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Camelot: Season 1
  • Network: Starz
  • Series Premiere Date: Apr 1, 2011
  • Season #: 1
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Metascore
58 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 26 Critics What's this?

User Score
5.3 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 42 Ratings

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10 out of 10
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  • Summary: The battle for the throne between young King Arthur (Jamie Campbell Bower) and his half sister Morgan (Eva Green) is the central focus of Starz's serial television version of the legend.
  • Genre(s): Action/Adventure, Drama

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 26
  3. Negative: 2 out of 26
  1. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Glenn Garvin
    Apr 7, 2011
    80
    Starz, however, has re-imagined the doings of Arthur, Guinevere and the gang as a bloody, bodice-ripping medieval soap opera, and the result is surprisingly satisfying.
  2. The Huffington Post (formerly AOL TV)
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    Apr 1, 2011
    60
    The main thing Camelot has going for it is a lively, unpretentious desire to entertain. It doesn't take itself overly seriously--Merlin has a wry sense of humor--and there are some capable action sequences amid scenes of rustic splendor.
  3. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    Mar 31, 2011
    37
    There are a few amusing, if not always sensible, twists, and after a rough start, Bower does display some charm and skill as the boy king. But even so, a story meant to sing simply doesn't.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
  3. Negative: 3 out of 13
  1. martinex
    7
    Two words make this show worth watching: Eva Green is absolutely delicious as the evil Morgan Le Fey. The story of King Arthur has been done to death but the events that led to his crowning is an interesting angle. Definitely interesting enough for continued viewing.… Expand
    • 3 of 3 users said yes
  2. tr34
    4
    Lightweight is the only way to describe this re-telling of Arthur. I was expecting Son's of Anarchy medieval and instead we got BBC's Merlin with boobs and swearing. Oh! Joseph what did you sign up to?… Expand
    • 3 of 4 users said yes
  3. chrisking8613
    0
    I loved the trailers!!! The actual series... Not so much. I figured that this would be very entertaining story driven series sort of like a mix of the tutors and Spartacus. Although I didn't work that way, I could somewhat tolerate the poor story and slow moments in the episodes. However, the lack to make this series feel like it happened in the past was just awful.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes

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