Dead Set

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Season 1
  • Network: IFC , E4
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 27, 2008
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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Critic Reviews

  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Dalton Ross
    Oct 25, 2010
    100
    Four words: Best. Eviction. Episode. Ever. The only thing that could have made it even more delicious? Zombie Chenbot.
  2. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Oct 25, 2010
    90
    Vulgar and noisy, and often disgustingly hilarious, Dead Set is the perfect pop-culture poison for those of us convinced the world of Big Brother and its spawn is an endless night of the living dead, turning participants and fans alike into craven zombies.
  3. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    Oct 25, 2010
    80
    I was surprised at how much adrenalized horror there is to be found in the story, as it races forward into bloody human-zombie battles and scary entrapments. This isn't a wink-winkfest so much as a sly screamfest, with lots of post-apocalyptic misery and carnage afoot.
  5. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    Oct 25, 2010
    80
    On balance it plays like a well-made and increasingly grim horror picture, with a crispness of execution and a graphic level of intestine-pulling, throat-ripping violence that are both beyond the American norm.
  6. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Nancy DeWolf Smith
    Oct 25, 2010
    70
    Dead Set is less remarkable, because this import from the U.K. is more typical of the genre and gets campy, although it will scare the bejeebers out of you.

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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 34 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 34
  3. Negative: 2 out of 34
  1. DirigiblePulp
    Jun 27, 2018
    5
    This show doesn't have nearly enough to say. It's not clever, engaging, and so poorly shot on handheld cameras as to be borderline classifiedThis show doesn't have nearly enough to say. It's not clever, engaging, and so poorly shot on handheld cameras as to be borderline classified as an esoteric art piece.… Full Review »
  2. TheQuietGamer
    Oct 29, 2016
    8
    The Brits nail the zombie apocalypse and manage to mock pop-culture in the process. Dead Set's skewering of reality television is both brutalThe Brits nail the zombie apocalypse and manage to mock pop-culture in the process. Dead Set's skewering of reality television is both brutal and hilarious. If the show has any problem, it's that it's too darn short.

    It's five episodes are over in a breeze. While the first gets off to a slower start due to it's extended running time, once the dead start rising it doesn't let up. With it's strong characters, brutal violence. excellent setting, and much appreciated sense of humor this isn't a show you'll want to see end.

    However the mini-series angle is also a strength of it. You may want to keep following these characters, but at least we don't get to see any sort of dive in quality brought on by the need to churn out more seasons and stories. It does what it sets out to do and it does it well.

    Very well in fact. Nearly every aspect is spot on. The zombies are menacing, the gore and deaths are brutal, and it can be genuinely funny. Mix that with a cast you actually give a crap about and you are sure to be (dead) set with an excellent dose on undead excellence.

    Dead Set is simply some of the best zombie content I've ever experienced. This is a must for undead lovers, horror enthusiasts, or just people who love some good social satire. When it comes horror-comedy, Dead Set nails both with unflinching brutality.    … Full Review »
  3. WJS
    Apr 11, 2015
    8
    A new twist on the Zombie Apocalypse idea wherein a Zombie horde attacks the Big Brother house. “Dead Set” is grim and grisly with some decentA new twist on the Zombie Apocalypse idea wherein a Zombie horde attacks the Big Brother house. “Dead Set” is grim and grisly with some decent acting and direction and lots of blood and gore. It’s fairly short (I was able to binge watch the whole thing in one afternoon), but it still packs a wallop. Apparently some of the stars were actually a part of the original Big Brothers series in Britain, which probably made it seem even more satiric. It will be inevitably compared to “The Walking Dead”, but that’s not a bad thing.… Full Review »
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