Critic Reviews

Rossum and Petticrew’s both richly embody the push and pull for their characters’ souls, while their supporting stars provide clear-eyed yet nuanced conviction to drive them toward a resolution. .... All together, their work takes a story you could claim you’ve heard before and turns it into superlative genre fare that will be hard to forget.

One of the year’s best and most thought-provoking titles so far.

Furious is a haunting interrogation of the psychology of victimhood, the logic of revenge, and the myth that the justice system exists to protect the vulnerable, and its conclusions are too messy to resolve into a pat fable of empowerment or healing.

The series digs deep into poisonous power dynamics and the lengths to which those in authority will go to preserve them, and it does so with an instinct for suspense that never really falters. It’s one of the best shows of the year.

A thrilling character drama that trumps every other crime series released this year. Rossum and Petticrew are both phenomenal in the series, and they are joined by a fantastic ensemble.

Emmy Rossum and Quincy Tyler Bernstine are Emmy ready in a gripping crime series that investigates the roots of gender violence in killers and the cops who hunt them.

The show doesn’t subvert expectations or stray from predictable outcomes. But that doesn’t distract from Furious‘ strengths as a well-written, tightly wound thriller that consistently challenges its characters and their agendas.

“Furious” is imperfect and occasionally tests the viewer’s patience, but it is well worth watching. The performances are terrific, the writing grows increasingly complex, and the direction ultimately generates genuine tension.

It might not be the clear-cut cat-and-mouse thriller that marketing has made it out to be, but that only makes more room for what Furious best embodies at its most successful: a barely contained scream of female rage.

It’s a tough watch, but a gratifying corrective to the Criminal Minds and Law & Orders of the world.