The Seduction

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Season 1
  • Network: HBO Max
  • Series Premiere Date: Nov 14, 2025
Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9

Critic Reviews

  1. RogerEbert.com
    Reviewed by: Sherin Nicole
    Nov 10, 2025
    50
    It’s gorgeous—at one point, Valmont is framed between curtains with such exquisite lighting, he’s like an Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun painting. The acting is engaging, embodying the characters with a pretentious capriciousness fitting the aristocrats of that time, and the writing moves along. I’m struggling to define why this show didn’t spark for me, except I was bored.
  2. Screen Rant
    Reviewed by: Nick Bythrow
    Nov 10, 2025
    50
    While the performances and filmmaking alone make for some powerful moments filled with lust and revenge, the overarching narrative just doesn't have the bite something based on Dangerous Liaisons should carry.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Aramide Tinubu
    Nov 13, 2025
    40
    Despite being beautifully shot and featuring compelling themes about women and sexual freedom in 18th-century France, “The Seduction” loses its luster halfway through, becoming a tedious and redundant display.