Kindred: Miniseries

"You'd be better served by reading the book..."

"A top-down over-simplification of the radical source material."

"The greatest thing the show has going for it is Johnson’s performance."

"Misses the magic..."

"After a promising start, the series struggles to capture the propulsive energy of its beloved source material."

"The writing is very smart, illuminating without feeling expository..."

"It is hard to believe much of anything that happens... in either the skimpy, cardboard depiction of plantation life or in the clichéd presentation of modern city life."

"A sharp exploration of history, national and personal."

"The most successful element of this adaptation is Mallori Johnson’s compelling performance as Dana."

"This gripping adaptation... expands Octavia Butler's groundbreaking exploration of America's racist history into a profound puzzle-box thriller."

"There’s never really a good time for a show that exhibits potential and underdelivers."

"A reasonable, economic realisation of Butler's classic story..."

"Adaptations should forge their own space, and they shouldn’t be easy. Kindred knows that, and its audience should, too."

"Restrained to a fault..."

"Kindred falls short of its source material."