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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 24 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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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.

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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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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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gmonster320

May 25, 2019

Although there were a few compelling elements, I wasnt as into "The Rain" the second time around. The actors are still great but the novelty of the world has worn off. With just six episodes total, it's a super fast watch though. Given the developments in the finale, I would still watch aAlthough there were a few compelling elements, I wasnt as into "The Rain" the second time around. The actors are still great but the novelty of the world has worn off. With just six episodes total, it's a super fast watch though. Given the developments in the finale, I would still watch a season 3 (if there is one). I hope they concentrate more on the pacing of the story though. This one was a bit of a snooze.… 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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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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jardak

Aug 15, 2019

I like to think of this show as a bad imitation of "The Walking Dead" and "The Last Ship" combined with bad plot and acting.
This show had a lot of potentiel . and it started well then the plot wholes started to show like how rasmus didn't transform in the banker how they showed us a deadI like to think of this show as a bad imitation of "The Walking Dead" and "The Last Ship" combined with bad plot and acting.
This show had a lot of potentiel . and it started well then the plot wholes started to show like how rasmus didn't transform in the banker how they showed us a dead deer in the second episode saying it was from the poisned water but in the first episode a deer licked simone when she got out
How come an enitre forest does not have food in it .. even animals and if you say that they're poisned then how did hundred to not say thousands managed to stay out alive eating good knows what ? how did simone learn genetics in one nights ( i mean that made make a long pause to absorb the fact that who ever wrote this was high .. i mean it's the only explication) And let's not forget the most cliché yet existing problem of all modern tv shows
if you must kill someone and save the ENTIRE world just do it ffs.
don't bargin with other people lives. I think that what most sane and rational people will do.
and let's not get to how can you hack a laptop cam wich you can't know anything about it in an era with no internet connection and then get it location hahaha
or the fact that the father handed a paper in plain sight and no one noticed it ? or since when whiskey ken burn that much ?
I hope producers see this and concider my opinion before making season 3 you can save this show.… 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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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: May 4, 2018
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