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The Purge - Season 1
The series version of the famous movies, The Purge which have presented four successful parts since its' beginning in 2013. It shows various stories about that awful day in which all the crimes are allowed even killing. For twelve hours, there is no police or any emergency service.
June 18, 1992 in Covington, Louisiana, USA
30 October 1981, Woodstock, New York, USA
12 September 1979, Niagara Falls, New York, USA
September 04, 2018
Faster-paced, more diverse and more pointed in its critique of American bloodlust than its cinematic counterparts.September 04, 2018
And in the first three episodes, following the dictates of basic cable, it dials back both the social commentary and the splatter-happy action and violence from their cinematic levels.August 31, 2018
So hot on the heels of the other movies, as well as the impassioned state of the country as a whole, it feels too much like an afterthought.September 04, 2018
Call me crazy, but it just may turn out that 10 hours of gory slaughter unconstrained by even the vaguest intellectual or moral framework is going to be irredeemable crap no matter how many pretty sociopolitical ribbons you put on it.August 31, 2018
To say television deserves better is obvious, so instead let's remember "The Purge" deserves better, too.September 04, 2018
I can't say that The Purge TV show is wholly incredible as a standalone piece of entertainment. But it does a lot of things that the film franchise can't, and has a fun time making it all happen.September 04, 2018
The Purge was never going to be thoughtful enough to become one of those series...and would've done far better if it gleefully leaned into its nonsensical side and exhibited a little self-awareness.September 04, 2018
It settles into a creepy, occasionally absurdly funny dystopian drama with some chase scenes and twists, which is a pretty smart way for the franchise to evolve.August 31, 2018
The fact that it's also clumsily made and rife with mediocre performances seems almost beside the point in the context of how pointless this thing is in the first place.September 04, 2018
USA and DeMonaco have somehow found a way to stretch out these tales over 10 episodes, which is about six more than feels sustainable.