Sleeper Cell: Season 1
  • Network: Showtime
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 4, 2005
  • Season #: 1 , 2
Metascore
65 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 26
  3. Negative: 2 out of 26
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  1. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    38
    Cobbled together out of hundreds of undercover/caper movie clichés, Sleeper Cell is so absurdly detached from the real world, it makes 24 look like a documentary.
  2. Kansas City Star
    Reviewed by: Aaron Barnhart
    30
    The one thing “Sleeper Cell” does commendably is to suggest that there is a struggle going on for the soul of Islam, and that al-Qaida does not have the only say in the matter. But that message is swamped by predictable thriller filler and cheap production values.

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User Score
8.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 52 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 35
  3. Negative: 4 out of 35
  1. taverner
    1
    What a bad show. The dialogue, acting, plot and music is all just horrible. Beyond unrealistic (in the worst ways).

    A friend recommended this     and said it was similar to Homeland. This show is much worse and a far cry from Homeland. I'm surprised that the ctritic's and user reviews are so high.… Full Review »
  2. DQS
    5
    Wildly uneven episode to episode, and character to character. The dialogue seems borrowed from Tom Clancy novels (which is not a compliment) and most of the characters are two dimensional (some less than that). If you're watching just for action - search elsewhere. If you're watching for a dialectic on America's confusion of Islam with Terrorism - search elsewhere.… Full Review »
  3. NancyH
    10
    Extremely chilling, terrific acting and very realistic. Can't wait for 3rd season to see if Darwyn survives.
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