Click here to copy URL

Swarm (TV Miniseries)

Swarm

2023

Donald Glover (Creator), Janine Nabers (Creator) ...

Dominique Fishback, Chloe Bailey, Nirine S. Brown, Karen Rodriguez ...

6.4

1,144

TV Series. Mystery. Drama TV Miniseries (2023). 7 Episodes. A young woman's obsession with a pop star takes a dark turn.

	Author	Review
United States	Ricky Valero Ready Steady Cut	"Dominque Fishback has never been better as 'Swarm' is a haunting look at the obsession of a superstar that will have people talking for weeks (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Brian Lowry CNN	"The theme that the show tackles feels significant enough to deserve a hearing in this age, and Fishback is one of those performers who can keep you riveted without uttering a word"	POS
Australia	Craig Mathieson The Age	"Dre is a kind of unholy avenger borne of our celebrity obsession, and Fishback's performance is so good that the concept acquires a vertiginous dread as Dre traverses America (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Steven Nguyen Scaife Slant	"Though 'Swarm' is diverting enough, it concludes with the sense that it hasn't done much more than lightly sketch a portrait of the extremes of stan culture (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Remus Noronha Collider	"Glover and Nabers have crafted a production that looks past the fan and shows the heavily-damaged person behind her, but without trying to make her likable or justifiable"	POS
United Kingdom	Poppie Platt Telegraph	"This blood-soaked satire is only fitfully successful (...) 'Swarm' lacks cohesion, nervously treading a tightrope between pure voyeuristic horror and black comedy (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"Fishback is scintillating, giving a performance that had me rewatching laugh-out-loud or heartbreaking beats (...) [It] is audacious and provocative, and it commits fully to whatever it’s going for"	POS
United Kingdom	Jack Seale The Guardian	"Cold and dull (...) Its point is obvious and its lead character totally unengaging (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Joshua Alston Variety	"Dominique Fishback is bloody brilliant (...) [It] is a trip worth taking"	POS
United States	Joel Keller Decider	"The show is definitely stylishly shot, but much of that would be empty without Fishback's performance"	NEU
United States	Alan Sepinwall Rolling Stone	"Dre’s terrific — funny when given the opportunity to be, chilling in the more intense moments, and occasionally both at once"	POS
United States	Adam Graham Detroit News	"The show isn't quite sure what it's saying about the nature of today's fan economy, but at least it has a fascinating turn from star Dominique Fishback to hang itself on"	NEU
United States	Nick Allen rogerebert.com	"'Swarm' sets the stage with a terrific pilot episode, in which the tone zig-zags from one uncomfortable moment to the next. (...) Every pop culture movement creates its own killer. "Swarm" is just getting in formation. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Nadira Goffe Slate	"Too committed to its goal of depicting a scandalous faction of fandom while making a light mockery of the world around it to really come away with much of a point —or even an engaging question"	NEG
United States	Ben Travers IndieWire	"With Fishback a riveting constant, well-deployed gallows humor, and more to the story than meets the eye, the buzz around 'Swarm' is worth hearing out"	POS
United States	Melanie McFarland Salon	"Those who appreciate the way Glover and Nabers treat the medium as an opportunity to blast apart convention won't be bored"	NEU
United States	Leslie Byron Pitt The Playlist	"The vivid imagery, absurdist humor, and intelligent homages will do well to ensnare an audience to 'Swarm'"	POS
United States	Carla Meyer The Wrap	"A critique of rabid fandom and other out-of-control aspects of our culture from series creators who, in many ways, show full command of their medium"	POS
United Kingdom	Emma Loffhagen London Evening Standard	"The show [has] an ultra-modern, pitch-perfect Gen Z mood. Cinematically it is also at the cutting edge, experimenting with form and creatively pushing the boundaries of the genre (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
Denmark	Karina Adelgaard Heaven of Horror	"A wild and violent ride with a breathtaking and brutal performance by Dominique Fishback (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

Return to movie

We encourage you to check the reviews' original sources. Intellectual property rights of these reviews belong to their authors and/or the correspondent media from which they have been extracted. If you'd like to help us to add more reviews to your favorite movies, just send us a message.

Swarm (TV Miniseries)

User history