Wicked City: Season 1

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Wicked City: My Needs

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ABC | Season Premiere Date: October 27, 2015

Summary: Set in 1982, a murder of a girl by a man (Ed Westwick) she met on the Sunset Strip brings together amateur journalist Karen McClaren (Taissa Farmiga) and Los Angeles detectives Jack Roth (Jeremy Sisto) and Paco Contreras (Gabriel Luna) as they seek the killer.

Creator: Steven Baigelman

Genre(s): Drama

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Glenn Garvin

Oct 28, 2015

The show's intricate plotting and its complex female characters—the desperately ambitious McClaren, the angel-faced, black-hearted Beaumontaine—make it fascinating despite its flaws. Read full review

Uncle Barky Ed Bark

Oct 22, 2015

It’s still the usual story of women being victimized and mutilated. Wicked City otherwise is no great shakes in the script department, with Sisto’s Roth spitting out too many lines from a well-worn playbook. Read full review

Rob Owen

Oct 27, 2015

It’s not a terrible show for fans of crime dramas but it’s not great either, occupying the same mushy middle ground as summer’s “Aquarius” on NBC. Read full review

Maureen Ryan

Oct 23, 2015

A trifling and thoroughly inert drama about a murderer who is called “a tragic soul” in the program’s press notes. There is something tragic about Wicked City, but it’s not the lead character. Read full review

Mekeisha Madden Toby

Oct 27, 2015

Despite noticeable efforts to play Kent and Betty as wounded, troubled people with murderously kinky bedroom predilections, Westwick and Christensen’s stunted, one-note characters seem better suited as reenactments on an Investigation Discovery true-crime program than a prime-time series. Read full review

David Wiegand

Oct 26, 2015

There should be more mystery about what makes Betty and Kent tick, but we know too much from the get-go. The psychological transparency of these two destroys whatever potential the show’s concept may have. Read full review

Hank Stuever

Oct 26, 2015

It’s violent in a dumb, done-before, tediously psychosexual way. Read full review

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ana_melinte90

May 5, 2016

I loved the music, the story, the characters, everything. I think it was a good ending for this tv series. It kinda reminded me of Stalker, Aquarius and a little bit of Vinyl.

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larissalima2

Nov 2, 2015

Algo bem positivo que me chamou atenção no Piloto é o fato de a série não ter pressa alguma, mesmo nesse primeiro episódio, para desenvolver sua trama. Ao contrário da maioria, não joga informações excessivas para ir juntando durante a temporada. A sensação que passa é que está tudo jáAlgo bem positivo que me chamou atenção no Piloto é o fato de a série não ter pressa alguma, mesmo nesse primeiro episódio, para desenvolver sua trama. Ao contrário da maioria, não joga informações excessivas para ir juntando durante a temporada. A sensação que passa é que está tudo já planejado, com começo, meio e fim, e, pelo menos quanto a isso, não precisamos nos preocupar.… Expand

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evonnepal

Nov 6, 2015

Love this show. Love the 80'feel and the way the show gives us the view from the police and the killers view. I hope it does not get cancelled! Hate when that happens!

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martinex

Nov 2, 2015

I was kind of looking forward to this show but the first episode did not impress. The dialogue was kind of dumb and the actors didn't really look comfortable delivering it (a sure sign of crappy direction). I'm going to hold off final verdict until I see a couple of more episodes (if itI was kind of looking forward to this show but the first episode did not impress. The dialogue was kind of dumb and the actors didn't really look comfortable delivering it (a sure sign of crappy direction). I'm going to hold off final verdict until I see a couple of more episodes (if it lasts that long). I did enjoy all the '80s music in the background although the fake Billy Idol performance was a bit hokey.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

Knighthawk81

Oct 29, 2015

This is a wholly unnecessary show. It's set in the early 1980s for some reason, and focuses on cops hunting a serial killer while said killer stalks victims and finds a partner in crime. This feels like something of a reach, especially on network TV with its constraints. The show wants to beThis is a wholly unnecessary show. It's set in the early 1980s for some reason, and focuses on cops hunting a serial killer while said killer stalks victims and finds a partner in crime. This feels like something of a reach, especially on network TV with its constraints. The show wants to be edgy but it can't accomplish that in this format. Instead, the performances seem strange and the story and characters are gross. This isn't the kind of show that's going to solidify the 10 p.m. spot on Tuesdays for ABC.… Expand

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JennetP

Nov 2, 2015

Jeremy, Jeremy, Jeremy. You've appeared in some great TV series, such as the ground-breaking "Six Feet Under," the classic "Law and Order, and the mishandled "Kidnapped." You even played detectives in two of those shows! So what are you doing in this stinker? Did you read the full script orJeremy, Jeremy, Jeremy. You've appeared in some great TV series, such as the ground-breaking "Six Feet Under," the classic "Law and Order, and the mishandled "Kidnapped." You even played detectives in two of those shows! So what are you doing in this stinker? Did you read the full script or quit after the naked shower scene with Karolina Wydra? How could you miss the giant swarm of hard-boiled detective cliches? The outlandish coincidences masquerading as plot? The unsurprising surprises? I can't believe you signed up for scenes like this one:

You and your partner are looking for a murderer who decapitates women. You trick him into communicating with you. Your trick is stupid and illegal, but people were a lot dumber in the 80s, not to mention high on cocaine, so it works. The murderer telex-invites you to an old crime scene, where he leaves a head-sized box on a table. What on earth could be in the box? The scary music starts up. The tom-toms of anticipation pound, as you stroke your vintage Don Johnson stubble reflectively. WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE IN THAT HEAD-SIZED BOX?!?!?! (To avoid a spoiler, I won't answer the question.)

So, Jeremy, I'm afraid you'll have to resign your membership in the Cool, Edgy Guy Club. Yeah, I know: you thought a series named "Wicked City" might make you president, but here's a tip: if a show needs a wicked name, chances are the script is a little shy on actual wickedness. Next time, read the script. All of it.… Expand

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marieosmondfan7

Nov 9, 2015

I really wanted to like this show. I like the actors but having it set in the past just ruined it for me. I had a hard time staying with it. My mind kept wandering and I had to work really hard not to pick up the remote and turn it off telling myself it might get better. It didn't getI really wanted to like this show. I like the actors but having it set in the past just ruined it for me. I had a hard time staying with it. My mind kept wandering and I had to work really hard not to pick up the remote and turn it off telling myself it might get better. It didn't get better. I feel horrible saying it but I hope it gets canceled soon so that the actors can move on to other projects more worthy of their talents.… Expand

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Season 1

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  Air Date: October 27, 2015
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