SummaryThe Neil Cross adaptation of the Paul Theroux novel of the same name (which was also made into a 1986 film), follows inventor Allie Fox (Justin Theroux) as he and his family go on the run from the U.S. government to Mexico.
Created By:Tom Bissell
The Mosquito Coast
Season 1 Premiere:
Apr 30, 2021
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55
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5.4
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Apr 19, 2021
91
“The Mosquito Coast” is stronger in its unpredictable plotting than its dialogue, and its momentum is remarkable. ... It feels like fans of the work of Vince Gilligan, and “Ozark” will take to this the most, although “The Mosquito Coast” is arguably stronger in its first season than that Netflix drama was in its freshman outing.
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5.4
47% Positive
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
24% Mixed
12 Ratings
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29% Negative
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
Jun 5, 2021
8
Justin Theroux stars as an idealist, inventor and very smart man who, along with his wife and 2 kids, are constantly on the run from the US government. When their latest location is revealed, they set out on a quest for safe haven in Mexico. After the first episode, which takes its time setting up the situation, the rest of the series turns into a highly-involving, peril-fraught adventure. They constantly get into **** that seemingly have no solution, but smart papa always manages to find a way. The writers played the narrative cards close, teasing around the reason for their fugitive state. Even though some of the situations strain credibility, the performances are involving (although Theroux's continual stern demeanor gets a bit tiresome) and the journey proves highly compelling. NOTE: The novel was penned by Paul Theroux, uncle of Justin. (7 one-hour episodes in Season One with 2nd season already announced)
May 9, 2021
7
It's got an Ozark/Breaking Bad feel I like, and thus far I like everyone in it. I'm 3 in and I'm excited to see more. Justin Theroux is perfect casting as the father.
Apr 23, 2021
60
With one harebrained and hair's-breadth escape after another, Mosquito Coast is suspenseful but nonsensical. ... Still Theroux is convincing and compelling. [26 Apr - 9 May 2021, p.6]
Apr 29, 2021
50
This is a series that’s always tantalizing viewers with glimpses of profundity—in its political commentary, its plot complexity, its character development. But only in Theroux’s performance does The Mosquito Coast transcend the superficial.
Oct 31, 2022
42
The problem when writers don’t really know where to take a season is that it leads to shallow, self-serious dialogue. There are so many serious conversations this season that go absolutely nowhere. It just lacks the urgency of the first season, and the slower pace means there’s time to realize how thin these characters are. It feels at times like the writers have no idea what to do with them.
Apr 29, 2021
40
The lack of real, destructive danger for this dual expedition and chase isn’t just a tedious factor about the show—it’s plainly uninvolving, like watching an invincible superhero prevail without the viewer knowing their true weakness. In its place, “The Mosquito Coast” constantly teases a mystery about what father and mother did in the past, but that also becomes tedious, a dangling carrot to get the story from one overlong episode to the next.
Apr 14, 2021
38
I found the series to be somewhat unmoored, lacking the subtexts of the original source material. Here it’s all about the violence, “MacGyver” ish escapes. It’s also jumpy and disjointed.
Apr 30, 2021
7
Ep 1: Cinematography is as slick as anything coming your way. Theroux basically continues his "The Leftover" role, aka "I'm a hot American dude lost in a Kafkaian novel". And that is fine. It's nonsensical but pretty. Better than serious and dull, don't you think? Is it why so-called professionnal critics have a problem with it? Do they always need to be handed a cliche ridden plot like one of those sanctiminious pseudo-realistic HBO shows preaching about the "societal problems"? Or in other words, if it's not clearly pushing a "woke" agenda/doesn't have "diversity" actors, do they vote it down...just in case some shriller guy complains there is no one-eyed black transsexual in the show?
May 26, 2025
6
Es llevadera, no está mal pero no es una mega serie! Es original y tiene un giro inesperado al final pero a veces te da esa sensación de que "no está pasando nada". Las actuaciones son destacables, las locaciones también pero la historia no me resultó atrapante.
May 26, 2023
6
8/5. Excellent first season. A gripping and suspenseful mystery. The second is much worse. A slower action, a boring story with threads added forcibly.
Apr 15, 2024
3
First season was entertaining. The second season was an absolute time ****. I wish I could get that time back. I kept thinking its ok, it's going to get better. NOPE. WTF Horrible writing and directing
Feb 18, 2023
2
Season 1: mildly interesting.
Season 2: utterly boring garbage. Don’t waste your time here.
Production Company:
- Fremantle
- Redrum
- Veritas Entertainment
Initial Release Date:Apr 30, 2021
Number of seasons:2 Seasons
Rating:TV-MA
Awards
Imagen Foundation Awards
• 3 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 2 Nominations
ReFrame
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
