The Recruit (2022)

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 16, 2022
Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 13
  3. Negative: 2 out of 13

Critic Reviews

  1. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: John Anderson
    Dec 16, 2022
    80
    Stylish, smart and energetic, “The Recruit” is involving, but fairly plain-spoken: Unlike series that generate technical and political gibberish until one’s mind clouds over, what happens over the eight episodes remains easy to follow, despite its intricate narrative track.
  2. Decider
    Reviewed by: Joel Keller
    Dec 16, 2022
    80
    The Recruit is a mostly silly show, but Centineo has more than enough charm to carry viewers through the more absurd parts of the season’s ongoing plot, and there are enough veteran actors in the supporting cast to make us think the comedy-thriller tone of the first episode will be able to be sustained for the entire season.
  3. Collider
    Reviewed by: Nate Richard
    Dec 16, 2022
    75
    The Recruit is action-packed, filled with twists and turns, has a clever and snarky sense of humor, and is convoluted to a fault, but that's one of the main reasons why it grabs your attention.
  5. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Richard Roeper
    Dec 15, 2022
    75
    Flashy, funny and action-packed, “The Recruit” is a slick confection that pulls off the difficult feat of juggling a multi-plot, twist-filled, globetrotting storyline that careens all over the place and yet is relatively easy and quite fun to follow.
  6. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Chris Vognar
    Dec 15, 2022
    75
    It’s a potentially star-making performance from an actor [Noah Centineo] we’ll be seeing more. A combination workplace comedy/espionage thriller, “The Recruit” zips along from place to place (Vienna, Phoenix, Langley), leaving blithe spirits and dead bodies in its wake.
  7. Paste Magazine
    Reviewed by: Rory Doherty
    Dec 16, 2022
    70
    [Noah Centineo] confidently leads a spotty but overall impressive spy romp that’ll make for a suitable holiday season watch.

Awards & Rankings

65
#65 Most Discussed TV Season of 2022

User Reviews

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User Score
6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 20
  3. Negative: 2 out of 20
  1. Malohu
    Dec 18, 2022
    0
    Its amazing how bad the writing is in modern shows. This one is cringe inducing and feels like it was written in an 8th grade drama class.
  2. HealingToolbox
    May 14, 2023
    7
    At its best 8/10. This is Doug Limon again. This is his series Suits again, this time set in the CIA. At its best what The Recruit has isAt its best 8/10. This is Doug Limon again. This is his series Suits again, this time set in the CIA. At its best what The Recruit has is what made Suits original, reckless, creative plotting and character twists. What drags down this entry is too much padding. If it was edited down by two hours, it would be up there with Doug's best.
    For those who don't know, I believe Doug's father worked for CIA. If you like the energetic parts of The Recruit, be sure to watch Doug and Tom Cruise in American Made (2017). Both offer an inside view of the CIA which I can't vouch for as accurate, but it sure is coherent, deep and engaging.    … Full Review »
  3. raymond0229
    Mar 21, 2023
    5
    I find this show confusing and it lacks the excitement of a spy tv show. I found it a bit disorganised and it needs more time to understandI find this show confusing and it lacks the excitement of a spy tv show. I found it a bit disorganised and it needs more time to understand the terms used in the show.… Full Review »
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