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SummaryAfter 16 years in prison, Dolores Roach (Justina Machado) work as a masseuse in the basement of her friend's (Alejandro Hernandez) shop, but when her new life is threatened, she will do anything to protect it in this series based on the Gimlet Media podcast of the same name.

The Horror of Dolores Roach

Season 1 Premiere: 
Jul 7, 2023
Metascore
Generally Favorable
65
User score
Generally Favorable
6.2
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
65
60% Positive
9 Reviews
40% Mixed
6 Reviews
0% Negative
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Jul 10, 2023
83
Entertainment Weekly
One season of Dolores' tale makes for a satisfying meal, and I fear a second helping might turn out to be empty calories. But maybe a little overindulgence is warranted when the recipe is so tasty.
Jul 7, 2023
80
RogerEbert.com
The series clearly has fun playing with that line, putting normality and extremity in conversation and asking the audience to root both for and against its leads. A playful show about a serial killer, "The Horror of Dolores Roach" gets its frights by not taking itself too seriously.
Jul 7, 2023
75
The Daily Beast
The show makes perfectly bite-sized digs at bureaucratic establishments that are far more filling than empty wisdom. There’s no one better than Machado to make those points.
Jul 5, 2023
67
Collider
That The Horror of Dolores Roach manages to be just cheeky enough to overcome its many flaws is a testament to Machado’s presence — she helps to turn a television meal that doesn’t always go down as easy as one would hope into one that has a bit more meat on its bones.
Sep 10, 2024
60
The Observer (UK)
Even in short, half-hour-ish bursts, the relentless archness and escalations start to chafe, but Machado is great (“I don’t wanna be a serial killer”), and there’s a winning trippy brio to it all.
Jul 7, 2023
50
CNN
If only The Horror of Dolores Roach possessed enough magic to shape its mix of dark comedy and horror into something that felt wholly worthy of the commitment, instead of cooking up a show that falls short of the killer concept that it could have been.
Jul 6, 2023
40
The Guardian
Any Sweeney Todd retelling turns on the question of why the killer kills. The Horror of Dolores Roach never works that out, so it’s left aimlessly sliding around in its own sloppy mess.
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User score
Generally Favorable
6.2
53% Positive
8 Ratings
20% Mixed
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  • Amazon Studios
  • Blumhouse Television
  • Gimlet Media
  • GloNation Studios
Jul 7, 2023
1 Season
ReFrame
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Critics Choice Super Awards
• 1 Nomination
NAMIC Vision Awards
• 1 Nomination
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