The Waterfront

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 19, 2025
Metascore
54

Mixed or average reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 20
  3. Negative: 3 out of 20

Critic Reviews

  1. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Ben Travers
    Jun 20, 2025
    33
    Even if you haven’t seen “Ozark” or “Yellowstone” — heck, even if “The Waterfront” is the first series you’ve ever seen — there’s no mistaking a sinking ship.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Daniel Fienberg
    Jun 19, 2025
    30
    The arrival of Topher Grace as he’s never quite been utilized before doesn’t quite save Kevin Williamson‘s latest attempt to launder semi-autobiographical details through slick genre contrivance.
  3. TVLine
    Reviewed by: Dave Nemetz
    Jun 20, 2025
    25
    An uninspired soap with laughably bad dialogue, The Waterfront is trying to be the new Yellowstone, but it doesn’t come close.