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- 2020
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2020
- TV-MA
- Netflix
Summary John B (Chase Stokes) and his friends search for his missing father and the treasure he was searching for off the Outer Banks of North Carolina in this teen drama created by Jonas Pate, Josh Pate, and Shannon Burke.
Created By: Shannon Burke, Jonas Pate, Josh Pate
- 2020
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2020
- TV-MA
- Netflix
Outer Banks
Season 1 Premiere: Apr 15, 2020
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7.0
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Summary John B (Chase Stokes) and his friends search for his missing father and the treasure he was searching for off the Outer Banks of North Carolina in this teen drama created by Jonas Pate, Josh Pate, and Shannon Burke.
Created By: Shannon Burke, Jonas Pate, Josh Pate
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
58
47% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
47% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
7% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
58
47% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
47% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
7% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Anything is possible. And that’s what makes this wild ride of a show so endlessly enjoyable, even in its third installment.
Outer Banks slots many of its characters into specific boxes and keeps them there. The series’ lack of nuance sometimes takes away from the emotional stakes, but it still does manage to craft a very exciting mystery-thriller with touches of teen romance. It’s a fun ride, but tighter character work would sell Outer Banks’ biggest moments much harder.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 112 User Ratings
7.0
68% Positive
76 Ratings
76 Ratings
13% Mixed
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
19% Negative
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 112 User Ratings
7.0
68% Positive
76 Ratings
76 Ratings
13% Mixed
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
19% Negative
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
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The relative success of this show, pitched in a way that staves off its more destructive impulses, is a testament to how well everyone involved manages to play along. Maybe it’s a show that’s still trying too hard at points, but it’s easy to imagine that fans of “Outer Banks” watching Season 2 will find much of what they’re searching for.
Inconsistent but generally fun young adult drama.
Characters spend a lot of time convincing us, and each other, of their beautiful-loser bona fides. But any dramatic shortcomings will be overlooked by those attracted to the show’s basic premise: young people living unsupervised, on the margins of society, but who still get to behave like they have a team of lawyers on retainer. ... Motivations, generally speaking, are less convincing than the hurricane that blows through episode 1. But when everyone looks so good in so little, narrative coherence is lucky to be an afterthought.
Season Three sacrifices nearly all of the show’s original charm to keep its already-unbelievable treasure hunt theme going just a little while longer. Season Three of Outer Banks relies heavily on narration and flashbacks to keep its momentum going, a party trick that does little to hide its thin plot.
The third volume cranks that absurdity up to 11 but instead of leaning wholly into the pulpy fun, it does something worse: It starts taking its messy mythology seriously.
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I found it quite clinging yet annoying. Some of the decisions they make are excruciatingly annoying. You find treasure, you naturally bag it. when pope fell sick, they all naively went with him without leaving at least two of them to secure the Cross, to ensure what happened to the gold doesn't happen to the cross. Yet when they were stranded in the forest, two went to get a recue vehicle and some stayed with the van. You naturally stay with treasure, not abandon it after all the struggle experienced in finding it. That emptied reality from the story and left me angry. couldn't watch beyond 2/9. And how can you give a sick guy to drive you?
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Frustrating in both good and very bad ways, the series doesn’t ever know what it’s supposed to be. Similarly to how a teenager doesn’t know what crowd to hangout in, this series can’t find its rhythm, jumping from mystery, to adventure, to teen romance all at nauseating speeds. But it does have its upsides. Namely, the portrayal of teen violence, familial abuse, drug use, and the sense of adventure (when it can get it right) makes this a mostly enjoyable ride. Unfortunately, it’s just very inconsistent.
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This show has some good compelling moments but it’s continuously squandered away by convenient incompetence. The occasional screw up is forgivable, it is a tv show they have to build plot, but the never ending trail of building up characters to be smart geniuses & haven’t them drop the ball every time is tiring. The main cast are the second most compelling part of the show. I find myself rooting for the “bad guys” as they are for more interesting than the teens. Overrall I wouldn’t recommend this show, as when you get interested it will just let you down in the end
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Production Company:
- Netflix
- Red Canoe Productions
- Rock Fish Productions
Initial Release Date: Apr 15, 2020
Number of seasons: 4 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
People's Choice Awards, USA
• 2 Wins & 13 Nominations
MTV Movie + TV Awards
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards
• 1 Nomination
