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- 2021
- TV-14
- Prime Video
- 2021
- TV-14
- Prime Video
Summary After the rules are changed for its yearly challenge, graduating seniors in a small Texas town must decide if they are willing to risk everything for a chance for a better life in this drama written and created by Lauren Oliver (who also wrote the novel it is based on).
- 2021
- TV-14
- Prime Video
- 2021
- TV-14
- Prime Video
Panic
Season 1 Premiere: May 13, 2021
54
6.7
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Summary After the rules are changed for its yearly challenge, graduating seniors in a small Texas town must decide if they are willing to risk everything for a chance for a better life in this drama written and created by Lauren Oliver (who also wrote the novel it is based on).
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
54
40% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
50% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
10% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
54
40% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
50% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
10% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
“Panic” is perfectly calibrated for those who like a good, nail-biting binge. Each episode ends with a cliffhanger and something more preposterous than the next. The tension dissipates a bit in the middle of the season, Episodes 7 and 8 are a slog, but the final two episodes are so chock full of chaos they make up for the slump.
There’s a lot about Panic that makes us roll our eyes. But we’ll give it a recommendation because we were actually rooting for its main character by the end of the first episode, and we were surprised that we were doing so. That’s a good sign for the rest of the season.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 22 User Ratings
6.7
55% Positive
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
27% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
18% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 22 User Ratings
6.7
55% Positive
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
27% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
18% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
Definitely a 10/10 rating- I absolutely loved watching this series!! I binged it in full when it was first released, and it certainly kept me on the edge of my seat. The cinematography was great, the challenges were intriguing, and all of the actors did an amazing job in portraying the story. Each of the main characters have a very clear motive as to why they chose to join the game of Panic. Even the supporting characters are enjoyable to watch, since they all have very diverse personalities. I've seen a few negative reviews mention how players could just drive away from the town without the money if they really wanted to get away. If anything, I feel as if these reviewers watched a completely different show. While this "just drive away" idea could be true in theory, watching the season clears up a lot of this misconception and truly shows just how stuck you are when living in the town of Carp.
To sum it up, this was a fantastic show and if you're debating on watching it- go for it! Try out the first three or four episodes and see how you like it. This story becomes riddled with more and more interesting twists and reveals as time goes on, allowing for a truly fun and jaw-dropping watch. Really hoping for a second season!
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Like the The Hunger Games and Maze Runner movies, this series is based on a YA book. A group of high school seniors participate in increasingly dangerous feats for an opportunity to win big money and a chance to leave their small town. As expected in the genre, there’s plenty of teen angst, romantic complications and parental hassles. The action moments are mildly involving, but lack much genuine tension (at least in the first 3 episodes). This won’t break any records for exciting new show, but will probably work for fans of the novel.
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Panic is an entertaining show, but it focuses too much on the investigation and figuring out who runs the Panic games, to the detriment of the teenage main characters and the game itself.
For a series that is supposed to be a suspenseful thriller and all about stakes, it rarely feels like there are any—whether that is physical, emotional, or psychological.
“Panic” is too thick with soap operatic twists that derail the honest emotion that could have emerged from this concept, one that merges typical teen rebellion and ambition with something new. Every time it pivots back to straightforward YA drama, especially in the truly poor scenes with Heather’s mom, “Panic” succumbs to mediocracy. And yet there are elements in the cast and high concept that keep it watchable.
There is negative chemistry between Heather and Bishop, but as the other side of the love triangle, Welch and Nicholson do what they need to do to sustain the first half of the season, which prioritizes sexual tension over full booby-trap horror. ... The final episodes descend into total incoherence.
Creator Lauren Oliver, who adapts her own 2014 novel, only offers an underdeveloped featurelessness in her characters, their relationships to one another and especially her present-day setting of a dusty Nowheresville. There’s little to focus on but the absurdities of Panic, given how generic the series’ characters are and how inexplicably they act.
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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Yet another show that uses a convoluted and absurd premise as a vehicle to have a bunch of model looking actors in their early twenties prance around like teenagers. Dime a doze. Pulpy. Best enjoyed when not taken too seriously.
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[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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Production Company:
- Adam Schroeder Entertainment
- Amazon Studios
- Glasstown Entertainment
- Roth/Kirschenbaum Films
Initial Release Date: May 13, 2021
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-14
Awards
Critics Choice Super Awards
• 1 Nomination
