Utopia (2014): Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

FOX | Season Premiere Date: September 7, 2014

Summary: Based on the Dutch show of the same name, 15 people are sent to a remote location for a year to create a new society amongst themselves as cameras observe their movements and decisions.

Creator: John de Mol

Genre(s): Reality

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E16. Week 11 in Utopia
Air Date: November 21, 2014
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S1:E15. Week 10 in Utopia
Air Date: November 14, 2014
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S1:E14. Week Six in Utopia - B
Air Date: October 17, 2014

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Robert Lloyd

Sep 8, 2014

When the campers are just sitting around talking, about sex or God--or about each other behind their various radio-miked backs--they provide the gentle stimulation of coffee-shop eavesdropping.... When they argue, which they do, mostly over food and money or someone's self-professed expertise not being respected, it becomes tiring, like listening to the neighbors fight. Read full review

Willa Paskin

Sep 10, 2014

Even as Utopia promises to never, ever live up to its name, its funhouse-mirror reflections of the fault lines--religion, class, politics--in our own larger, obviously imperfect society make for fascinating TV, if only occasionally. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Sep 8, 2014

While raw and weird have certainly yielded dividends in the past, please let’s not kid ourselves: If Utopia has any legs at all, it will as a cable-style freakshow, not some grand “experiment” in democracy. Read full review

Rob Owen

Sep 11, 2014

Fox executives could have saved substantial production costs and achieved basically the same boring result by filming 14 randy monkeys in a cage containing only 10 bananas. Read full review

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quietstorm

Sep 12, 2014

I LOVE this show!!! Can't get enough!! Highly recommend!!! Best show on the major networks! Don't trust these idiots that put 0 down!! Give it a chance and you will be hooked like a crack addict!!

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RainBour

Dec 29, 2014

Do not trust the negative critics.

First of all you MUST not get scared from the violence or spatter contents. And then you'll figure out how astonishingly is well script the storyline overall, finding yourself to justify those act that may seem brutal. One of the best series unfortunatlyDo not trust the negative critics.

First of all you MUST not get scared from the violence or spatter contents. And then you'll figure out how astonishingly is well script the storyline overall, finding yourself to justify those act that may seem brutal. One of the best series unfortunatly not known, with also awards to boast of.… Expand

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WonderFrostf

Sep 22, 2014

Despite certain reviews, for myself, Utopia is an original experiment that could be considered an important observation upon modern day people. It's catching to see how individuals will go about forming a community where they can each find their own freedom and peace. I feel this is truly anDespite certain reviews, for myself, Utopia is an original experiment that could be considered an important observation upon modern day people. It's catching to see how individuals will go about forming a community where they can each find their own freedom and peace. I feel this is truly an important show for our current lives based on our struggles with economy and hopes for green changes. Though technology is loved, appreciated, and even vital, people need to be challenged to remember how to cope without those technologies and I think this show is an intriguing way to expose those privileges. I can't wait to see how these people figure out how to maintain their survival and comfort. Hopefully, they will learn to create their own gadgets and establish their own sources of nutrition!… Expand

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Krogg

Sep 22, 2014

Tired of this formula. It's like show execs these days sit around a table coming up good ideas but just executing them so poorly. "Hey, lets throw a bunch of people that are polar opposites into a cage with a chicken leg and watch the hilarity unfold." The concept in and of itself is good.Tired of this formula. It's like show execs these days sit around a table coming up good ideas but just executing them so poorly. "Hey, lets throw a bunch of people that are polar opposites into a cage with a chicken leg and watch the hilarity unfold." The concept in and of itself is good. But why populate Utopia with people that'll just clearly clash? I get it, you want the drama. But it's old, stale, etc... evolve.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

gemtwist

Sep 13, 2014

I watched the entire first episode and it was dreadful. I was expecting a group of people trying to work together to form a better society. What the show turned out to be was a group of social misfits all who seem to have anger issues. It seems that whoever cast this thought conflictI watched the entire first episode and it was dreadful. I was expecting a group of people trying to work together to form a better society. What the show turned out to be was a group of social misfits all who seem to have anger issues. It seems that whoever cast this thought conflict would equal ratings. Dreadful.… Expand

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Beowulf4862

Sep 14, 2014

Wow. Just when you thought network TV couldn't sink any lower, Fox proves you wrong. The preacher man isn't a bad fellow, but there are no really likable characters on this show. THESE are the people they came up with after an exhaustive search? Clearly, they went for obvious reality-TVWow. Just when you thought network TV couldn't sink any lower, Fox proves you wrong. The preacher man isn't a bad fellow, but there are no really likable characters on this show. THESE are the people they came up with after an exhaustive search? Clearly, they went for obvious reality-TV stereotypes and now they are stuck with a group that reminds you more of horror film patsies waiting to be slaughtered than contestants in an intelligent scheme. What a waste. Made for people who move their lips when they read the funnies.… Expand

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Zutron

Sep 18, 2014

The sad thing is that this show *might* have had some potential if they had actually attempted to cast it for it's purported purpose "to create an ideal social structure." I don't think most of these contestants have ever given this a moments thought-- even after being cast for this show.The sad thing is that this show *might* have had some potential if they had actually attempted to cast it for it's purported purpose "to create an ideal social structure." I don't think most of these contestants have ever given this a moments thought-- even after being cast for this show. They all behave as if they are vying to be the most obnoxious cast member on the dumbest reality show. I've only watched it because i know one of them. Otherwise I wouldn't have watched more than 5 minutes of the first episode. A toothless hillbilly? Really? A preacher there to convert people? Really? Unstable personalities with trigger reactions? -- These people were cast for one reason only, to create the basest kind of drama. What a colossal waste of money and time.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 7, 2014
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  S1:E16. Week 11 in Utopia
  Air Date: November 21, 2014
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  S1:E15. Week 10 in Utopia
  Air Date: November 14, 2014
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  S1:E14. Week Six in Utopia - B
  Air Date: October 17, 2014
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  S1:E14. Week Nine in Utopia
  Air Date: November 7, 2014
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  S1:E13. Week Six in Utopia - A
  Air Date: October 14, 2014
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  S1:E13. Weeks Seven and Eight in Utopia
  Air Date: October 31, 2014
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  S1:E12. Week Five in Utopia - B
  Air Date: October 10, 2014
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  S1:E11. Week Five in Utopia - A
  Air Date: October 7, 2014
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  S1:E10. Week Four in Utopia - B
  Air Date: October 3, 2014
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  S1:E9. Week Four in Utopia - A
  Air Date: September 30, 2014
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  S1:E8. Week Three in Utopia B
  Air Date: September 26, 2014
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  S1:E7. Week Three in Utopia - A
  Air Date: September 23, 2014
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  S1:E6. Week Two in Utopia - B
  Air Date: September 19, 2014
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  S1:E5. Week Two in Utopia - A
  Air Date: September 16, 2014
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  S1:E3. Series Premiere, Part Three
  Air Date: September 12, 2014
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  S1:E2. Series Premiere, Part Two
  Air Date: September 9, 2014
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  S1:E2. Episode 2
  Air Date: September 7, 2014
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  S1:E1. Series Premiere, Part One
  Air Date: September 7, 2014
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  S1:E1. Episode 1
  Air Date: September 7, 2014