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  • 2017
  • TV-14
  • AMC
  • 2017
  • TV-14
  • AMC

Summary Eli McCullough (Pierce Brosnan) was kidnapped by the Comanches at 13 and grows into a ruthless businessman, his oldest son Pete McCullough (Henry Garrett) struggles with his father's brutality and making his own way, while Pete's daughter Jeannie McCullough (Sydney Lucas) seeks to escape the many expectations of being a woman in this epi...

Created By: Brian McGreevy, Lee Shipman

  • 2017
  • TV-14
  • AMC
  • 2017
  • TV-14
  • AMC

The Son

Season 1 Premiere: Apr 8, 2017
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 22 Critic Reviews
57
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 44 User Ratings
6.2
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Summary Eli McCullough (Pierce Brosnan) was kidnapped by the Comanches at 13 and grows into a ruthless businessman, his oldest son Pete McCullough (Henry Garrett) struggles with his father's brutality and making his own way, while Pete's daughter Jeannie McCullough (Sydney Lucas) seeks to escape the many expectations of being a woman in this epi...

Created By: Brian McGreevy, Lee Shipman

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 22 Critic Reviews
57
32% Positive
7 Reviews
68% Mixed
15 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 22 Critic Reviews
57
32% Positive
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68% Mixed
15 Reviews
0% Negative
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90
Mar 30, 2017
[A] terrific dynastic saga, a darker-than-dark "Giant" [1956 film directed by George Stevens]. [3-16 Apr 2017, p.19]
By Matt Roush FULL REVIEW
70
Apr 6, 2017
It’s not a program that can be easily enjoyed through casual viewing and appreciation for the genre, but rather, it begs itself to be taken seriously, much in the same way its own book sparked stressful conversations through its tale of a family dynasty in the making. For that reason, The Son might not be for everyone.
By Jon Negroni FULL REVIEW
60
Apr 6, 2017
The Son is a handsomely shot, well-acted, and respectable piece of work. But it also isn’t surprising or deeply insightful enough about its characters to truly stand out in the current over-capacity venue that is television in 2017.
By Jen Chaney FULL REVIEW
50
Apr 7, 2017
The main problem is that very little of what happens during the 20th-century sequences proves especially interesting, beginning with the rather nondescript assortment of family members, neighbors and friends that surround Eli. If this is supposed to be a big "Dallas"-style epic filled with family intrigue and hoisted petticoats, it's as if they conjured a slightly wizened J.R. but nobody else of much note.
By Brian Lowry FULL REVIEW
50
Apr 6, 2017
The Son isn’t going to revive the good ol’ days when Westerns dominated television, but it’s watchable and often well written and acted.
By David Wiegand FULL REVIEW
50
Mar 13, 2017
It's on the fringes that The Son is sometimes smart, nuanced and relevant.
By Daniel Fienberg FULL REVIEW
40
Mar 13, 2017
Even if the viewer can ignore the familiar beats of the story, the only well-drawn characters are [Eli] McCullough and his son, Pete. Everyone else contains scraps of traditional Western archetypes, but they aren’t fully realized as characters we should care about. Chances are, if you recognize the archetypes, you’ll recognize another Western you’d much rather watch instead of The Son.
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6.2
48% Positive
21 Ratings
30% Mixed
13 Ratings
23% Negative
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30% Mixed
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23% Negative
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Production Company:
  • AMC Studios
  • Dallas Drone Pros
  • Mad Hatter Entertainment
  • Sonar Entertainment
Initial Release Date: Apr 8, 2017
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
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Awards

Red Nation Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 4 Nominations

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