• Network: TNT
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 12, 2001
Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Negative: 0 out of 4
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  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Allan Johnson
    Jun 3, 2015
    80
    Does Witchblade the series work? You bet, judging from Tuesday's premiere. [12 June 2001, p.3]
  2. Reviewed by: Eric Mink
    Jun 2, 2015
    75
    If you're unfamiliar with the comic book and didn't see the movie, tonight's series premiere will go down easier if viewed with a mental attitude best described as "Just go with it."
  3. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Staff [Not Credited]
    Jun 2, 2015
    60
    It is so good and bad all at once that you just have to watch it. Remember, it's based on a comic book. [11 June 2001, p.2C]
  4. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Michael R. Farkash
    Jun 2, 2015
    60
    With action at the forefront and a visual style that incorporates 21st-century video game effects, the pilot episode blazes along. Yes, characterization usually comes second in comic book-generated productions, but Butler in the lead role gets to display a reasonable amount of angst. Problem is, the dialogue is so on-target that it's difficult for Butler and the others to play the subtext and inner torment, given that we're constantly told, rather than shown, what's going on in their heads. [11 June 2001]