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Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
Season 1 Premiere: May 17, 2015
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8.1
All Seasons
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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69% Positive
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31% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
73
69% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
31% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Endlessly fascinating and driven by special effects every bit as sophisticated and powerful as the writing and characterization, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is a classic.
It's not everyone's cup of oolong, but it is an idiosyncratic tale bracingly told, generously whimsical but embellished with malevolence.
Carvel and especially Marsan give such invigorating performances, and play against each other so beautifully, that they breathe life into a friendship that in the book could feel, at times, a bit schematic.
Smart fun from the start, managing impressive spectacle even if it doesn’t have the visual firepower of the most epic Thrones episodes.
The program features a mix of tones that don’t always sit together comfortably, but taken as a whole this unusual period drama entertains as it winds its way to introduce its lead characters in the premiere episode.
A miniseries premiering tomorrow that occasionally escapes its period-drama trappings to astonish us with an illusion or two.
Devotees of Clarke’s book may get some pleasure out of seeing this world replicated, if only as a husk, onscreen. But fan service only goes so far.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 61 User Ratings
8.1
82% Positive
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13% Mixed
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User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 61 User Ratings
8.1
82% Positive
50 Ratings
50 Ratings
13% Mixed
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
5% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
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Production Company:
- Cuba Pictures
- Feel Films
- Attraction
- BBC America
- Bell Media
- Cité-Amérique
- Far Moor
- Screen Yorkshire
Initial Release Date: May 17, 2015
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Awards
Bafta TV Craft
• 2 Wins & 4 Nominations
Royal Television Society, UK
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Satellite Awards
• 1 Nomination
