High Fidelity: Season 1

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HULU | Season Premiere Date: February 14, 2020

Summary: Brooklyn record store owner (Zoe Kravitz) tries to get over her latest breakup in this second adaptation of the Nick Hornby novel of the same name.

Genre(s): Drama

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RogerEbert.com Allison Shoemaker

Feb 14, 2020

Empathetic, textured, funny, surprising, and affectionate reimagining. Read full review

Erica Campbell

Feb 4, 2020

Yes, she’s insufferable, and yes there are times I had to press pause from second-hand embarrassment to yell at the screen, “WHAT ARE YOU DOING ROB?”, but as a woman of color who once cried over the mere thought of someone taking her Led Zeppelin records post-breakup, it was nice to feel seen for once. Besides, even in her problematic self-indulgence, there’s something in Kravitz’s portrayal of Rob that makes you feel for her. Read full review

IndieWire Steve Greene

Feb 14, 2020

Viewers expecting a tight, compact album might be pleasantly surprised to see this season take on a more open-ended Spotify playlist feel, designed to keep playing and be enjoyed knowing that the end is still far in the future. At times, it’s an eclectic mix of ideas and execution, but there’s a great amount of satisfaction in just letting it all wash over you. Read full review

Meghan O'Keefe

Feb 3, 2020

High Fidelity uses its brilliant cast, sharp writing, and hypnotically cool set design to examine how relationships have and haven’t changed in the modern era. Read full review

Melanie McFarland

Feb 19, 2020

Hulu's "High Fidelity" is probably going to annoy viewers who resent the notion of shoving a woman into a character written to be man on principle. Removing that from the equation, it does spur some insightful ruminations around how much emotional weight we place on music and any adopted cynical stances one might around what is cool and allowed and what is verboten. Some of it plays out with the episodes but I was most aware of it within my internal dialogue. Read full review

Margaret Lyons

Feb 14, 2020

I get that the main character is afraid to commit, but her show seems afraid to commit, too. At 10 episodes, it still feels superficial — beautiful, certainly, with an aesthetic that’s glowy but never sweaty, but vague. Read full review

Inkoo Kang

Feb 3, 2020

Nearly every major decision, from the premise to the casting to the grueling callbacks to the film, is a fumble. The show isn't just unnecessary; it's a largely soulless cover that doesn't understand what made the original distinctive. Perhaps most dispiritingly, the marvelous wit and poignancy of the two episodes whose storylines appear to be wholly invented by the show's writers suggest that a great deal of talent was wasted on trying to give life to a seemingly DOA concept. Read full review

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Jdank

Mar 10, 2020

I knew going into this that I was going to like it based on the material and Zoe Kravitz. Having finished it blew my expectations away. What a great remake and A+ series.

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khia22

Mar 14, 2020

The music, breaking the fourth wall, the relatability of how we are in relationships, how we see what we want. Ugh so gooood. Fav show this year

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jordandw22

Mar 15, 2020

Might’ve made for a better rom com movie for Hulu, but count me in for a second season. Enjoyed the three main characters (Rob, Simon, and Cherise - who has Tracy Morgan vibes). Can be a little all over the place at times, but otherwise really well done.

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MysticArtisan

Mar 6, 2020

The original High Fidelity film has a massive cult following so this new reinterpretation would have its detractors by critics and film buffs. But dare i say it, its much better then the film and can see a second season happening (it would be welcome to see development with characters).The original High Fidelity film has a massive cult following so this new reinterpretation would have its detractors by critics and film buffs. But dare i say it, its much better then the film and can see a second season happening (it would be welcome to see development with characters). Pace wise, twists and turns of all the main characters are relevant in regards to ambition of adults, growing up in your 20s "Cool,party going,freedom to not care" dragging reluctantly into your 30s responsibilities of marriage, engagement and parenthood. The subtle ridiculing of the vacuous social media generation, and the way the gentrification of New York has occurred sadly is poignant too. Zoé Kravitz suits this new "Rob" in an ideal role as a record shop owner and how music shapes her life and knowledge of music bordering on the obsessive. The sub characters seem at plain hipsters or wannabes but are all social outcasts by not being the stereotype in race or by gender identity and whilst revolving around Robs selfish messed up universe. Even deep down if they do find her to be a lost cause sometimes but as episodes develop you see more to find out about making the interlink between episodes intriguing. Without giving much away with spoilers it follows the film in a basic thread but its more developed and I hope it will be a success as it deserves to be...… Expand

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geewah

Jan 14, 2021

Starts off with so much promise and goes downhill pretty quickly from there. In the end the best thing about this show is the music.

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Season 1

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  Air Date: February 14, 2020
- No episode information is currently available for this season