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Windfall

Summary Money changes everything. Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to become a millionaire overnight? A group of 20 friends and acquaintances is about to find that out as they win $386 million in lottery on NBC's hot summer drama, Windfall. At the heart of the events is a close-knit group of four friends. Peter (Luke Perry, J...

Created By: Laurie McCarthy, Gwendolyn M. Parker

  • 2006
  • NBC
  • 2006
  • NBC

Windfall

Season 1 Premiere: Jun 8, 2006
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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Summary Money changes everything. Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to become a millionaire overnight? A group of 20 friends and acquaintances is about to find that out as they win $386 million in lottery on NBC's hot summer drama, Windfall. At the heart of the events is a close-knit group of four friends. Peter (Luke Perry, J...

Created By: Laurie McCarthy, Gwendolyn M. Parker

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews
44
26% Positive
5 Reviews
32% Mixed
6 Reviews
42% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews
44
26% Positive
5 Reviews
32% Mixed
6 Reviews
42% Negative
8 Reviews

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75
"Windfall" proves you don't need to be marooned on a remote South Sea island to be lost.
By Gloria Goodale FULL REVIEW
70
It's an enjoyable, intriguing look at what can happen to a group of ordinary, cash-strapped people who wake up one day as multimillionaires.
By Alessandra Stanley FULL REVIEW
50
It's a decent enough show, a soap opera essentially, playing around with heavy themes and life-changing events but lightweight enough not to make you think too hard or keep you glued to the television when you decide you want something from the refrigerator — the TV equivalent of a beach book.
By Robert Lloyd FULL REVIEW
40
I hope future episodes don’t feel as if somebody took three hours of material and reduced it to one.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
30
A shrewdly silly show offering something lovingly hackneyed for everyone.
By Troy Patterson FULL REVIEW
20
There's an attempt at darkness here that the writers don't pull off; instead each negative turn of events just feels depressing.
By Heather Havrilesky FULL REVIEW
10
An unsatisfying and predictable jumble.
By Matt Roush FULL REVIEW

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Production Company:
  • National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
  • New Regency Productions
  • Sprockets Music
Initial Release Date: Jun 8, 2006
Number of seasons: 1 Season
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