SummaryThe reboot of the 1985 Steven Spielberg anthology series with the first season featuring episodes directed by Michael Dinner, Susanna Fogel, Chris Long, Mark Mylod, and Sylvain White.
Created By:Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis
Amazing Stories (2020)
Season 1 Premiere:
Jan 17, 2020
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51
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Mar 5, 2020
80
The color, settings and lavish social detail are mainly what distinguishes this enterprise—an adventure well worth an hour’s viewing, though its resolution is a bit cryptic, as sagas that belong to a category called “Amazing Stories” are wont to be.
Mar 6, 2020
60
The first episode of Amazing Stories, which is all that Apple made available, is OK, but doesn't merit its A-list adjective.
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Mar 5, 2022
10
I was a fan of this show growing up so the 2020 version had big shoes to fill. It did not disappoint. The new series maintained the essence of what made the original so great. These are stories that explore mysterious concepts out of the ordinary, so you'll have to suspend disbelief and let the show take you on a ride. I felt like the show was starting to find its footing by the end of this first season. I really hope it comes back for a second season and beyond. Amazing Stories still has so much potential and so many more stories to tell.
Mar 7, 2020
10
The first episode of the series entitled "The Cellar" is simply magnificent.
The plot is spectacular, engaging and has beautiful twists. In 50 minutes they were able to tell a story that was simply magnificent with the ability to engage the audience. Dylan O'brien, the lead actor, was excellent and very VERY good at acting. He created a world of his own He managed to make the history of the show his own story creating a work of art.
Mar 9, 2020
50
That's about the best compliment one can offer about this episode: it's nice. The stakes are pretty low and it's easy enough to guess the outcome, twists and all, because you've probably seen some version of this sort of show before, and not necessarily with softly lit, tender sex scenes with a Scotsman.
Mar 9, 2020
40
You’re waiting and waiting for some Black Mirror whiplash twist that never comes. Instead, all that you’re given is the sort of dopey, tapioca time-travel romance we’ve all seen before. ... The show doesn’t know what it wants to be yet—or even get who it’s supposed to be for.
Mar 6, 2020
40
The fact that Apple and Amblin decided to launch the series with this slice of bland, middlebrow mediocrity hardly augurs well. In an oversaturated market, Apple TV+ has hardly set the entertainment world alight. It will need to do much better than such featherlight, forgettable fare if it’s going to give Netflix any sleepless nights.
Mar 6, 2020
40
At the end of the day, it’s tricky to judge an entire anthology series based on a single episode, especially when the trailers hinted at more effects-heavy (and hopefully, more “amazing”) stories to come soon. But as it stands, Amazing Stories is not a good enough reason to subscribe to yet another streaming service. Where the original 80s show was bold and boundary-pushing, the first episode of the reboot feels like a safe story that pales in comparison to similar tales of romance that transcend time.
Jun 1, 2025
4
I had high hopes for a revival of this anthology series, however this new iteration is very much a throwback to storytelling from the eighties and has none of the sophistication that audiences are used to today. The series is inoffensive and family-friendly in the blandest of ways.
Mar 22, 2020
3
Big fan of the original Amazing Stories, this one not so much. The first episode is a Titanic knockoff with time travel, and the second copies Ghost...maybe those movies are so old now it doesn't matter. The production values are good, but so far they lack in originality and push every Hollywood agenda that's out there. With every anthology series I'm hopeful that the next episodes will be better - let's hope!
Mar 9, 2020
2
Classic Apple, all style and no substance. Hoping the next episodes are more 'amazing' or they'll be in trouble with trading standards.
Mar 29, 2020
1
90% White man bad wokism, 10% originality, 100% tedium, 100% rubbish. Modern corporations need to find a way to put stories and talent above diversity showcasing and scoring brownie points with the far left.
