OR

Email Address

Password

Forgot password?

Locke & Key

METASCORE

Generally favorable reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews

See All

61

USER SCORE

Generally favorable reviews based on 95 Ratings

See All

6.7

VOTE NOW

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

6.7	Your Score
6.7	User Score Generally favorable reviews based on 95 Ratings

Would you like to write a review?

There is a 75 character minimum for reviews. If your review contains spoilers, please check the Spoiler box. Please do not use ALL CAPS. There is no linking or other HTML allowed. Your review may be edited for content. 0/5000

Check box if your review contains spoilers

Play Sound

Please enter your birth date to watch this video:

You are not allowed to view this material at this time.

Locke & Key: Welcome To Keyhouse

Now Playing: Locke & Key: Welcome To Keyhouse

Locke & Key

Series Details & Credits

Netflix | Release Date: February 7, 2020

Summary: After the murder of their father, the Locke siblings (Jackson Robert Scott, Connor Jessup and Emilia Jones) return to Keyhouse, the family home, where they discover mysterious keys that could be connected to their father's death in this drama based on graphic novels by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez.

Creator: Joe Hill

Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Suspense

Recent Episodes

No episode information is currently available for this season

See all Seasons and Episodes

Metascore

61

Positive:

12

Mixed:

14

Negative:

0

Critic Reviews

100

Decider

Alex Zalben

Aug 8, 2022

Season 3 Review: Season 3 is not just the most thrilling and emotionally charged installment yet… Locke & Key Season 3 is a fitting ending to Locke & Key, and easily one of the best seasons of a fantasy series released this year. Read full review

80

Decider

Alex Zalben

Oct 18, 2021

Season 2 Review: The series does a bang-up job of easing you back into the world and organically weaving the info you need to know into the character dialogue and motivations. ... By exploding the plot, the sophomore season does what the best go-for-broke storytelling does: it will leave you craving more. Read full review

75

The A.V. Club

Gwen Ihnat

Oct 18, 2021

Season 2 Review: Locke & Key’s second season proves the show can reach greater, spookier heights as long it keeps the focus where it belongs: on the kids. Read full review

60

RogerEbert.com Allison Shoemaker

Feb 7, 2020

Season 1 Review: Luckily, the solid performances, like the crackerjack conceit, keep things from falling totally flat. Jones and Jessup are particularly excellent, both alone and together. ... Edge is exactly what this series lacks, and not in a scandalous way. Read full review

58

The Detroit News

Tom Long

Aug 14, 2020

Season 1 Review: It knows it’s walking familiar ground — spooky but never scary, occasionally violent but never gory, magical but hardly wondrous. Watchable but nowhere near fascinating. Read full review

50

CNN

Brian Lowry

Feb 7, 2020

Season 1 Review: Simply put, there are too many TV shows about magical/special/mutant teens to get away with something that comes across as being this generic. Read full review

40

The Independent Ed Cumming

Feb 7, 2020

Season 1 Review: The cast and script and direction and production are all as glossy you’d expect from a production like this. But it is frustratingly safe, at once too much and not enough. If Netflix won’t take a risk, viewers shouldn’t be expected to, either. Read full review

SEE ALL 26 REVIEWS

Write a Review

6.7

User Reviews

10

Jon4h

Oct 22, 2021

The characters are awesome, the plot is really fun and keeps you watching. I totally recommend this so. It is not as dark as the source material but it is still worth the time.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

10

Fabio1827

Feb 25, 2020

Essa série é extremamente perfeita em tudo o que se propõe, a historia é boa, o roteiro é bom, tudo é bom

0 of 0 users found this helpful00

8

doncsoo

Nov 23, 2020

Love the storyline. I really liked the first season, and I eagerly await more key discoveries.

