Years and Years

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Season 1
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 24
  3. Negative: 1 out of 24
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  1. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Erik Adams
    Jun 24, 2019
    50
    At its best, Years And Years is like a limited-series-as-ant-farm; more frequently, however, it feels like it’s sadistically frying those ants under a magnifying glass.
  2. Time
    Reviewed by: Judy Berman
    Jun 24, 2019
    50
    Believable as a family and likable as individuals, the Lyons ground the show’s unwieldy themes in real lives viewers can actually care about. ... But the show too often feels like an exercise in liberal masochism. ... Its flaw lies not in the execution of its futuristic family drama but in the banal and occasionally pernicious ideas that form its foundation.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: James Poniewozik
    Jun 24, 2019
    50
    “Years” is very good at amplifying up today’s familiar sense of tumult. ... What it’s less good at, and this is important given the kitchen-table genre Davies has chosen, is making its characters into three-dimensional individuals. Mostly, they each feel like a representative for a social or political demographic.

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#50 Best TV Season of 2019
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#99 Most Discussed TV Season of 2019

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User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 41 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 41
  3. Negative: 5 out of 41
  1. OlivierPiel
    Jul 10, 2019
    0
    Trite. Lowbrow. Self-satisfied. Pontificating. Flabby. Politically Correct.
    In short, the exact opposite of British wit, and its acerbic,    Trite. Lowbrow. Self-satisfied. Pontificating. Flabby. Politically Correct.
    In short, the exact opposite of British wit, and its acerbic, smart, self-deprecating humour.
    Minore Britannia    … Full Review »
  2. Amq1
    Jun 30, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Fantastic dystopian drama let down a little by some unsympathetic characters and Deus Ex Machina hokiness. Superb performances from Jessica Hynes, Rory Kinnear, Anne Reid and star-in-the-making Lydia West though.… Full Review »
  3. EFRAM
    Jul 29, 2019
    9
    Every so often a show comes along that rocks the conscience into action. Russell T Davies brilliantly and profoundly disturbing "Years andEvery so often a show comes along that rocks the conscience into action. Russell T Davies brilliantly and profoundly disturbing "Years and Years" is a sincerely drawn portrait of a culture of personality which wrecks disaster on the soul of humanity. The perfect example of Satire meeting Reality it hits close to home and then hits even closer. The saving grace is a cast of characters drawn so humanely, that we are immediately drawn into their world while at the same time fearful of what is happening to ours. A must see for anyone with a conscience and a desire to change the mess of a society we all find ourselves in. 4 stars, :)… Full Review »
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