Treadstone

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Season 1
  • Network: USA
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 15, 2019
Metascore
47

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 7
  3. Negative: 2 out of 7
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Critic Reviews

  1. RogerEbert.com
    Reviewed by: Brian Tallerico
    Oct 14, 2019
    30
    The globetrotting and time-jumping to different “Bournes” makes for a show that’s hard to follow and gives us too little reason to make the effort. ... Even the fight scenes, a hallmark of the Bourne movies, are poorly done. ... Whoever thought turning a show built around a someone like Jason Bourne into an ensemble of forgettable quasi-Bournes was a good idea should be put in a government program themselves.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    Oct 14, 2019
    20
    The missing ingredient, however, is the writing. Treadstone is all action and no brains. ... While lots of action films require the audience to suspend disbelief at times, Treadstone requires them to saw the tops of their own heads off and remove the gooey blob inside. It's the only way you'll survive the writing. Even the actors sometimes look stunned.

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#94 Most Shared TV Season of 2019

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User Score
5.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 20
  3. Negative: 5 out of 20
  1. monthofsundaes
    Nov 12, 2019
    4
    Sorry. It's a mess. Narrative, pace, tone. What character development? Nothing is sticking. I have reached Episode 4 and I cannot take another step.
  2. CivilizationAce
    Feb 19, 2020
    1
    In its effort to keep secrets for later the first 7 of the 10 episodes, at least (being as far as I could stand it) are a mess that you'llIn its effort to keep secrets for later the first 7 of the 10 episodes, at least (being as far as I could stand it) are a mess that you'll have to be very patient to sit through. The actors barely manage to give the characters any substance at all (Han Hyo-joo is the only one that comes away looking good. without her this would be a solid 0 out of 10) so there's little motivation to continue watching to see what happens to them. Meanwhile there are too many threads ongoing at once to just check your brain at the door and watch it for the entertainment. The too many threads also has led to a lot of mediocre padding, which isn't that surprising when they're trying to spin a one trick pony into a whole circus act. I could stand a bit of padding if the rest was really good, but it's not. So what we have is something that works on no levels at all, leaving you wondering why you watched it for so long before you gave up.… Full Review »
  3. markcd1234
    Jan 11, 2020
    6
    The show is just all over the place, constantly swapping between different times and characters, there's no real attachment to the characters.
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