What/If

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: May 24, 2019
Metascore
58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12

Critic Reviews

  1. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Ben Travers
    May 24, 2019
    83
    Kelley doesn’t slow down after the pilot, and he manages to sustain the suspense over 10 hours of well-staged melodrama.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Daniel D'Addario
    May 20, 2019
    80
    Its sense of giddy, unashamed fun buoys it even as the seams show. ... As it stands, it’s a captivating bit of cheese, anchored by a star making the most of a very strange moment.
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Kristen Baldwin
    May 21, 2019
    75
    Everything serves to highlight Zellweger’s gloriously goofy performance. As Anne Montgomery, the actress doesn’t so much chew the scenery as absorb it through every pore.
  5. RogerEbert.com
    Reviewed by: Allison Shoemaker
    May 23, 2019
    70
    When Zellweger’s not on screen, “What/If” is a mostly empty, broad strokes neo-noir soap, frothy and forgettable. When she appears, it’s still all of those things—but dear lord, please pass the popcorn.

Awards & Rankings

83
#83 Most Discussed TV Season of 2019

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User Score
5.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 30 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 30
  3. Negative: 10 out of 30
  1. jayfletchh
    Jun 6, 2019
    10
    Great! Had all of the elements of a show that make it great: suspense, romance, and a great cast to make all that much more dramatic! I lovedGreat! Had all of the elements of a show that make it great: suspense, romance, and a great cast to make all that much more dramatic! I loved it! Glad Mike Kelley came back and is making more material, because I was craving some Revenge!… Full Review »
  2. toph123
    Jun 5, 2019
    7
    It's corny, pulpy, a bit campy, and has terrible dialogue, but oh boy it's so much fun to watch. A binge-worthy guilty pleasure for me.
  3. LamontRaymond
    May 25, 2019
    5
    They make reference to it in the show, but this is a blatant rip-off of Indecent Proposal - but with far less heat. I've only seen the firstThey make reference to it in the show, but this is a blatant rip-off of Indecent Proposal - but with far less heat. I've only seen the first episode. How the hell does this have 10 episodes?… Full Review »
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