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- 2017
- TV-MA
- SyFy
- 2017
- TV-MA
- SyFy
Summary Set in a near-apocalyptic future, Los Angeles cop Arthur Bailey (Alan Ritchson) must join a cross-country death race with a car that runs on human blood with Grace (Christina Ochoa), a woman with her own agenda in this grindhouse-inspired series created by James Roland.
Created By: James Roland
- 2017
- TV-MA
- SyFy
- 2017
- TV-MA
- SyFy
Blood Drive
Season 1 Premiere: Jun 14, 2017
65
6.3
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Summary Set in a near-apocalyptic future, Los Angeles cop Arthur Bailey (Alan Ritchson) must join a cross-country death race with a car that runs on human blood with Grace (Christina Ochoa), a woman with her own agenda in this grindhouse-inspired series created by James Roland.
Created By: James Roland
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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62% Positive
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31% Mixed
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8% Negative
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1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
65
62% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
31% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
8% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
It is not boring. It’s a show for a very specific sort of audience, but for that audience, it could become a legit cult hit.
While it is no heir to what Rodriguez and Tarantino did, Blood Drive is an indulgent "Grindhouse” for all the modern direct-to-video goofiness and weirdness you can only watch at home now anyway.
The deteriorated film effects and the adrenalized driving become less important and instead there are extended subplots involving the possibility of Blood Drive becoming a network TV show or delving into the relationships of the other drivers and the result is a show that's vastly more watchable. The more Blood Drive goes for comedy, the more Slink becomes central and the better Cunningham gets to be.
Calling Blood Drive a rom-com would be stretching things, but it is refreshing to see that love can still bloom in a world where, if you softly whispered, “I would die for you,” most of the population would take you up on the offer.
The cast walks an excellent line between tuned-in and too-cheeky, flaunting their toned abs and cut cheekbones as shamelessly as the show that hired them, while the series itself shamelessly veers through all manner of lewd and ludicrous territory. A lot of people will hate this show. I’m happy to be one of the people who loves it.
At its best, Blood Drive is sloppy, silly, squirm-inducing fun, particularly when it focuses on the race. The acting is generally weak and the writing is awful, but the effects are slickly produced and the visuals consistently evoke the many grindhouse classics that inspired it.
The whole party-scene setting, complete with sneering guys with chains and women in brightly-colored wigs, is apparently intended to make you gawp at its carnal adventurousness. Instead, like the rest of Blood Drive, it’s as painfully boring as watching someone hit his fingers repeatedly with a hammer in an attempt to shock you.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 40 User Ratings
6.3
68% Positive
27 Ratings
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5% Mixed
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28% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 40 User Ratings
6.3
68% Positive
27 Ratings
27 Ratings
5% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
28% Negative
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
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Initial Release Date: Jun 14, 2017
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Nomination
