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- 2017
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- Starz
- 2017
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- Starz
Summary Howard Silk (J.K. Simmons) works as a low-level employee at a Berlin-based spy agency when he discovers his employers protect an opening to a parallel dimension. In the other dimension, he meets his counterpart named Prime (J.K. Simmons) in this sci-fi thriller created by Justin Marks.
Created By: Justin Marks
- 2017
- TV-MA
- Starz
- 2017
- TV-MA
- Starz
Counterpart
Season 1 Premiere: Dec 10, 2017
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7.5
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Summary Howard Silk (J.K. Simmons) works as a low-level employee at a Berlin-based spy agency when he discovers his employers protect an opening to a parallel dimension. In the other dimension, he meets his counterpart named Prime (J.K. Simmons) in this sci-fi thriller created by Justin Marks.
Created By: Justin Marks
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 22 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 22 Critic Reviews
76
86% Positive
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
14% Mixed
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3 Reviews
0% Negative
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Counterpart blooms and grows as an absorbing sci-fi/spy thriller with elemental questions about how identities can be forged and changed by environments and circumstances.
The show is so good at grounding its drama that somehow the idea of second, parallel reality just seems like a very normal, possible thing.
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Generally Favorable
Based on 173 User Ratings
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 173 User Ratings
7.5
80% Positive
138 Ratings
138 Ratings
10% Mixed
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
10% Negative
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
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Excellent, intriguing and occasionally action-packed.
Through six episodes, Mr. Marks doesn’t do anything especially interesting with that premise, but luckily for him and us, Mr. Simmons, an Oscar winner in 2015 for “Whiplash,” does. ... In Counterpart, Mr. Simmons works so subtly, and seemingly effortlessly, that you always know which Howard you’re watching, but you’re never aware of how you know.
Counterpart moves at a deliberate pace in the early episodes, punctuated with moments of violence and surprise. It takes time for us to acclimate ourselves to the show’s concept, but once it sinks in, we’re hooked. The performances are superb, especially Simmons, who is so good as both Howard and Other Howard, he should be nominated for two best actor Emmys.
But just as there are two Howard Silks, there are essentially two Counterparts: the spy drama with science fiction trappings, and the character study with same. Spy Howard often has to carry bureaucrat Howard through the latest crisis, and the character version of Counterpart can more than carry the spy story when it starts to feel too pokey.
Counterpart is built on a rather unwieldy premise that will either support seasons of absorbing brain-teasing or tumble over and scatter like a colossal Jenga tower. ... Throughout all the setup of this riven world, imagined by show creator Justin Marks, Simmons shines. His performance as both Howards is endlessly entertaining, and it kept me engaged in the story even when I wasn’t certain exactly what was happening.
Production Company:
- Gilbert Films
- Anonymous Content
- Gate 34 Productions
- Media Rights Capital (MRC)
- Starz Originals
Initial Release Date: Dec 10, 2017
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
IGN Summer Movie Awards
• 3 Nominations
Satellite Awards
• 2 Nominations
SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
