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Emerald City
Season 1 Premiere: Jan 6, 2017
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6.7
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 31 Critic Reviews
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23% Positive
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 31 Critic Reviews
47
23% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
45% Mixed
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
32% Negative
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
The overall result is a first season that has its flaws, but features enough delightful weirdness to intrigue those willing to give it a chance.
Friday’s premiere consists of two episodes, which is good, because two hours is about how long it takes you to acclimate to the tone and intent. In the third episode, a doozy, the show’s grip on you really tightens.
When Emerald City builds much of its narrative around how weird and edgy the place is, it just feels tired. You’ve seen this take on Oz before--and done better.
Emerald City's ambitious pretensions of being the next great adult dark fantasy keeps colliding with childish, clumsy tendency toward unpleasant shock value. [2-15 Jan 2017, p.19]
Emerald City is a turgid attempt at fantasy burdened by the weight of its own pretensions.
We soon begin to see the method behind this show’s storytelling: If there’s a way to pump more pretentious gas into the story, Emerald City will find it.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 107 User Ratings
6.7
65% Positive
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12% Mixed
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22% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 107 User Ratings
6.7
65% Positive
70 Ratings
70 Ratings
12% Mixed
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
22% Negative
24 Ratings
24 Ratings
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Production Company:
- Shaun Cassidy Productions
- Oedipus Productions
- Mount Moriah
- Universal Television
Initial Release Date: Jan 6, 2017
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-14
Awards
Imagen Foundation Awards
• 2 Nominations
Bafta TV Craft
• 2 Nominations
