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Snowfall (TV Series)

FX 02/22/2023

Snowfall

2017

Eric Amadio (Creator), John Singleton (Creator) ...

Damson Idris, Carter Hudson, Isaiah John, Sergio Peris-Mencheta ...

7.2

1,463

TV Series. Drama TV Series (2017-Present Day) 5 seasons. A look at the early days of the crack cocaine epidemic in Los Angeles during the beginning of the 1980s.

	Author	Review
United States	Johnny Loftus Decider	"[6th Season Review]: If 'Snowfall' isn't yet spinning out of control, it's definitely agitating for chaos"	POS
United States	Kyle Fowle TV Guide	"[6th Season Review]: It's bleak and violent, and it's totally compelling TV"	POS
United States	Chase Hutchinson Collider	"[6th Season Review]: The balance that is stuck ensures the series remains a strong one (...) The tragedy of 'Snowfall' is shaping up to be as potent as the delicate craft on display from all involved"	POS
United States	Johnny Loftus Decider	"[5th Season Review]: 'Snowfall' is full of great acting from top to bottom, with family politics, big money crime, violent disputes, and power shifting intrigue to spare."	POS
United States	Mike Hale The New York Times	"[5th Season Review]: A dark, enjoyable, sharply etched ride"	POS
United States	Kyle Fowle AV Club	"[5th Season Review]: This has the setup to be the show’s best season yet (...) The show seems to be taking some steps forward"	POS
United States	Kyle Fowle AV Club	[4th Season Review]: This season feels more focused on plot than ever, and while that’s not a bad thing because this show is great with plot, there’s definitely a hole where a sharper critique and thematic underpinning used to be"	NEU
United States	Kayla Cobb Decider	"[3rd Season Review]: Season 3 is certainly bloodier and more ambitious than this series has ever been, but between its face-offs and shootouts it’s also subtler, deeper, and more tinged with regret."	POS
United States	Kyle Fowle AV Club	"[3rd Season Review]: It is absolutely one of the more confident, stylish, well-written shows on TV right now"	POS
United States	Kayla Cobb Decider	"[2nd Season Review]: After an intentionally sleepy start, the John Singleton series has found its rhythm."	POS
United States	Matt Zoller Seitz Vulture	"[2nd Season Review]: Season Two is like a solid ’80s b movie (...) The season develops its own particular vibe, thanks to a pervasive sense of the time and place"	POS
United States	Ben Travers IndieWire	"[2nd Season Review]: [It] cuts a leaner, more potent product delivered by an exceptional cast"	POS
United States	Kyle Fowle AV Club	"[2nd Season Review]: [The first episode] is more promise than anything else. In other words, the pieces are there, and we just have to wait and see how they’ll be put together."	POS
United States	Ben Travers IndieWire	"Every piece of 'Snowfall' is well-crafted (...) Exquisite period detail and terrific performances (...) A series built on accuracy."	POS
United States	Daniel D'Addario Time	"Distant enough to feel unusual, but recent enough, ideally, to resonate (...) 'Snowfall' works best when it digs into Franklin's story"	POS
United States	David Wiegand SFGATE	"What motivates the central characters in the new FX drama 'Snowfall'? The answers to that question aren’t always clear, which, counterintuitively, is one of the reasons the show almost works."	NEU
United States	Tim Goodman The Hollywood Reporter	"[It] isn't compelling or convincing enough in the early going (...) [It] aims to get at 'how crack began' and how the drug epidemic shook up Los Angeles — but after four episodes the series hadn't gotten there yet"	NEG
United States	Hank Stuever The Washington Post	"'Snowfall' is lean, mean and precise. Though it fictionalizes and chronicles a depressing (and violent) American crisis, it belongs on everyone’s must-watch list this summer."	POS
United States	Sonia Saraiya Variety	"If John Singleton’s FX series had just a little more focus, it would be one of the best shows of the year (...) What 'Snowfall' has in spades (...) is atmosphere."	POS
United States	James Poniewozik The New York Times	"It’s fine for a story of broad scope to take its time setting the table, but it needs to hook you on character in the meantime. Only Franklin’s story really does"	NEU
United States	Kelly Lawler USA Today	"While 'Snowfall' is striking in its imagery and features several strong performances, it could have benefited from just a little more focus (...) Idris and Rios are both excellent"	POS

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