Truth Be Told (2019)

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Season 1
Season #: 3, 2, 1
Metascore
46

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 14
  3. Negative: 3 out of 14
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Critic Reviews

  1. Primetimer
    Reviewed by: Aaron Barnhart
    Dec 9, 2019
    80
    Not only its most promising show to date but one that could serve as a template for future Apple TV+ shows. It’s a good-verging-on-great anthology series with storylines, writing, and casting that could be replicated again and again, allowing Apple to widen its lane while shrinking HBO’s. ... [Octavia Spencer and Aaron Paul] alone are worth the investment of eight hours of your time.
  2. Paste Magazine
    Reviewed by: Allison Keene
    Dec 5, 2019
    80
    Spencer is compelling, but Poppy’s story works best when she’s consorting with her ex-flame, ex-detective Markus Knox (Mekhi Phifer), who provides her with some key breaks in the case. ... It’s enjoyable while you watch, but you don’t rush to return to it. It’s just fine—but it’s not essential TV that you need to pay for a streaming platform to enjoy.
  3. Vanity Fair
    Reviewed by: Sonia Saraiya
    Dec 4, 2019
    80
    There is, empirically, way too much going on. But Truth Be Told is romp, albeit kind of a gory one. The story is ridiculous, and gloriously so. ... It can be a bit much, but the show earns it.

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User Score
4.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 3 out of 10
  1. abitamal
    Feb 5, 2020
    0
    I had to stop watching after the first episode. The characters seem so unbelievable, Poppy especially. She agrees to visit a convictedI had to stop watching after the first episode. The characters seem so unbelievable, Poppy especially. She agrees to visit a convicted murderer in jail (believing him to be innocent) and then once its revealed he joined an Aryan nation type gang she runs out of the room in terror. That part may be believable actually. A black woman in 2020 is perfectly fine visiting a murderer but a racist is just over the line. Of course he would join a gang in prison. I wonder if she reacts to the Crips or Bloods with that level of over-the-top frenzy. I'm just so tired of cliched racism story lines being squeezed into every single show on TV. Enough already.… Full Review »
  2. Ajmovies
    Jan 16, 2020
    10
    What a fantastic tv show. From beginning to end this tv show never stops with the supspense. A gritty murder story and a amazing tv show
    Rating-9.8/10
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