SummaryAfter 32 years, Border Patrol agent Ben Clemens (Michael Chiklis) finds himself helping those he had tried thwart during his career in this drama from Michelle MacLaren.
Created By:Michael Carnes, Josh Gilbert, David Graziano
Coyote
Season 1 Premiere:
Jan 7, 2021
Metascore
Generally Favorable
65
User score
Universal Acclaim
8.1
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65
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Jan 4, 2021
88
"Coyote" doesn't talk about the border but goes beyond it, to see people — their lives, dreams, and tragedies — up close. Politics (ours) thus become inverted and it's left to Ben to make sense of this inversion. By proxy, it's up to us as well. Binge-bait, and compelling binge-bait at that.
Jan 15, 2021
70
Coyote benefits by stronger plotting and a more rounded portrayal of the crime family that traps Ben in their internal power struggle. [18-31 Jan 2021, p.11]
Jan 7, 2021
60
The series improves somewhat as it delves into the backstories of its Mexican characters. “Coyote” proves watchable but too derivative.
Jan 6, 2021
60
The craftsmanship, plotting, and performances are top notch. But the broad stereotypes early in the season, the lack of female characters who feel three-dimensional, and the inconsistent dialogue constantly pull it away from its potential.
Jan 7, 2021
58
While there’s usually more going on than what immediately meets the eye, the six-episode first season doesn’t always follow through on its more thoughtful intuitions and is often hard to watch.
Jan 7, 2021
40
Stock characterizations and messy, contrivance-dependent plotting enervate the rest of the season. An unwanted bouquet of loose ends gradually reveals itself — quite possibly the result of the season order being truncated from 10 to six episodes after a COVID work stoppage, but unfortunate and distracting nonetheless.
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Universal Acclaim
8.1
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Feb 5, 2022
10
I gave this new series a 10 because of the many tv series available now to watch, this one caught my attention and kept it. The main character, Ben is old, fat, and surly; a generally unlikeable guy with almost unreal physicality who tries to do the right thing. Drop the theatrical stunts and he becomes more real. He can still be a tough guy and handle the Cartel and Homeland Security while also trying to juggle his family life at the same time. I think its refreshing that the main character is not your bulked up, too handsome for his own good type of guy. Michael Chiklis does an excellent portrayal of this character with a great supporting cast. I hope to be able to watch a second upcoming season.
