SummaryIvy Moxam (Jodie Comer) returns to her family after disappearing 13 years ago. Her mother (Natasha Little) seeks to keep the news of her parents separation from her, her sister Emma (Katherine Rose Morley) resents that attention is being drawn away from her, and all the while, the kidnapper has not been caught.
Created By:Marnie Dickens
Thirteen
Season 1 Premiere:
Feb 28, 2016
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Generally Favorable
73
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Jun 27, 2016
80
Switching from subdued to rageful, actor Jodie Comer convinces you both Ivy's fears and her feral side.
Jun 23, 2016
80
For a crime story it is unusually gentle and generous toward its characters; it is not cynical or despairing--indeed, it is in the end a love story, or rather, several interlocking love stories set in contrast to the pathological mockery of one.
Jun 21, 2016
80
Ms. Comer delivers a compelling portrayal as Ivy, who, even in the grip of terror, projects an air of dangerousness. She’s fragile, but has also developed a core of steel—her experience has made her tough, as she shows throughout the five episodes of this thriller entirely worthy of the name.
Jun 23, 2016
75
Comer’s performance--as a 26-year-old stunted as a 13-year-old--is beautiful. She can be endearing, mystifying and aggravating, sometimes in the same moment. She’ll keep you coming back to a mystery that grows darker with every revelation.
Jun 22, 2016
75
The performances of the entire cast of Thirteen, and by Comer in particular, counterbalance many but not all of the weak spots in the over-plotted script.
Jun 16, 2016
70
Effective as a thriller until its predictably over-the-top climax, Thirteen is even better as a character study of an emotionally fragile, needy and enigmatic young woman trying to regain her sense of self as she tests all of the relationships in her new world. [20-26 Jun 2016, p.17]
Jun 23, 2016
42
An intriguing miniseries could be made about Stockholm syndrome, but this isn’t it. Instead, it’s just a pale, murky example of how an artistic surface can’t gloss over an unconvincing foundation of plot and characters underneath.
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Jul 21, 2019
8
. With just five episodes, this UK crime drama is a super fast watch. I tuned in for Jodie Comer and am glad I did. That woman has some serious acting chops. The show reminded me somewhat of "Room" (which has a similar story about a young woman being held against her will for years). Brie Larson won an Oscar in 2016 for it. Also, congrats to Jodie for her Oscar nomination this week for "Killing Eve". Well deserved! While I wish "Thirteen" had gone more into the effects being isolated for all those years, I still enjoyed the rest of the story. Per creator Marie ****, there will not be a season 2 so this is "one and done".
