Wicked City

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Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 27, 2015
User Score
4.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 33 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 33
  3. Negative: 17 out of 33
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  1. martinex
    Nov 2, 2015
    5
    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 it lasts that long). I did enjoy all the '80s music in the background although the fake Billy IdolI 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
  2. MrWonderful
    Oct 28, 2015
    6
    If Miami Vice (TV series) & Natural Born Killers were to make a TV series baby this would be it. A wants-to-be-edgy cop vs killer(s) show surrounded by nostalgic 80's and prior pop music. I'm on the fence based on the first episode but will stick with it to see where it leads. Hopefully the Billy Idol tracks become less frequent.

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Metascore
33

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 30
  3. Negative: 16 out of 30
  1. Reason.com
    Reviewed by: Glenn Garvin
    Oct 28, 2015
    80
    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.
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  2. Newark Star-Ledger
    Reviewed by: Vicki Hyman
    Oct 27, 2015
    42
    This is a conventional crime show draped in period trappings when it should be steeped in the era.
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  3. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    Reviewed by: Gail Pennington
    Oct 27, 2015
    25
    The writing is cliched, the characters cartoonish and the action tedious, punctured by bloodshed.
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