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The Power (TV Series)

The Power

2023

Reed Morano, Shannon Murphy ...

Toni Collette, John Leguizamo, Auli'i Cravalho, Toheeb Jimoh ...

5.6

437

TV Series. Drama. Fantasy 9 Episodes. A group of teenage girls mysteriously develop a special power that allows them to electrocute people at will.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Sophie Butcher Empire	"['The Power']'s electrifying central conceit, cracking cast and sadly still-relevant message about control of women's bodies make it a compelling watch (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Cristina Escobar rogerebert.com	"A compelling, action-packed series that, while heavy-handed at times, is still delightfully thought-provoking to watch"	NEU
Australia	Kylie Northover The Age	"'The Power' pulls together several compelling threads to hypothesise about how a world run by women might look (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Lucy Mangan The Guardian	"This adaptation of a brilliant novel sticks to the original like glue. As a TV show, it doesn’t work quite as well (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Brian Lowry CNN	"The series still feels at best like a sleeping giant, one that inspires the reasonable request to wake me when it truly starts getting somewhere"	NEG
United Kingdom	Louise Griffin Radio Times	"'The Power' is a well thought out, ambitiously faithful, refreshing and electrifying new offering. Fingers crossed for season 2. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Angie Han The Hollywood Reporter	"As it turns out, there is a thrum of potential in there somewhere. But it might need some more time for those wielding it to figure out how to harness it"	NEU
United Kingdom	Poppie Platt Telegraph	"Dystopia gets an electrifying feminist spin (...) this series is a thrill (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Joshua Alston Variety	"It sizzles but never quite sparks"	NEU
United States	Belen Edwards Mashable	"The show lacks the imagination to conjure the rise of a matriarchal world that isn't just a gender-swapped copy of our own"	NEG
Canada	Ferdosa Abdi Screen Rant	"'The Power' is a good start to a series with a thought-provoking narrative about gender and the dynamics that come from the imbalance of power."	POS
United States	Chase Hutchinson Collider	"There is some awe to be found in what is uncovered, but this initial introduction can only hold a candle to the full scope of the story it is drawing from"	NEU
United States	Meredith Hobbs Coons AV Club	"The performances and storytelling are really that good. As such, it’s a B, with a zap, and definitely worth the watch"	POS
United States	Lacy Baugher Paste Magazine	"'The Power' has yet to find a cohesive voice or perspective in its larger story."	NEU
United States	Joel Keller Decider	"We're not sure we're going to be able to get into it because it'll constantly be sending us from one place to another before we’re ready (...) Not the kind of show we're willing to invest time into right now"	NEG
United Kingdom	Vicky Jessop London Evening Standard	"A show about power, and how terribly easy it can be to abuse. Alderman and the team have done a stellar job transferring it to TV; watch and feel the shivers. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Kelly Lawler USA Today	"'Power' has the potential to be great, but it's not electrifying yet (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Adam Lock Ready Steady Cut	"A ballsy sci-fi epic promoting female empowerment within its clever, timely premise (...) A promising series with much scope and scalability (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS

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