SummaryTeenage girls suddenly develop the power to electrocute people including the daughter (Auliʻi Cravalho) of the Mayor of Seatle (Leslie Mann) in the thriller series based on Naomi Alderman's novel of the same name.
Created By:Naomi Alderman, Sarah Quintrell, Raelle Tucker, Claire Wilson
The Power
Season 1 Premiere:
Mar 30, 2023
Metascore
Generally Favorable
66
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Mixed or Average
5.1
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Mar 29, 2023
83
It’s hard to accept the world The Power presents, however well-researched it is. If not for this, the show would get an easy A-. The performances and storytelling are really that good. As such, it’s a B, with a zap, and definitely worth the watch.
Mar 31, 2023
80
Heavy-handed though the metaphor may be, it doesn’t feel corny – it’s genuinely thrilling to see how these girls who are underestimated, forgotten and cast aside light up when they realise that they, and their actions, matter in the world.
User score
Mixed or Average
5.1
45% Positive
13 Ratings
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13 Ratings
13 Ratings
May 6, 2023
10
Magnificent! They talk about things that all women know but are never talked about
Apr 3, 2023
10
É difícil aceitar o mundo que The Power apresenta, por mais bem pesquisado que seja. Se não fosse por isso, o show teria um A- fácil. As performances e a narrativa são realmente muito boas. Como tal, é um B, com um zap, e definitivamente vale a pena assistir. " ..
Mar 29, 2023
80
A slow but eventually satisfying burn of a show, The Power’s electrifying central conceit, cracking cast and sadly still-relevant message about control of women’s bodies make it a compelling watch.
Mar 29, 2023
65
By the back half of the first season, several characters’ stories have at last begun to intersect, in ways that promise intriguing overlaps in the future. But without a clear sense of where this show is headed, it may be too little too late.
Mar 31, 2023
60
The series only covers about a third of the book and would therefore seem to offer time to explore alternatives, even if ultimately they end the same way (electrical power corrupting as inevitably as any other, and all that). So far, however, the adaptation seems to be following the original’s path, which feels like a missed opportunity.
Mar 29, 2023
60
The Power falls short of expectations dramatically. Not for any lack of commitment by the cast, and neither for any shortage of real-world locations, which help to ground the events which unfold. Failure on this occasion feels more fundamental and comes down to originality. Combined with some sluggish pacing and frequently fragmented narrative choices, audiences will be hard pressed to make it beyond the third episode, which is ironic since that is when things start to get interesting.
Mar 31, 2023
40
It feels like it’s going to be an exhausting show to watch; for every moment that will be interesting and show the real change in the power dynamics between men and women, there might be two others that will feel like we’re barely in one story before we rocket to another.
