It's a Sin: Season 1

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Channel 4 | HBO Max | Season Premiere Date: February 18, 2021

Summary: The five-part miniseries written and created by Russell T Davies is set in the early 1980s where five friends (Olly Alexander, Omari Douglas, Callum Scott Howells, Lydia West and Nathaniel Curtis) move to London and find their lives forever changed by HIV/AIDS.

[Premiered originally in the UK on Channel 4 on 22 Jan 2021 and in the US onThe five-part miniseries written and created by Russell T Davies is set in the early 1980s where five friends (Olly Alexander, Omari Douglas, Callum Scott Howells, Lydia West and Nathaniel Curtis) move to London and find their lives forever changed by HIV/AIDS.

[Premiered originally in the UK on Channel 4 on 22 Jan 2021 and in the US on HBO Max on 18 Feb 2021]… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E5. Episode 05
Air Date: November 30, -0001

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IndieWire Ryan Lattanzio

Feb 18, 2021

As a vital television document about AIDS and the hard-earned freedoms that were crushed on human and systemic terms — and as purely just a piece of masterful writing and acting — “It’s a Sin” is right up there with Tony Kushner’s epic “Angels in America” as must-see queer viewing. It’s capable at once of breaking your heart, putting it back, then breaking it all over again. Read full review

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Keith Uhlich

Feb 26, 2021

Alexander and West, especially, are gifted climactic arias brimming with heart-rending poignance and righteous clarity. Still, there’s something about It’s a Sin that feels summative, as if this is the work that Davies has been building to since he broke out of his own creative closet over two decades ago. And we’re all the richer for his effort. Read full review

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i Kasia Delgado

Dec 3, 2021

Set to 80s classics from Pet Shop Boys, Bronski Beat, Culture Club and Erasure, It’s a Sin was a perfect weave of joy and sorrow, and one of the most affecting TV shows I imagine we’ll watch this year. Read full review

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Rob Owen

Feb 16, 2021

“It’s a Sin” offers one of the most honest, moving takes on the AIDS crisis and in its final episode delivers a searing critique of the shame that ensured the disease’s spread. Read full review

Inkoo Kang

Feb 10, 2021

The cast’s performances are uniformly terrific, with Alexander and West in particular embodying the youthful radiance the virus slowly steals from its victims. It’s a Sin remembers how brightly, and how briefly, they lived. Read full review

Alex Abad-Santos

Feb 18, 2021

It’s a Sin isn’t trying to jolt a reaction out of its audience the way The Normal Heart urgently needed to. For better or worse, the miniseries is sweeter and more sentimental. It’s not asking for action or apology, but for humanity to remember the joy that all the Ritchies, Roscoes, and Colins brought to this world, and to never let it be erased. Read full review

Richard Lawson

Feb 18, 2021

It’s a Sin is best when it avoids such didactic point-making, when it has yet to issue any grave conclusions. As Ritchie and the gang simply try to live their lives—generous, selfish, scared, awed, horny, in love—the series affords them the roundness denied them by aggregate assessment. Read full review

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puna

Feb 18, 2021

Another classic by creator Russell T Davies. A must see mini-series that you'll never forget.

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CathodeRay

Feb 18, 2021

I am normally pretty allergic to hyperbole, but having watched this whole series twice, I honestly think it might go down as one of the best pieces of TV drama ever made. It's everything that you would hope TV would be - passionate, surprising, angry, clever, funny, and just unbelievablyI am normally pretty allergic to hyperbole, but having watched this whole series twice, I honestly think it might go down as one of the best pieces of TV drama ever made. It's everything that you would hope TV would be - passionate, surprising, angry, clever, funny, and just unbelievably moving. The portrayal of 80s Britain (in which I was a teenager) is so on the money, it makes you realise how lazy most 80s set drama is. This is surely Russell T Davies's masterpiece. It's been an enormous critical and cultural hit in the UK, I really hope it does the same in the US. It deserves to be seen by as wide an audience as possible. Those poor boys and their bright lives cut so short. What a testament to them all this is.… Expand

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gizzmose10

Feb 22, 2021

An instant classic. Capturing both the exuberance of youth and the tragedy of the AIDS epidemic through the eyes of a group of friends over a decade. Superb.

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matthewmirliani

Feb 20, 2021

A heartbreaking, but necessary watch, and a loving tribute to a lost generation. While it effortlessly balances the darkness with lighter moments (delivered by an absolutely flawless cast), the mini-series progresses similar to that of a horror film, as we watch the insidious illness makeA heartbreaking, but necessary watch, and a loving tribute to a lost generation. While it effortlessly balances the darkness with lighter moments (delivered by an absolutely flawless cast), the mini-series progresses similar to that of a horror film, as we watch the insidious illness make its mark. The creators handle the heaviness of the topic with care, and allow us to truly step into the lives of the fully-fleshed characters who we truly come to care for.… Expand

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jooaoviictor

Feb 23, 2021

This show will break your heart. The characters and their relationships are so precious. I found the acting great. It’s easy to see where the storyline is going but it is important for young people that didn’t live through these times to hear the stories. This mini series deserves to be seenThis show will break your heart. The characters and their relationships are so precious. I found the acting great. It’s easy to see where the storyline is going but it is important for young people that didn’t live through these times to hear the stories. This mini series deserves to be seen by so many more people.… Expand

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CelloAfoxx

Jul 28, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. These characters are so well thought out and created. It was great wrenching watch Lydia West lose her friends. She is an actress to watch!… Expand

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Caedyn_Khan

Mar 12, 2021

Tried this show because it had high ratings, but i couldn't get through the first episode. Felt like it was trying to make you as uncomfortable as possible. If i wanted to watch a 10 minutes grimy sex montage I'd go on pornhub...

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: February 18, 2021
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  S1:E5. Episode 05
  Air Date: November 30, -0001