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- 2014
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- AMC
- 2014
- TV-14
- AMC
- 2014
- TV-14
- AMC
- 2014
- TV-14
- AMC
Turn: Washington's Spies
Season 1 Premiere: Apr 6, 2014
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8.0
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 35 Critic Reviews
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54% Positive
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46% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 35 Critic Reviews
62
54% Positive
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
46% Mixed
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Turn is a heart-racer at times. That’s the sign of a thriller done well.
This remains an intelligent, well-made drama that wants to get most of the history right, or at least not adulterate it too much.... But, alas, same virtues, same flaws.
It may not be as intriguing as "Thrones" or as tense as FX's spy thriller "The Americans," but Turn--which touches on still-relevant topics like torture, homosexuality and politics--offers a fresh spin on the War of Independence.
This is a thoughtful, dutiful historic drama filled with all the requisite period details and British accents, too. But what's missing here, glaringly so, are passion and sweep .
In choosing to center its story of Revolutionary War-era spies on relationships (particularly between Abraham and Anna and Abraham and his father), it has a fighting chance at finding its way to something compelling. The problem is that the show has yet to figure out a way to make those relationships fresh or interesting in the slightest.
Turn never quite turns the corner in its first three episodes, but perhaps will perk up a bit if the recurring George Washington (Ian Kahn) finally makes his presence felt.
For all those neatly appointed trappings and period touches, Turn simply feels hollow at its core. And that, ultimately, is something even an accomplished spy ring can’t disguise.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 201 User Ratings
8.0
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13% Mixed
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 201 User Ratings
8.0
80% Positive
160 Ratings
160 Ratings
13% Mixed
26 Ratings
26 Ratings
7% Negative
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
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Production Company:
- AMC Studios
- Sesfonstein Productions
- Josephson Entertainment
- ArsenalFX Color
- Talent One
Initial Release Date: Apr 6, 2014
Number of seasons: 4 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
Awards
Image Awards (NAACP)
• 2 Nominations
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
• 1 Nomination
SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