0 of 0 users found this helpful00

6

gxexeo

Feb 12, 2020

I didn´t read the comics. Tries to be a kind of new "Strange Things", but fails.
It follows the "children/adolescents moving to a new town where they discover monsters/magic" trope. Some good ideas, probably from the comics, but suspense scenes are not so good and the story resolution isI didn´t read the comics. Tries to be a kind of new "Strange Things", but fails.
It follows the "children/adolescents moving to a new town where they discover monsters/magic" trope. Some good ideas, probably from the comics, but suspense scenes are not so good and the story resolution is actually bad. Clearly, the script needed more work.… Expand

0 of 0 users found this helpful00

6

BraisC

Feb 26, 2020

Just be ready to watch the characters always taking the worst decision possible.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

4

Smoothhands

Aug 6, 2022

This show should be called dumb peoplem make stupid mistakes.

I love the setting and keys but it's amazing how dumb these people can be. I understand making the protagonists flawed... But it's not fun to watch them trip themself and eachother up with every single move and then just stumbleThis show should be called dumb peoplem make stupid mistakes.

I love the setting and keys but it's amazing how dumb these people can be.
I understand making the protagonists flawed... But it's not fun to watch them trip themself and eachother up with every single move and then just stumble into the right situations that fix everything.
It makes the characters unrelatable and increadably annoying.

If you like Rivendale you might like it.… Expand

0 of 0 users found this helpful00

0

Mindkiller7522

Nov 20, 2021

This might be one of the most painful tv shows for me to watch. The comic book series was absolutely amazing and when they announced the show I was thrilled. But the writing in this show is so bad. All of the heroes that loved in the books are bumbling fools who make so many stupid mistakesThis might be one of the most painful tv shows for me to watch. The comic book series was absolutely amazing and when they announced the show I was thrilled. But the writing in this show is so bad. All of the heroes that loved in the books are bumbling fools who make so many stupid mistakes and the villains are not only five steps ahead, but some of the luckiest characters I've ever seen in media! There are so many times when the heroes will basically hand over these incredibly powerful magic keys to the villain, who just happens to be standing in the right place to catch them. It's easy to tell that the writers needed to fill a certain amount of time in these episodes and following the story in the books wasn't going to be enough (it would have been.) There are also numerous sub plots with the mother of the kids, who is so unrelated to the plots that she can't even physically hear anyone talk about magic (or-the plot). I know this is a feature from the comics, but they also didn't give her a bunch of useless sub plots about her love life. The acting is hit and miss. Most of it is serviceable given the awful writing, but Dodge in particular could not be more bland. For a villain described as charismatic it's tough to watch.

Skip it, you're welcome.… Expand

0 of 0 users found this helpful00

SEE ALL 29 REVIEWS

More From Metacritic

13 TV Shows to Watch in February: Better Call Saul, Locke & Key, Hunters, and More

These are the most noteworthy new and returning shows headed to the...

2023-24 TV Season Scorecard

Find up-to-date renewal and cancellation status information on every...

What to Watch in June: 13 Notable TV Shows & Streaming Movies

Get details on the most notable TV shows (and streaming films) debuting...

What to Watch Right Now on Netflix

Get a list of the best movie and TV titles recently added (and coming...

Current TV Shows

By MetascoreBy User Score

1 93 Happy Valley: Season 3

2 93 Somebody Somewhere: Season 2

3 92 Succession: Season 4

4 90 Barry: Season 4

5 90 Marc Maron: From Bleak To Dark

6 88 Star Wars: Visions: Season 2

7 88 Rain Dogs: Season 1

8 87 The Great: Season 3

9 87 Schmigadoon!: Season 2

10 87 I Hate Suzie: Season 2

11 86 The Other Two: Season 3

12 86 Beef: Season 1

13 84 Poker Face (2023): Season 1

14 84 The Last of Us: Season 1

15 84 Dave: Season 3

16 83 Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at...

17 83 A Small Light: Season 1

18 83 Star Trek: Picard: Season 3

19 82 Cunk on Earth: Season 1

20 82 I Think You Should Leave with...

SEE ALL

Seasons & Episodes

61

Series Overview
Season 3

tbd
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: August 10, 2022
- No episode information is currently available for this season
Season 2

tbd
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: October 22, 2021
Season 1

61
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: February 7, 2020