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The Secret Circle: Season 1
  • Network: The CW
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 15, 2011
  • Season #: 0 , 1
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Metascore
55 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 20 Critics What's this?

User Score
7.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 60 Ratings

Your Score
10 out of 10
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  • Summary: Cassie (Britt Robertson) moves to Chance Harbor, Washington, after her mother dies and discovers she is one of several high school girls who descend from powerful witches, in the drama based on the books by L.J. Smith (who also penned the Vampire Diaries books).
  • Genre(s): Drama

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 20
  3. Negative: 1 out of 20
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    Sep 13, 2011
    80
    This air of familiarity notwithstanding, the pilot is splendidly rendered; effective in the expected ways in a way that makes you forget you expected them.
  2. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    Sep 15, 2011
    60
    The Secret Circle isn't stunning out of the gate. It does seem to understand what it wants and needs to be.
  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Hank Stuever
    Sep 15, 2011
    16
    Based on a book series from the same author who ginned up The Vampire Diaries and drawing upon every market-tested trope the witchy-poo genre has to offer.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
  3. Negative: 4 out of 17
  1. Remi21
    10
    I love this show. Please make season 2!!!! I knew Adam wasn't going to get rid of the crystal. And I want to see the 4 new people. Omg just make season 2 please!!!!!!!!!… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. mdearth24
    4
    This show can be entertaining if you can get past the bad acting and actually get interested in the story but the actors make that hard to do. They should of gotten better actors because there is so much potential for this show and not to mention killing off the best actor they had, bad ideas writers. Overall their moving this plot tooooooo quickly and trying to force it on us. And coming on after the vampire diaries Is a bad thing.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  3. TickleOnTheTum
    1
    Following in the trend of some other recent shows this series sees late 20 year olds cast as 16-18 year old school kids, and it just doesn't work. The plot is almost completely different to the books and like Vampire Diaries is mainly just and excuse to use a well known authors following to garner more viewers. There is little chemistry between the various actors and actresses and none of them are particularly endearing. The effects are are nothing new and the show comes over more like BH90210 than as similar to it's sister show Vampire Diaries.… Expand
    • 3 of 3 users said yes

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