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Manhunt (TV Miniseries)

Manhunt

2024

Monica Beletsky (Creator), Carl Franklin ...

Tobias Menzies, Anthony Boyle, Lovie Simone, Brandon Flynn ...

6.5

142

TV Series. Drama. Thriller TV Miniseries (2024). 7 Episodes. Part historical fiction, part conspiracy thriller, this series delves into the aftermath of the first American presidential assassination—and the fight to preserve and protect the ideals that were the foundation of Lincoln’s Reconstruction plans.

	Author	Review
United States	Keith Phipps TV Guide	"It takes the form of a detective story, but its backdrop, a fragile America deciding how (or if) to move forward after the war, often proves just as interesting"	POS
United States	Angie Han The Hollywood Reporter	"A thrilling, thoughtful snapshot of a nation in flux"	POS
Canada	Peter Martin Screen Anarchy	"With a raft of terrific, intensely dramatic performances... the series is consistently intriguing and thoroughly absorbing"	POS
United States	Michael Starr New York Post	"The action, such as it is, tends to get bogged down in wordy dialogue and the pace is often sluggish in what feels, at times, like a series of re-enactments from a History Channel documentary"	NEG
United Kingdom	James Hibbs Radio Times	"A fascinating and surprisingly emotional slice of history (...) This historical drama takes its time to mull over the details, and in many ways is all the better for it (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Lucy Mangan The Guardian	"[It] takes itself very seriously indeed. But the astonishing performances make it all worthwhile (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Kaiya Shunyata rogerebert.com	"From the first episode of 'Manhunt' it’s apparent that there’s a spark missing. Characters drone on, the lighting is quite bleak and it's not until the actual assassination that the promise of a 'conspiracy thriller' feels real (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Aramide Tinubu Variety	"Informative but sluggish (...) [It] is labeled a conspiracy thriller. Yet the seven-episode series doesn’t offer many thrills"	NEU
United States	Meghan O'Keefe Decider	"[It] is fine, but its scattershot focus turn it into a slog at times. However, I'm confident that 'Manhunt' will eventually be remembered fondly"	NEU
United States	Carly Lane Collider	"Be prepared to walk away with a reshaped understanding of events —or, at the very least, an appreciation for this new examination of one of the most infamous crimes in history"	POS
United States	Ben Travers IndieWire	"The ‘Lincoln’ sequel you may not know you needed"	POS
United States	Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times	"The series is well furnished and costumed and moves with pep through its alternating scenes of action and reflection; it is various enough not to get dull. But it’s very much a TV show, with TV beats, made to entertain before it’s made to inform"	NEU
Canada	Alex Maidy JoBlo	"The miscasting of Hamish Linklater and Patton Oswalt notwithstanding, this is a solidly constructed period procedural. 'Manhunt' is good but could have been much better"	NEU
United Kingdom	Ian Freer Empire	"Well-played and strikingly made, 'Manhunt' is part crime potboiler, part political thriller, part historical overview — and each strand works a treat. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Brian Tallerico The Playlist	"Whether it’s because of the current issues it brings to mind or merely the quality of its production, 'Manhunt' feels wholly alive"	POS
United States	Manuel Betancourt AV Club	"Dead on arrival"	NEG

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