Years and Years

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Season 1
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
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  1. Amq1
    Jun 30, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand 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.… Expand
  2. atorado
    Jul 16, 2019
    9
    Creative and smart !!
    This is Us and Black Mirror blends into one 6 episode miniseries covering the next 15 years in the life of the Lyons family. The acting and music is wonderful while complicated drama situations happen so fast avoiding fillers and unnecessary scenes. At the end you `ll wish there were new stories for the next years.
    "Signor, is this a good series" ? Signor :    Creative and smart !!
    This is Us and Black Mirror blends into one 6 episode miniseries covering the next 15 years in the life of the Lyons family. The acting and music is wonderful while complicated drama situations happen so fast avoiding fillers and unnecessary scenes. At the end you `ll wish there were new stories for the next years.

    "Signor, is this a good series" ?
    Signor : "Yes, indeed is a great miniseries" !!!    … Expand
  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 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 charactersEvery 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, :)… Expand
  4. OlivierPiel
    Jul 10, 2019
    0
    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
  5. pierre29177
    Jul 28, 2019
    10
    Quite emotional And interesting story about the development of European social politics. Would love to see a second season
  6. khia22
    Jul 24, 2019
    10
    a brilliant look into the rising political climate and technology, anyone who rates this poorly is more than likely a fan of Trump and the rise of the non-factual politics the reality of the world we are creating

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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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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
  1. The Independent
    Reviewed by: Sean O'Grady
    Jan 3, 2020
    80
    Years and Years, then, is favoured by some wit, a cornucopia of fab talent and promising characters.
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  2. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Lucy Mangan
    Dec 4, 2019
    100
    [Russell T Davies] aerates the heaviest, most fraught issues (from the insidious nature of tech, to income inequality, to the rapidity with which events can become both ancient history and rapidly repeated) with wit and optimism, so that they are no longer a burden, to us or the narrative, but grist to the mental and dramatic mill.
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  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Hank Stuever
    Jul 30, 2019
    90
    “Years and Years” is one of the best shows of 2019 so far — worth going back and experiencing it in your own way. While remaining a deeply absorbing family story, as good or better than any season of “This Is Us,” “Years and Years” is depressing on top of depressing. ... My praise for the show is not unqualified, however, as Davies (whose previous work includes the British version of “Queer as Folk” and a successful revamp of “Doctor Who”) stumbled greatly with Monday’s series finale.
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