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  • 2021
  • TV-14
  • Sundance
  • 2021
  • TV-14
  • Sundance
The Drowning

Summary Jodie (Jill Halfpenny) spots a teenager who resembles her missing son (who was presumed drowned nine years ago). After the police are unwilling to investigate, she begins her own investigation in this British thriller created by Francesca Brill and Luke Watson. [Premiered originally in the UK on Channel 5 on 1 Feb 2021; in the US and ...

  • 2021
  • TV-14
  • Sundance
  • 2021
  • TV-14
  • Sundance

The Drowning

Season 1 Premiere: Feb 1, 2021
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Summary Jodie (Jill Halfpenny) spots a teenager who resembles her missing son (who was presumed drowned nine years ago). After the police are unwilling to investigate, she begins her own investigation in this British thriller created by Francesca Brill and Luke Watson. [Premiered originally in the UK on Channel 5 on 1 Feb 2021; in the US and ...

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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38% Mixed
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80
Dec 3, 2021
The first half ambled glacially to a point of intrigue, when Jodie decided to pursue her hunch despite protestations from those around her, but once there, The Drowning found its feet as a highly watchable case of (possibly) mistaken identity.
By Emily Baker FULL REVIEW
80
Apr 29, 2021
Its somewhat uneven storytelling aside, “The Drowning” emerges as a potent thriller, largely thanks to a stellar cast.
By Dorothy Rabinowitz FULL REVIEW
80
Apr 23, 2021
It’s a no-nonsense thriller, competently acted by its leads to keep us guessing: Halfpenny plays Jodie as a woman who could equally be deluded by grief or bang on the money; Penry-Jones’s character is inscrutable.
By Anita Singh FULL REVIEW
70
May 7, 2021
The Drowning has some aspects that are a little on the unbelievable side, but for the most part it’s a well-written, well-acted psychological mystery.
By Joel Keller FULL REVIEW
60
Dec 2, 2021
Despite some of the more predictable set-ups and revelations, at its heart the show is about a grieving woman. And somehow, it’s by building the series around this most familiar of emotions that The Drowning still manages to feel fresh.
By Flora Carr FULL REVIEW
60
Apr 23, 2021
The Drowning is one of those daft-as-a-brush thrillers where six impossible things happen before breakfast, but, like Alice in Wonderland, you either buy into it and buckle in for the ride or bail out and watch something more credible instead.
By Carol Midgley FULL REVIEW
60
Apr 23, 2021
The tension of the “is he/isn’t he” question rests on the coherence of the universe. Whether Jodie is right or not, it’s more effective if she is living on our planet. This feels too much like TV land.
By Ed Cumming FULL REVIEW

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Production Company:
  • All3Media International
  • Unstoppable Film and Television
Initial Release Date: Feb 1, 2021
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-14
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