SummaryWar-veteran-turned-police Sergeant David Budd (Richard Madden) is promoted to the protection detail for controversial conservative Home Secretary Julia Montague (Keeley Hawes) in this drama series created by Jed Mercurio.
Created By:Jed Mercurio
Bodyguard
Season 1 Premiere:
Aug 26, 2018
Metascore
Generally Favorable
79
User score
Generally Favorable
7.4
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
79
83% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
17% Mixed
2 Reviews
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0% Negative
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Oct 15, 2018
91
Bodyguard might be [creator Jed Mercurio's] Homeland. ... From its opening sequence, a breathless 20-minute set piece on a passenger train, it's clear that no loyalty will go untested or plot untwisted. [19/26 Oct 2018, p.91]
Oct 10, 2018
90
This show excels at both the daring, gasp-inducing twist and the methodical construction of slower-burning thrills. The finale, for instance, features a lengthy sequence of almost physically painful tension, a bravura bit of television that could only exist on a show in which we’ve been primed to understand that truly anything can happen.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.4
71% Positive
155 Ratings
155 Ratings
21% Mixed
45 Ratings
45 Ratings
8% Negative
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
Sep 29, 2023
10
One of the best TV Shows ever made. The action, suspense and plot are among the very best ever written.
Sep 13, 2023
9
Loved this series. Binge watched it over 2 nights. Kept me engaged the entire time, up to the last minute.
Oct 25, 2018
80
It boasts terrific performances, unpredictable twists, and a stack of fanfic-favorite tropes (if the series’ title has you thinking of Whitney Houston, you’re frankly on the right track) executed with polish and flair. Though the thread of tension crackling at the show’s center doesn’t quite make it all the way through to the end, the journey is still enough of a roller coaster to make it well worth the ride.
Oct 24, 2018
80
The plot is determined to make us change our minds about who could be a mole every ten minutes. Muslim characters are pigeonholed as potential terrorists, although that’s a trope that Bodyguard tries to subvert with a modest amount of success. And yet, even on those occasions when it lands exactly where you think it’s headed, it still threads a compelling enough needle to keep its audience hooked.
Oct 23, 2018
80
There are several things that work really well in the series’ final episode, and could leave the door open for another season, and other revelations that feel like a bit of a letdown. But ultimately, Bodyguard is an exhilarating ride that truly showcases Madden as a major talent.
Oct 24, 2018
75
American viewers may not grasp all the subtleties of British government bureaucracy, but the cast of well-drawn characters--Anjli Mohindra is a standout as Nadia, the would-be suicide bomber--make Bodyguard compulsively watchable.
Oct 23, 2018
50
Madden doesn’t do enough to distract us when Mercurio’s plot twists veer from reality or his characters refuse to act like rational humans. In Bodyguard, Mercurio’s breakneck story feels, at every moment, both carefully constructed and made up on the spot. ... It can also be a blast, if you’re all about the mystery and the forward momentum and your requirements for plausibility and psychological realism aren’t high.
May 27, 2019
8
Richard Madden kills it. If you ever feel like getting wasted, take a shot every time somebody says "ma'am."
Jan 24, 2026
5
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Dec 2, 2020
1
Une série qui suscite à tout le moins la curiosité… du moins… au moins le temps du premier épisode, le premier des 6 et pourtant, on ne peut pas dire que ça avance vraiment au vu du nombre restreint de ces putains d’épisodes… qui durent quand même une plombe chacun ! et dès la fin du premier, la torpeur commence à s’installer. Malgré éventuellement un sursaut lors du second… Mais à vrai dire, la série entière est une mélasse à complots comploteurs sur fond de terrorisme et surtout sous l’égide d’un agenda SJW gauchiste très serré : les attentats, les morts, pas de problème… mais des lois « liberticides », jamais de la vie ! surveiller les communications suspectes alors que tous les trous de balles sont déjà suivis à la trace par leurs réseaux sociaux qui leur reniflent le fion H24, alors là, non… , trop, c’est tropico et surtout « liberticide » ! y a que Gogol et Fessebouc qui ont le droit de me surveiller ! et Amacon aussi. M’enfin bref, de toute façon, les incohérences se bousculent au portillon de ce merdier qui n’arrête pas de sortir des lapins magiques de son chapeau et en gros, ça se résume simplement à « on vous ment, on vous spolie », le couplet habituel des paranos gauchos et de la presse mange-merde qui met de l’huile sur le feu : du classique. Et plus on avance, plus la série se délite de plus en plus et finit par sombrer dans le burlesque : ça en devient grotesque tellement c’est pas croyable, ridicule et ça reste en définitive du grand n’importe quoi de A à Z.
Production Company:
- World Productions
Initial Release Date:Aug 26, 2018
Number of seasons:1 Season
Rating:TV-MA
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
BAFTA Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Monte-Carlo TV Festival
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations





























