way so beloved by their generation. Not for me.
  24. jaasieljunior
    May 5, 2018
    7
    Embora The Rain tenha tudo para surpreender com o seu mistério, o enredo não contribui para o andamento da história. Alguns personagens são tão bobos,mesmo que sejam adolescentes,que esperamos que eles tomem decisões fúteis ao longo da série.Mas a série consegue nos aprender a atenção quanto ao seu mistério tanto quanto à chuva e quanto ao vírus.
  25. helohe
    May 7, 2018
    0
    C'mon netflix what is it that you lately make this terrible shows. Boring characters. Just whining all the time. Not using their brain even for one second. Everything in the show is predictable.
  26. dajhorn
    May 6, 2018
    1
    The poor English dub is distracting. The protagonists are moron children that opened the front door to the baddies in the first episode. Let them die and give me a story where the characters are intelligent.
  27. Azfaa
    May 10, 2018
    10
    Too many of the reviewers here complain about the characters being whiny or the poor english dub. Being born in Sweden and a native speaker of it, I watched it on Netflix Sweden which had it in the danish language with Swedish subtitles and I found no problem with it.

    I give this a high rating because the user rating is too low as it is. Obviously there will be flaws like most work but    Too many of the reviewers here complain about the characters being whiny or the poor english dub. Being born in Sweden and a native speaker of it, I watched it on Netflix Sweden which had it in the danish language with Swedish subtitles and I found no problem with it.

    I give this a high rating because the user rating is too low as it is. Obviously there will be flaws like most work but none that ruin it.

    What struck me the most was how this felt like a fresh take on the apocalypse, I haven't seen a tv series devoted to a plague that doesn't turn people into zombies. This together with the fact that its a Scandinavian tv series which is a fresh breath to the otherwise english dominated international market and proves, to me atleast, that there can be good fictional works out of our countries.

    My other response will be to the whining. First of all, you should watch the whole series before complaining about this, both main characters do get hardened over the time of the series and psychologically its realistic that the main characters have qualms about killing people and moral issues at first. They spent 6 years in a bunker, the younger one being 10 and the older one around 16. Personally its more immersive to see these people crawl out, insecure and see how the world alters them as people. Several times they realize that their way of thinking won't work out or cause the death of the people around them.

    To the guy who wrote that they only watched 8 minutes, maybe watch the whole thing before complaining? The children also act like children because they are just that, they were young and their mistakes did hurt them poorly. But as with any series, character development is paramount and the 6 years shows how they have matured as individuals whilst still being naive in a realistic way about the world around them.

    Its a solid, well themed series about a group of young people trying to survive in a world where the very basis for survival, aka the water is trying to kill them and I really hope this will get a second season considering the ending of the first.    … Expand
  28. ozymandias79
    May 11, 2018
    2
    The new dystopian thriller from denmark, featuring blatant stupidity, annoying characters, and literally watching plants grow. Couldn't make it to the end of this show. You can play a drinking game each time Rasmus is said in an episode. Netflix - try harder.
  29. Darkcrixox
    May 5, 2018
    4
    A very promising series, but in the end it does not come to anything, recommended to pass the time, but do not expect much, will leave you with pleasure to little.
  30. juh
    May 15, 2018
    9
    *Sorry for my english, I speak french

    Ok so the first episode, i tought the story was a little bit to much/fake. But after it, I fell in love with the serie. It's so stressful and well made! The character play well to. Good job Danish people. Can't wait for the second season :)
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65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. The Daily Beast
    Reviewed by: Nick Schager
    May 4, 2018
    70
    Though Netflix’s latest binge-a-thon doesn’t always handle the logistics of that situation in a completely convincing way, its premise provides a sturdy backdrop for the suspenseful story of a girl striving to protect her younger brother at all costs.
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  2. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Steve Greene
    May 4, 2018
    58
    Despite his best efforts, for a show where humanity is under attack, you ultimately need a reason to root for at least most of the humans. The Rain never gets to the point where you’re pulling for the water droplets, but this is one barren wasteland that makes it difficult to care about anything other than surviving it.
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  3. Collider
    Reviewed by: Haleigh Foutch
    May 4, 2018
    80
    The Rain‘s greatest strength might be its clever hand with doling out information. If post-apocalyptic fiction has become too rote and familiar over the last decade, a good mystery yarn never loses its appeal, and The Rain spins mysteries well, dropping reveals and intriguing tidbits with impeccable timing. That quality makes The Rain a great binge show.
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