Home > Catch-22 > Miniseries « TV Series Page Catch-22: Miniseries (2019) Want to see Episode List Miniseries Catch-22 Critics Consensus Though not quite as sharp as Joseph Heller's seminal novel, Catch-22's handsomely rendered, hilariously horrifying exploration of war still soars thanks to its stellar cast and reverent adherence to its source material. 84% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 90 81% Audience Score User Ratings: 277 See score details Rate And Review Submit review Want to see Edit Submit review Super Reviewer Verified Super Reviewer Verified Edit Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you buy your ticket? Let's get your review verified. 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Episode 2 Air date: May 17, 2019 Yossarian pursues desperate measures to get home, while Milo sees war as a growth industry. View Details 3. Episode 3 Air date: May 17, 2019 Yossarian needlessly expends energy to avoid a feared mission; disaster catches up with him, when he least expects it. View Details 4. Episode 4 Air date: May 17, 2019 On a surreal trip, Yossarian begins to realize the magnitude and influence of Milo's business empire. View Details 5. Episode 5 Air date: May 17, 2019 Reeling from one violent tragedy, Yossarian encounters incomprehensible darkness in Rome, and is faced with an impossible choice. View Details 6. Episode 6 Air date: May 17, 2019 Alive and intact, Yossarian is thwarted by an old adversary. Confronted by a devastating loss, he undergoes a transformation. View Details Catch-22: Miniseries Videos 1:00 Catch-22: Season 1 Teaser 1:36 Catch-22: Limited Series Trailer View All Videos (2) Tv Season Info Based on Joseph Heller's seminal novel of the same name, Catch-22 is the story of the incomparable, artful dodger, Yossarian (Christopher Abbott), a US Air Force bombardier in World War II who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. But his real problem is not the enemy, but rather his own army which keeps increasing the number of missions the men must fly to complete their service. Yet if Yossarian makes any attempt to avoid his military assignments, he'll be in violation of Catch-22, a hilariously sinister bureaucratic rule which specifies that a concern for one's own safety in the face of dangers which are real and immediate is the process of a rational mind; a man is considered insane if he willingly continues to fly dangerous combat missions, but a request to be removed from duty is evidence of sanity and therefore makes him ineligible to be relieved from duty. Genre: Drama Network: Hulu Premiere Date: May 17, 2019 Exec. Producers: George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Richard Brown, Steve Golin, Luke Davis, David Michôd Cast & Crew Pico Alexander Clevinger Gerran Howell Kid Sampson Josh Bolt Dunbar Grant Heslov Doc Daneeka George Clooney Scheisskopf Giancarlo Giannini Marcello Lewis Pullman Major Major Graham Patrick Martin Orr Jonathan Rudnitsky McWatt Kyle Chandler Colonel Cathcart Hugh Laurie Major de Coverley Jay Paulson Chaplain Christopher Abbott Yossarian Daniel David Stewart Milo Tessa Ferrer Nurse Duckett Julie Ann Emery Marion Rafi Gavron Aarfy Austin Stowell Nately Kevin J. O'Connor Korn Luke Davies David Michôd Grant Heslov George Clooney Steve Golin Richard Brown Ellen Kuras Show all Cast & Crew News & Interviews for Catch-22: Miniseries Best-Reviewed Movies and TV Shows 2019 Golden Globe Winners 2020: Full List of Winners and Nominations for the 77th Golden Globe Awards The Biggest Snubs and Surprises of the 2020 Golden Globe Nominations View All Catch-22: Miniseries News Episodes 1. Episode 1 Air date: May 17, 2019 Young American flyers arrive in war and discover that the bureaucracy is more deadly than the enemy. View Details 2. Episode 2 Air date: May 17, 2019 Yossarian pursues desperate measures to get home, while Milo sees war as a growth industry. View Details 3. Episode 3 Air date: May 17, 2019 Yossarian needlessly expends energy to avoid a feared mission; disaster catches up with him, when he least expects it. View Details 4. Episode 4 Air date: May 17, 2019 On a surreal trip, Yossarian begins to realize the magnitude and influence of Milo's business empire. View Details 5. Episode 5 Air date: May 17, 2019 Reeling from one violent tragedy, Yossarian encounters incomprehensible darkness in Rome, and is faced with an impossible choice. View Details 