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Season 1 Overview
Air Date: June 24, 2019
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Jun 21, 2019
Fear of the future informs every scene and every performance in “Years and Years,” a deeply disturbing yet absolutely riveting six-part British miniseries. ... Along the harrowing way, Davies is swerving ferociously from horror to humor to heartbreak to heartwarming, without ever losing his balance. And the magnificent cast goes right along with him, with particularly strong contributions by Kinnear, Reid and Thompson.
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Variety
Jun 24, 2019
To its credit, “Years and Years” — among the most emotionally involving, and best, series to air so far this year — keeps its aperture narrow even as the world keeps forcing its way in. This is, above all, the story of a family, one whose ordinariness makes them a powerful vehicle for telling the future.
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Salon
Jun 25, 2019
“Years and Years” is a gripping, highly entertaining and beautifully written family drama first and foremost. The performances are extraordinary, and though Thompson toplines the cast (and does a brilliant job as an ignorant but charismatic candidate) the largest portion of the series' success rests on the strong work of the rest of the cast, with Madeley’s and Reid’s performances producing the most sparks.
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Jun 21, 2019
The miniseries certainly has a sense of dystopia coursing through it, particularly when world events turn grim; but then the humanity of the characters and, in particular, their profound bonds buoy everything we see. I was surprised by how moved I was at times at the fates of the Lyonses.
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Newsday
Jun 28, 2019
What makes this series effective is that not-too-distant horizon. It doesn't play out 50 years from now, but next year, then a few years after that, and then a few beyond that. Viewers can see the roadmap, and by always keeping them within the realm of the plausible, the ambient anger and confusion feels plausible, or familiar. ... A compelling — and timely — new series.
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The New Yorker
Jul 23, 2019
There’s a lot of plot for six episodes. As a result, the Lyonses don’t always feel fully real. ... What grounds the series is a classic love story: the bond between Daniel (the always wonderful Russell Tovey) and Viktor (Maxim Baldry), a taboo attraction that deepens into something lasting.
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Wall Street Journal
Jun 21, 2019
[Years and Years] is too close to reality to be funny, or blackly funny, or even absurdly funny. It is clever, in the worst sense of the word, and offers a cast of characters who are less fleshed-out humans than mouthpieces for all that cleverness and the unstartling conceit of creator/writer Russell T Davies.
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Jul 28, 2019
Quite emotional And interesting story about the development of European social politics. Would love to see a second season
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Jul 24, 2019
a brilliant look into the rising political climate and technology, anyone who rates this poorly is more than likely a fan of Trump and the rise of the non-factual politics the reality of the world we are creating
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Jun 30, 2019
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Jul 10, 2019
Trite. Lowbrow. Self-satisfied. Pontificating. Flabby. Politically Correct.
In short, the exact opposite of British wit, and its acerbic, smart, self-deprecating humour.
Minore Britannia
In short, the exact opposite of British wit, and its acerbic, smart, self-deprecating humour.
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