98% on Rotten Tomatoes from 59 critics; called magnificent, daring, and profoundly poignant by the Globe and Mail. Won the Golden Globe for Best TV Comedy/Musical Series.
Renewal: Concluded with the Musicale Finale in September 2019 after Jeffrey Tambor was dropped following harassment allegations; creator Joey Soloway resolved the series through a musical special. (Amazon Studios)
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| Season | Released | BollyMeter | Critics | Audience | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 12014 · 10 eps | 26 September 2014 | 9.4 | 98% | 8.4/10 | MUST-WATCH |
| Season 22015 · 10 eps | 11 December 2015 | 9.2 | 98% | 8.4/10 | MUST-WATCH |
| Season 32016 · 10 eps | 23 September 2016 | 9.0 | 100% | 8.4/10 | MUST-WATCH |
| Season 42017 · 10 eps | 22 September 2017 | 8.1 | 91% | 8.4/10 | WORTH-IT |
| Season 52019 · 1 ep | 27 September 2019 | 6.5 | 68% | 8.4/10 | ONE-TIME WATCH |
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The Pfefferman family gathers for a secret their father has been struggling to share. Soloway's direction is intimate and exact; Tambor's performance communicates decades of suppressed selfhood without a single false note.
Full episode review →The Season 1 finale gathers the Pfeffermans for a shiva that becomes a reckoning. The emotional accumulation of the season lands with precision and the final image is one of streaming television's most arresting.
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