The Split
BBC America | SundanceTV | Sundance Now | BBC One | AMC+ | Release Date: April 24, 2018
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
85
Paste MagazineAllison KeeneMay 28, 2020
Season 2 Review: This is where The Split really shines, where we get to see the Defoe women and those who love them face very real decisions and consequences, muddling through while knowing that, ultimately, they will always have their family. Read full review
80
The TimesCarol MidgleyJan 2, 2025
Season 4 Review: The Split: Barcelona (BBC1) turned out to be an unexpected treat. Read full review
80
The GuardianLeila LatifJan 2, 2025
Season 4 Review: Spending time with three generations of the Defoe clan remains a sharp, witty joy in its fourth outing. Read full review
80
The IndependentKatie RosseinskyJan 2, 2025
Season 4 Review: The trio’s sibling dynamic is a delight, realistically but warmly observed. And Stephens slots effortlessly well into the world of The Split, where everyone is witty, emotionally vulnerable and has some kind of high-flying legal career. Read full review
80
The TimesCarol MidgleyApr 5, 2022
Season 3 Review: The Split isn't perfect, often too polished for its own good, and many characters too cold to like much. ... But that teeth-itchingly awkward restaurant meal, in which Hannah clearly wanted to stab her smug love rival Kate with her chopsticks, was absolutely delicious. I don't blame her. Who calls children "little people"? I think this is The Split giving us clear permission to hate Kate. Read full review
80
The TelegraphAnita Singh Apr 4, 2022
Season 3 Review: The couple’s amicable separation soon descends into rancour, in scenes which ring true. And if elsewhere it strains believability – how is this law firm functioning, with all the madness going on? – who cares. It’s enjoyable. Read full review
80
Wall Street JournalDorothy RabinowitzMay 17, 2018
Season 1 Review: For all its wandering through hopeless plotlines like Rose’s endless adventures planning her wedding, an effort at inspired abandon that grows more ghastly by the minute--and there are a lot of those--The Split in time finds its footing as powerful drama. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushMay 10, 2018
Season 1 Review: An addictive guilty pleasure. [14 - 27 May 2018, p.11]
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