The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey

Name: The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
Genre: Drama, Movie/Mini-Series
Released: March 11, 2022
Rating: 75

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APPLE TV+ | Release Date: March 11, 2022

Summary: Suffering from dementia, Ptolemy (Samuel L. Jackson) gets a new teenaged caretaker (Dominique Fishback) and together, they discover treatment that temporarily restores Ptolemy's memories in the limited series based on the novel of the same name by Walter Mosley.

Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series

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S1:E6. Ptolemy
Air Date: April 8, 2022
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S1:E5. Nina
Air Date: April 1, 2022
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S1:E4. Coydog
Air Date: March 25, 2022

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TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Mar 10, 2022

Emotionally thrilling. ... Jackson brings every conceivable shading to the role. [14 - 27 Mar 2022, p.7] Read full review

Judy Berman

Mar 11, 2022

What feels so fresh—and so successful, thanks to stunning performances from Jackson and Fishback—is the boldness with which Mosley combines seemingly incompatible elements. He deftly weaves together the devastation that follows betrayal and the uplift of found family, science fiction and stark realism, character development and sociopolitical commentary. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Nandini Balial

Mar 11, 2022

Jackson and Fishback fill the screen with pain that goes bone-deep, and joy that feels like a glorious victory. Read full review

Michael Phillips

Mar 3, 2022

Mosley took on much of the adaptation chores, and the scenes come to life when the characters — especially the ones at the center, played so vividly by Jackson and Fishback — converse and reflect in ways transcending functional dialogue. At its best “Ptolemy Grey” lets the audience know it’s listening to a writer with a singular ear for vernacular, and dramatic poetry. See it for Jackson and Fishback, in particular, and for what they can accomplish when plot takes a back seat to character. Read full review

David Cote

Mar 11, 2022

It’s a slow burn as Mosley establishes Ptolemy’s world and allies, and sprinkles clues about a treasure Coydog steals from white sharecropper bosses. By the end of the third episode, you’re almost urging the creative team to hit the gas pedal. At the same time, it’s a joy to see Jackson taking a break from the high-metabolism MCU to disappear inside wigs and latex as doddering Ptolemy, snap into focus as a medicated Ptolemy, and even tackle the man in his prime years. Read full review

Steven Scaife

Mar 7, 2022

The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey starts strong but, by failing to probe further into its protagonist’s life, its main character only grows thinner as the story progresses. Read full review

Mike Hale

Mar 10, 2022

When the story is being allegorical, it can be dreary and more than a little condescending. When it plays things straight with a fairy-tale chaser, it goes down smoothly. Read full review

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Bigguy00

Apr 8, 2022

It’s valid to say the premise borrows heavily from Flowers for Algernon. However, using that as a springboard the miniseries takes the story to great heights. Samuel Jackson gives a phenomenal performance, nuanced and credible. The remainder of the cast is also exemplary. The rangeIt’s valid to say the premise borrows heavily from Flowers for Algernon. However, using that as a springboard the miniseries takes the story to great heights. Samuel Jackson gives a phenomenal performance, nuanced and credible. The remainder of the cast is also exemplary. The range required of Mr. Jackson to bring this story home is especially challenging but that challenge is fully met. Not really a mystery, but more of a character story and an analysis of what family really means and that it’s never to late to accomplish a life of value. The race for several Emmys starts here. Mr. Jackson performance particularly is one for the ages.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: March 11, 2022
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  S1:E6. Ptolemy
  Air Date: April 8, 2022
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  S1:E5. Nina
  Air Date: April 1, 2022
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  S1:E4. Coydog
  Air Date: March 25, 2022
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  S1:E3. Sensia
  Air Date: March 18, 2022
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  S1:E2. Robyn
  Air Date: March 11, 2022
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  S1:E1. Reggie
  Air Date: March 11, 2022