Utopia (2020)

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Season 1
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5.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 26
  3. Negative: 9 out of 26

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  1. charlietspeck
    Sep 26, 2020
    0
    Not even comparable to the original by Channel 4 back in 2013-2014. Heartbreaking and incredibly disappointing.
  2. PurpleWeaver
    Sep 26, 2020
    0
    Drivel. This barely watchable, paltry imitation takes the subtly woven plot points of the original and violently forces them down your throat in the first episode. That's to say nothing of the utter lack of even an effort towards the artistry of the original which is as enthralling and outstanding today as it ever was. Even if this remake wasn't heresy, it's still utter trash.
  3. CodyYoung
    Sep 26, 2020
    2
    I will give it two stars for the two watchable episodes which lead the series. If nothing else, I am intensely interested in seeing the BBC series whom which they adopted this effort. A pity it is proving so elusive to find streaming in the US.
  4. viroodiem
    Oct 3, 2020
    8
    7.5

    It starts off with a perfect balance of intrigue and dark humor. Sadly by episode 3 that humor is mostly running on fumes. Then it is left with its conspiracy drama which is OK, but no where as great as it could have been. So 7.5 seems justifiable but 8 would be way too high. I will however round up to 8 to help offset the pretentious people who cant judge things on their own    7.5

    It starts off with a perfect balance of intrigue and dark humor. Sadly by episode 3 that humor is mostly running on fumes. Then it is left with its conspiracy drama which is OK, but no where as great as it could have been.

    So 7.5 seems justifiable but 8 would be way too high. I will however round up to 8 to help offset the pretentious people who cant judge things on their own merit without being influenced by the source material and want to down rate something because it isnt the original.

    Its a good drama. Could have been better, but definitely good..It requires extensive mental gymnastics and pretentiousness to not see that.    … Expand
  5. skykappah
    Nov 11, 2020
    1
    Nowhere near as good as the British version in every aspect and then they go and kill the main lead of the show just to Game of Thrones you... But this time it didn't work because it happens in episode 2 (way too early) and Rothe/Sam is the only watchable actor and character in the show. That leaves you with no characters to root for unlike Game of Thrones. Bad, bad writing....
  6. ghostring_1412
    Oct 30, 2020
    7
    Watchable for someone who didn’t know about the original UK series. Not that bad but not good either
  7. pur__0_0__
    Apr 25, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. When this show first arrived on Prime I thought this will be about as great as The Boys. After all, it has the Explore tab in which all the description and image gallery is given. How could it possibly be bad? But it seems the director has worked really hard to make us hate it. And this is coming from a guy who didn't even know there was a British version before coming on this website and reading other people's reviews.

    None of the characters are likeable. The way the show began it seemed as though they will all be given more character depth as the story progresses, but no, no such thing happens. Rather that's all to them - they are nerds who just like a graphic novel and think it has something to do with real life, and so they are waiting for the next issue of Utopia to learn what will happen next. Now I won't say that this was a stupid idea, but who behaves like that in real life? It's like a couple of Simpson fans waiting for the next episode to come so that they can understand what happens in the future.

    There are other characters too like Jessica Hyde and Grant, who are more annoying than the nerds. Apparently we are supposed to root for them, even though anyone will like the bad guy, Kevin Christie any day (I'll talk about why I like him later). His logic was absolutely correct - humans are like cancer to earth and that's why they need to be eradicated. It's not like he was giving humans a painful death; he was only making them impotent for the next 3 generations. And instead of giving a valid counter argument over why he's wrong they just choose to tie him up, go to his lab and destroy all his medicines.

    Then there was Arby. I really liked him because of the way he spoke. His eye scooping torture and the way he killed Wilson's dad was very intriguing. But later on he also became a generic "boo-hoo" character (if that makes sense). I really wanted to like him, but he wasn't interesting anymore.

    Though I'd give this show one redeeming quality about which I said I will talk about - Dr Kevin Christie. One of his dialogues has now become my favourite quote from any TV show - "What have you done today to earn your place in this crowded world?". His motivations are clearly driven by his love towards animals and nature, which is being rampaged over by overpopulation. Since we cannot kill people or wait for the population to start going down through education, the only way left is to make them impotent. It won't finish the human population, it would just reduce the dependency for a certain time period.

    But they showed this legendary character to be the bad guy, which instantly ruined the entire show for me. I would have probably given this show a 7 if they didn't offend me like this. I'm really happy that this show has been cancelled, so I don't have to see such the actual hero get looked down upon anymore.    … Expand

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Critic Reviews

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56

Mixed or average reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 19
  3. Negative: 2 out of 19
  1. The Playlist
    Reviewed by: Andrew Crump
    Oct 5, 2020
    91
    “Utopia” thinks big to erect its overarching structure, but thinks small to give that structure its support. And it’s loaded with great work from its cast, particularly Lane, a talented actress with a gift for slipping in and out of genres and easily fitting into each.
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  2. Vanity Fair
    Reviewed by: Sonia Saraiya
    Sep 29, 2020
    80
    Like all conspiracy theories, Utopia’s central narrative ends up being a bit too grandiose and hokey to be entirely believed—which is sort of a relief, given how psychologically enveloping the conspiracy is for the first few episodes. But maybe that’s why I found it unnervingly compelling, too.
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  3. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: David Fear
    Sep 28, 2020
    50
    Even with its end-of-the-world urgency, this Utopia still feels sluggish, muddled, unfinished. It’s as if someone went to great pains to restore a classic car, added their own custom interior, and then forgot to fill up the tank with gas.
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