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- 2019
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- 2019
- TV-MA
- BBC One
- 2019
- TV-MA
- BBC One
- 2019
- TV-MA
- BBC One
The Capture
Season 1 Premiere: Jan 1, 2019
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7.6
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
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71% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
72
71% Positive
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
29% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The Capture may get a little too clever with itself in its final, divisive episode in terms of allusions to current politics, but perhaps it’s not wrong to do so. Ultimately, the grounded choices it makes are as believable as its twistiest revelations.
It is slick and well-written, but the show also highlights an awkward truth. You could imagine this series being made by Netflix, Amazon or Apple TV+.
The Capture doesn’t quite deliver the seamless resolution its first five episodes deserve. ... Still, this is the rare thriller that is not just smart and gripping, but also deeply engaged with our bizarre, often terrifying present. And it’s easily the best original show you’ll find on Peacock.
This is a slick and entertaining if sometimes overly complicated conspiracy thriller in the vein of “24” that takes the concept of Fake News to mind-bending levels.
The series, from Ben Chanan, manages to feel zeitgeisty, its particular fascination lending an otherwise fairly run-of-the-mill detective series the anxious tingle of the here-and-now. Complementing that timeliness are the performances.
It's a twisty journey that starts as a grounded exploration of the Panopticon-esque paranoia of the British surveillance state. That it eventually becomes something convoluted and vaguely silly is a disappointment, but the six hour-long episodes at least kept me curious throughout.
Dull and forgettable. ... Feels more Mad Libs than original, a little "Bodyguard," a little "Homeland," a little "Broadchurch" mixed together.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 18 User Ratings
7.6
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 18 User Ratings
7.6
89% Positive
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
6% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
6% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
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Production Company:
- Heyday Television
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- Universal International Studios
Initial Release Date: Jan 1, 2019
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
• 2 Nominations
BAFTA Awards
• 1 Nomination
Shanghai International TV Festival
• 1 Nomination
