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- Prime Video
- May 20, 2022
- Prime Video
- May 20, 2022
Summary Years ago, Irene (Sissy Spacek) and Franklin York (J.K. Simmons), found a buried chamber in their backyard that led to a deserted planet and kept it secret. The arrival of a young man (Chai Hansen) changes everything in this sci-fi drama from written by Holden Miller.
Created By: Holden Miller
- Prime Video
- May 20, 2022
- Prime Video
- May 20, 2022
Summary Years ago, Irene (Sissy Spacek) and Franklin York (J.K. Simmons), found a buried chamber in their backyard that led to a deserted planet and kept it secret. The arrival of a young man (Chai Hansen) changes everything in this sci-fi drama from written by Holden Miller.
Created By: Holden Miller
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
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67% Positive
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28% Mixed
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6% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
66
67% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
28% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Night Sky is one that works. It’s a tribute to the synchronicity between the depth of the unsolved mystery and the similar depth of the two principal actors.
They could have wrapped this story up in half the time, but we’ll keep coming back as long as Irene and Franklin are involved.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 19 User Ratings
7.3
74% Positive
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14 Ratings
11% Mixed
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16% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 19 User Ratings
7.3
74% Positive
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
11% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
16% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
The beautifully sketched contours of Franklin and Irene’s relationship—their shared sense of history, shaped by an unbearable loss—provides an emotional and dramatic core to the series that more than compensates for the lack of context around the chamber.
There is a lifetime of history between Irene and Franklin, and the actors make sure we feel every second of it. Most of the time, though, Night Sky is busy being busy — unspooling new plot lines like so much toilet paper and doubling down on chase-thriller drama.
Night Sky still has its moments. Spacek and Simmons are a true highlight, their relationship feeling lived-in and soulful, and the show is working with some interesting thematic elements, but rather than give those elements room to breathe the show offers up a scattered season of sci-fi drama.
Like too many streaming TV shows that come across as stretched-out movies, "Night Sky" trickles out its premise over a full, frustrating season. ... Spacek and Simmons, both Oscar winners, help make even the most dragged out bits watchable.
There’s barely a half-assed effort to “explain” what’s going on, the why and how and to what purpose. Any “tech” digressions are more to tease things out than to drive this towards “answers,” a solution and the ever-elusive conclusion.
It is too bad about this series. It is very slow and confusing and the constant inclusion of stupidity is unproductive and doesn't help the plot along at all. The production is slow and confusing. I think it is the acting of the two leads that saves what little there is to save. I'd pass on this.
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I want to like this so much because of the performances. Spacek and Simmons absolutely shine. My first thoughts were that this would be some kind of metaphor for growing old and suffering from dementia (or just plain old age), but that does not appear to be the hook. As one reviewer put it (Roger Moore; Movie Nation), it's a lot of tease, but no pay-off. Rich characters, to be sure, and well played by the actors, but a very loose plot that leaves you unfulfilled.
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[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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