• Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Nov 2, 2014
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 125 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Negative: 12 out of 125
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  1. Mar 13, 2015
    4
    I have no idea what people see in this show,it is dark, slow and there are no likeable people.
    The acting is incredible, but that's not enough for me.
Metascore
89

Universal acclaim - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 34
  2. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. Reviewed by: Kristi Turnquist
    Nov 3, 2014
    100
    Adapted from a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Elizabeth Strout, Olive Kitteridge is an extraordinary character study, featuring a brilliant performance by Frances McDormand.
  2. Reviewed by: Lori Rackl
    Nov 3, 2014
    75
    To McDormand’s credit, she lets us see through enough cracks in Olive’s gruff façade to reveal a vulnerable woman let down by life by ultimately unwilling to give up on it.
  3. Reviewed by: Melissa Maerz
    Nov 3, 2014
    100
    We're taught that good drama relies on characters changing over time. Here, McDormand proves that a character's refusal to change can be just as compelling, and she hints at that stubbornness in exquisitely subtle fashion.