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The Rain

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Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews

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Mixed or average reviews based on 30 Ratings

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The Rain

Series Details & Credits

Netflix | Release Date: May 4, 2018

Summary: A brother and sister emerge from their shelter six years after a virus wiped out much of the Scandinavia's population in this Danish sci-fi horror created by Jannik Tai Mosholt

Genre(s): Drama, Horror, Science Fiction

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Critic Reviews

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Haleigh Foutch

May 4, 2018

Season 1 Review: The Rain‘s greatest strength might be its clever hand with doling out information. If post-apocalyptic fiction has become too rote and familiar over the last decade, a good mystery yarn never loses its appeal, and The Rain spins mysteries well, dropping reveals and intriguing tidbits with impeccable timing. That quality makes The Rain a great binge show.

80

The Atlantic

Sophie Gilbert

May 3, 2018

Season 1 Review: Once you get over the ludicrousness of a killer virus whose host is the weather, The Rain is a taut, tense thriller. The first Danish original series to come from Netflix, it’s gratifyingly fast-paced and unfailingly dark. Read full review

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The Daily Beast

Nick Schager

May 4, 2018

Season 1 Review: Though Netflix’s latest binge-a-thon doesn’t always handle the logistics of that situation in a completely convincing way, its premise provides a sturdy backdrop for the suspenseful story of a girl striving to protect her younger brother at all costs. Read full review

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Boston Herald

Mark A. Perigard

Apr 29, 2018

Season 1 Review: Despite some shaky attempts to build a convincing world, The Rain has much in common with “The Walking Dead.” Read full review

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New York Magazine (Vulture)

Jen Chaney

May 3, 2018

Season 1 Review: Within the first ten minutes, it becomes obvious that it will be another post-apocalyptic drama about a virus that devastates humanity, leaving precious few people behind to figure out how to scrap their way toward continued survival. If you’re into that sort of thing, it will grab your attention right away and, based on the initial three episodes made available to critics--most likely hold on to it. But if you’re at all fatigued of dramas about the demise of humanity, you may find it hard to soldier through, especially if you try to swallow all eight episodes in a sitting or two. Read full review

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IndieWire Steve Greene

May 4, 2018

Season 1 Review: Despite his best efforts, for a show where humanity is under attack, you ultimately need a reason to root for at least most of the humans. The Rain never gets to the point where you’re pulling for the water droplets, but this is one barren wasteland that makes it difficult to care about anything other than surviving it. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter

Dan Fienberg

May 3, 2018

Season 1 Review: It's basically a mid-tier CW or Freeform show. The execution is thin, but the premise is juicy and after watching three episodes sent to critics, I have enough curiosity to keep going. Read full review

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fantakiem

Aug 30, 2021

I’m a big fan of northern countries and therefore I had to see this "the rain" (filmed in denmark) and personally this original netflix series I liked! The first and the second season I found interesting (although some scenes are a bit meaningless), the third is the one a little moreI’m a big fan of northern countries and therefore I had to see this "the rain" (filmed in denmark) and personally this original netflix series I liked! The first and the second season I found interesting (although some scenes are a bit meaningless), the third is the one a little more disappointing.… Expand

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truerock

Aug 8, 2020

Don't mess with Mother Nature

The Rain is a teenage/young-adult series - so, I'm rating it on a curve. It involves ecologic disaster caused by a virus spread by rain. This is a Danish language series. So, if you don't speak Danish and/or don't like subtitles and/or voice dubbing, takeDon't mess with Mother Nature

The Rain is a teenage/young-adult series - so, I'm rating it on a curve.

It involves ecologic disaster caused by a virus spread by rain.

This is a Danish language series. So, if you don't speak Danish and/or don't like subtitles and/or voice dubbing, take that in consideration. I started watching Nordic film seriously when I saw The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo in 2009. I now seek out Nordic films because I like the uniqueness of the culture. Other Nordic films from earlier decades just didn't capture me for some reason.

So, again - in the context of teenage/young-adult entertainment - I found the acting to be of professional quality. The technicals were also of professional quality. The plot was sufficiently interesting... although perhaps not compelling. Human endangerment from reckless use of science and technology is not new - but, The Rain does have its own particular interesting twists.

If my description of The Rain fits the type of entertainment you like, I would definitely recommend watching this series.… Expand

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alexlaird87

May 30, 2019

Season 1 was very good; season 2 replaced writers and director and was much worse as a result.

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Klebart

Jan 8, 2020

Season 1 starts with an interesting idea and is generally good except for the one part they are outside breaking the rules (if you see it you'll know where I'm talking about). At that point the season seems to turn for the worse and season 2 then turns into mostly emotional garbage. There isSeason 1 starts with an interesting idea and is generally good except for the one part they are outside breaking the rules (if you see it you'll know where I'm talking about). At that point the season seems to turn for the worse and season 2 then turns into mostly emotional garbage. There is little point to the second season. I'm not sure why I'm even watching it any more to be honest. Takes a great concept with the rain early on and then makes it hokey later on.… Expand

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5

Revengance

Sep 23, 2020

The show is mostly unbelievable in it's writing. Unless the characters bare total idiots. Watch season 1 then 2 but three..... Omg don't

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JimAtEOI

Aug 3, 2019

The first season was a 6, and the second was a 3 so, I am giving it a 4. I gave up on it about 10 minutes into S2:E5.

The first season was pretty watchable, and it created the constant feeling that something intense, scary, or wondrous would soon happen, and sometimes it did. The secondThe first season was a 6, and the second was a 3 so, I am giving it a 4. I gave up on it about 10 minutes into S2:E5.

The first season was pretty watchable, and it created the constant feeling that something intense, scary, or wondrous would soon happen, and sometimes it did.

The second season began to devolve into the usual politically correct kind of agenda to which just about every show succumbs sooner or later. For example the men become increasingly stupid, bad, unstable, weak, irrelevant, and dependent on the women; whereas, the women become increasingly smart, stable, competent, and tough. Some of the women become borderline Mary Sues. I think the final straw for me was when the writers apparently decided early in the second season that one of their top priorities would be to show us that, in each relationship, it was the woman who was the dominant partner. They seemed to think that in each episode they didn't drive that point home enough, and that they had to try harder in the next episode.… Expand

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Batata123449203

Aug 11, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Eles simplesmente mataram o melhor personagem da série com uma morte totalmente ridícula péssimo final uma baita perda de tempo por esperar sair a 3 temporada… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: May 4, 2018
- No episode information is currently available for this season