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- 2021
- TV-MA
- CBS All Access
- 2021
- TV-MA
- CBS All Access
Summary After 32 years, Border Patrol agent Ben Clemens (Michael Chiklis) finds himself helping those he had tried thwart during his career in this drama from Michelle MacLaren.
Created By: Michael Carnes, Josh Gilbert, David Graziano
- 2021
- TV-MA
- CBS All Access
- 2021
- TV-MA
- CBS All Access
Coyote
Season 1 Premiere: Jan 7, 2021
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8.1
Summary After 32 years, Border Patrol agent Ben Clemens (Michael Chiklis) finds himself helping those he had tried thwart during his career in this drama from Michelle MacLaren.
Created By: Michael Carnes, Josh Gilbert, David Graziano
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Generally Favorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
65
38% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
63% Mixed
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5 Reviews
0% Negative
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"Coyote" doesn't talk about the border but goes beyond it, to see people — their lives, dreams, and tragedies — up close. Politics (ours) thus become inverted and it's left to Ben to make sense of this inversion. By proxy, it's up to us as well. Binge-bait, and compelling binge-bait at that.
The only surprise in Coyote is the quality: It's very good.
Coyote benefits by stronger plotting and a more rounded portrayal of the crime family that traps Ben in their internal power struggle. [18-31 Jan 2021, p.11]
The series improves somewhat as it delves into the backstories of its Mexican characters. “Coyote” proves watchable but too derivative.
The craftsmanship, plotting, and performances are top notch. But the broad stereotypes early in the season, the lack of female characters who feel three-dimensional, and the inconsistent dialogue constantly pull it away from its potential.
While there’s usually more going on than what immediately meets the eye, the six-episode first season doesn’t always follow through on its more thoughtful intuitions and is often hard to watch.
Stock characterizations and messy, contrivance-dependent plotting enervate the rest of the season. An unwanted bouquet of loose ends gradually reveals itself — quite possibly the result of the season order being truncated from 10 to six episodes after a COVID work stoppage, but unfortunate and distracting nonetheless.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 7 User Ratings
8.1
71% Positive
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User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 7 User Ratings
8.1
71% Positive
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
14% Mixed
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1 Rating
14% Negative
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Production Company:
- Dark Horse Entertainment
- Paramount Network
- Sony Pictures Television
Initial Release Date: Jan 7, 2021
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-MA
