Hemlock Grove: Season 1

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Hemlock Grove

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Netflix | Season Premiere Date: April 19, 2013

Starring: Don Francks, Famke Janssen, Dougray Scott

Summary: Based on the Brian McGreevy's novel of the same name, the murder of 17-year-old Brooke Bluebell in a small Pennsylvania steel town leads to suspicions toward Peter Rumancek (Landon Liboiron), 17-year-old Gypsy and Roman Godfrey (Bill Skarsgard), the heir to the Godfrey estate.

Creator: Brian McGreevy

Genre(s): Drama, Horror, Suspense

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E13. Birth
Air Date: April 19, 2013
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S1:E12. Children of the Night
Air Date: April 19, 2013
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S1:E11. The Price
Air Date: April 19, 2013

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Critic Reviews

Jessica Shaw

Apr 24, 2013

Hemlock Grove takes its time with story lines, ensuring that each one has plenty of room to ripen. It carries out every dastardly deed with gusto, but still offers enough moments of levity. Read full review

David Hiltbrand

Apr 18, 2013

It manages to be lush, gross, frightening, and ridiculous--all at the same time. Read full review

Uncle Barky Ed Bark

Apr 24, 2013

Hemlock Grove overall falls well short of anything resembling sustained brilliance. Still, each episode may well push just enough buttons to pull you along to the next one. Read full review

Alan Sepinwall

Apr 17, 2013

There are just a lot of crazy, crazy ideas hurled out there with no real thought given to pace or tone or how to mesh them all together. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Apr 15, 2013

If the underlying formula is as old as “Dark Shadows,” there’s still a need for more narrative momentum than the 13-episode series initially delivers. Read full review

Tim Goodman

Apr 11, 2013

Weird can be good, but this isn’t intentionally weird so much as it is plain bad. Read full review

The Daily Beast Jace Lacob

May 30, 2013

The Roth-directed drama is an almost unwatchable muddle of horror tropes and painfully creaky dialogue. Read full review

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JorjaEve

Nov 13, 2013

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have only recently watched Hemlock Grove, in early November 13. And i have to say I thought the brooding, mystery of it all was phenomenal. Being a young adult I have completely indulged myself with the thirteen episode thriller. Dark demons and hidden depths suck you in and leave you speechless. The gore, fantastic. Completely gripping. And the characters, perfectly portrayed, exactly how they should be. As a budding actress myself and looking to go into the darker genre, i was glued to the screen, every actor and actress had that dark spark. It's not just the gorgeous guys i'm infatuated with either, the twists, romance, action and the supernatural element are thrown together in a way that suits this gruesome jaw-dropping series. I am definitely looking forward to the release of the second! And as for the werewolf transformation, it's never been done like that. I have spent countless hours trawling through all things supernatural. Never have I come across one so realistic and in detail. I'm really not sure what all these negative reviews are all about, they must be on the wrong site. Thank you Netflix!… Expand

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PastorOfMuppets

May 27, 2014

Started kind of slow then the show sinks in. Very suspenseful with great characters. I commend the choice of actors. Overly sexual at times yet wonderfully gory.

3 of 4 users found this helpful31

crypticbutton

Apr 19, 2013

Hemlock Grove is an amazing series, it is slow developing but so what, so is Game of Thrones. Its more murder mystery that happens to be set in a supernatural universe.

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Sethy

Apr 28, 2013

Hemlock Grove is nothing like twilight. Hemlock is as much a twilight clone as twilight is an interview with a vampire clone...

The Good: Famke Janssen as Olivia Romanian Mythology Never really knowing what is happening The Bad: Big cast of characters that never really fullyHemlock Grove is nothing like twilight. Hemlock is as much a twilight clone as twilight is an interview with a vampire clone...

The Good:

Famke Janssen as Olivia
Romanian Mythology
Never really knowing what is happening

The Bad:

Big cast of characters that never really fully develop.
Pacing seems off at times.
The ending rushes through the explanation.… Expand

2 of 5 users found this helpful23

Mothman13

May 4, 2013

Everything about this series is really peculiar and I can see that it makes it hard to like for some people. I can't seem to decide if the series is really brilliant or just utterly dumb. Anyway, I gave the series a chance and it was worth it and I'm interested to see how it continues.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

b735

Aug 2, 2014

I watched it based on the fact that Netflix originals have been entertaining and well done (House of Cards, Orange is the New Black). Hemlock Grove, however, lacks the movie quality acting that have differentiated other Netflix originals.

While the directing is decent, poor screenwritingI watched it based on the fact that Netflix originals have been entertaining and well done (House of Cards, Orange is the New Black). Hemlock Grove, however, lacks the movie quality acting that have differentiated other Netflix originals.

While the directing is decent, poor screenwriting condemns the cast to canned and often cliche lines. Each episode includes multiple cliff hangers and quirky mysteries to keep the viewer progressing through the show without, however, delivering on the anticipation that the show builds.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

femeatsix

Jul 1, 2015

My first disappointment with this series was the werewolf looks like a dog puppie as we've seen in Twiligh, I'd like to met who created this kind of "werewolf" and kill that person.
Second, the sex scenes becomes so saturated that doesn't even make sense at a moment, some scenes alreadyMy first disappointment with this series was the werewolf looks like a dog puppie as we've seen in Twiligh, I'd like to met who created this kind of "werewolf" and kill that person.
Second, the sex scenes becomes so saturated that doesn't even make sense at a moment, some scenes already begins with a blowjob and u starts to think "humm, something is going to happen" or "this scene must have make sense to the plot, lets see what they'll say after" and then, NOTHING..... nothing happens, they just stop to have sex and begin a randomic conversation, c'mon netflix.... stop this ****… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

44

Series Overview
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: October 23, 2015
Season 2

37
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: July 11, 2014
Season 1

45
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: April 19, 2013
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  S1:E13. Birth
  Air Date: April 19, 2013
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  S1:E12. Children of the Night
  Air Date: April 19, 2013
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  S1:E11. The Price
  Air Date: April 19, 2013
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  S1:E10. God Doesn't Want You to Be Happy, He Wants You to Be Strong
  Air Date: April 19, 2013
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  S1:E9. Peter's Hierarchy of S... He Can Live Without
  Air Date: April 19, 2013
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  S1:E8. Catabasis
  Air Date: April 19, 2013
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  S1:E7. Measure of Disorder
  Air Date: April 19, 2013
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  S1:E6. The Crucible
  Air Date: April 19, 2013
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  S1:E5. Hello Handsome
  Air Date: April 19, 2013
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  S1:E4. In Poor Taste
  Air Date: April 19, 2013
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  S1:E3. The Order of the Dragon
  Air Date: April 19, 2013
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  S1:E2. The Angel
  Air Date: April 19, 2013
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  S1:E1. Jellyfish in the Sky
  Air Date: April 19, 2013