Washington Black
HULU | Release Date: July 23, 2025
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Boston GlobeLaura ZornosaJul 23, 2025
Season 1 Review: This show has a salient point to make, but can’t quite seem to get there organically. Maybe those last four episodes will get us there — or maybe we have to dream up a different world ourselves. Read full review
50
The New York TimesMike HaleJul 23, 2025
Season 1 Review: The visual and melodramatic pleasures of “Washington Black” are too often clouded by the haze of feel-good affirmation; the show’s ending, in particular, is a master class in betraying the spirit of your material. Wash takes to the air, but the show remains earthbound. Read full review
60
The GuardianHannah J DaviesJul 23, 2025
Season 1 Review: Washington Black comes with plenty of potential and, as an exercise in world-building, it is rich and appealing. But, unlike the Cloud Cutter, this is a creation that never takes flight. The hats really are lovely, but they are just not enough. Read full review
60
The TelegraphBenji WilsonJul 23, 2025
Season 1 Review: Washington Black underestimates younger viewers. Its hero is too heroic when the story demands it (he is stoical, a genius and even a dab hand with watercolours) and then suddenly too fallible when it doesn’t. Read full review
60
VarietyAramide TinubuJul 23, 2025
Season 1 Review: While the sequences and scenes in Halifax and Barbados are fascinating and detailed, Wash and Titch’s adventures don’t quite hold the same allure. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubMax GaoJul 21, 2025
Season 1 Review: In the end, Wash comes to realize that it’s up to him to create the life and world he wants for himself. It’s just a shame that the one he inhabits onscreen cannot entirely live up to the one on the page. Read full review
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