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- 2023
- 18+
- Prime Video
- 2023
- 18+
- Prime Video
Summary After 16 years in prison, Dolores Roach (Justina Machado) work as a masseuse in the basement of her friend's (Alejandro Hernandez) shop, but when her new life is threatened, she will do anything to protect it in this series based on the Gimlet Media podcast of the same name.
- 2023
- 18+
- Prime Video
- 2023
- 18+
- Prime Video
The Horror of Dolores Roach
Season 1 Premiere: Jul 7, 2023
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5.9
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Summary After 16 years in prison, Dolores Roach (Justina Machado) work as a masseuse in the basement of her friend's (Alejandro Hernandez) shop, but when her new life is threatened, she will do anything to protect it in this series based on the Gimlet Media podcast of the same name.
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
65
64% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
36% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
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One season of Dolores' tale makes for a satisfying meal, and I fear a second helping might turn out to be empty calories. But maybe a little overindulgence is warranted when the recipe is so tasty.
The series clearly has fun playing with that line, putting normality and extremity in conversation and asking the audience to root both for and against its leads. A playful show about a serial killer, "The Horror of Dolores Roach" gets its frights by not taking itself too seriously.
Even if the show can feel rushed, it's a winsome treat in a summer that isn't brimming with breakout hits.
That The Horror of Dolores Roach manages to be just cheeky enough to overcome its many flaws is a testament to Machado’s presence — she helps to turn a television meal that doesn’t always go down as easy as one would hope into one that has a bit more meat on its bones.
Machado is excellent as the ferocious Dolores but the show is aimless and predictable with no big twist at the end.
If only The Horror of Dolores Roach possessed enough magic to shape its mix of dark comedy and horror into something that felt wholly worthy of the commitment, instead of cooking up a show that falls short of the killer concept that it could have been.
Any Sweeney Todd retelling turns on the question of why the killer kills. The Horror of Dolores Roach never works that out, so it’s left aimlessly sliding around in its own sloppy mess.
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Based on 9 User Ratings
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 User Ratings
5.9
44% Positive
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22% Mixed
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33% Negative
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Production Company:
- Amazon Studios
- Blumhouse Television
- Gimlet Media
- GloNation Studios
Initial Release Date: Jul 7, 2023
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: 18+
Awards
TV Scholar Awards
• 1 Nomination
Critics Choice Super Awards
• 1 Nomination