6. Episode 6 Air date: May 17, 2019 Alive and intact, Yossarian is thwarted by an old adversary. Confronted by a devastating loss, he undergoes a transformation. View Details Critic Reviews for Catch-22 Miniseries All Critics (90) | Top Critics (37) | Fresh (76) | Rotten (14) Watching Yo-Yo and his buddies slowly discover this crushing truth in a miniseries that often has the look and feel of more sentimental war pictures, well, that's where the true power of Hulu's "Catch-22" resides. Nov 22, 2019 | Full Review… Eric Deggans NPR Top Critic Catch-22 does have its uneven moments and some underdeveloped characters along the way but it succeeds in its overall mission. Nov 22, 2019 | Full Review… John Hanlon Townhall Top Critic It's a remarkably good-looking, high-quality piece of work all round -- and it returns the story to its historical context. Jun 20, 2019 | Full Review… David Sexton London Evening Standard Top Critic It is very, very good. Its writers, Luke Davies and David Michôd, have done an incredibly smooth job given the way that, on the page, Heller makes the reader do so much of the work... But on some level, I cannot quite get fully involved with it. Jun 19, 2019 | Full Review… Rachel Cooke New Statesman Top Critic Good (and good-looking) production, but without contemporary relevance, urgency or edge. May 23, 2019 | Full Review… Verne Gay Newsday Top Critic It makes room for some small but soaring set pieces, like Giancarlo Giannini's brief appearance as an old, Italian man giving the young, American soldiers a lesson in wartime relativity. May 23, 2019 | Full Review… David Bianculli NPR Top Critic What moved me the most about this story is the inherent sense of hope that lies buried below the layers of cynicism. War most certainly is hell, but surviving it just may be the path to our humanity. Jan 25, 2020 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… Catherine Springer AwardsWatch [Christopher] Abbott's rueful performance lends Catch-22 its weight. Nov 25, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… Radheyan Simonpillai NOW Toronto The show marks a return for [George] Clooney as a storyteller, playing into both sides of his directorial oeuvre and makes a strong case for Christopher Abbott as a new leading man. Nov 25, 2019 | Full Review… Christian Gallichio The Playlist As with its source material novel, the tonal shifts between horror and hilarity are directed and played with relish. Nov 25, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Brian Donaldson The List It reminded me of a snow globe, where all of the action was on the inside, and I was on the outside. And when the flurries settled, everything still looked pretty much the same. Nov 25, 2019 | Full Review… Karla Peterson San Diego Union-Tribune Although a terrifically well made production, with some gorgeous cinematography and a fabulous cast, it can't help but feel like a much more conventional work than the original book, with a lot that simply doesn't work as well on screen as on paper. Nov 25, 2019 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review… Daniel Goldstraw Cultured Vultures View All Critic Reviews (90) Audience Reviews for Catch-22: Miniseries Sep 03, 2020 This Hulu miniseries was alright. George Clooney, Christopher Abbott, Kyle Chandler, and the rest of the cast did a decent job in this miniseries. The plot to the movie was very dramatic, depressing, and intense. It's about survival and doing whatever it takes to get home. If you haven't seen this miniseries yet, don't waste your time. It's way too depressing to watch. That's what I think anyway. Michael W Jun 02, 2020 While I haven't read the book, the show excites me to get into Joseph Heller's work. The cast is phenomenal. Classic faces encapsulate WWII era vibes. Suspense, satire, scares - it's all there. Alexander H Feb 27, 2020 It was nothing spectacular so I did not get past the first DVD. I use the subtitles option on the DVD and it was one of the hardest to read. It was an ugly font they used and barely visible whereas other movies and TV series use a much easier to read subtitles. I have to admit that had a big bearing on this "Meh" review. Lee H Jan 17, 2020 it lacks the black comedy of the book and the original movie. Andy P Jan 12, 2020 What a fantastic mini-series, and I didn't even see much advertisement on it. I'm not really into war movies/tv shows, but this one definitely makes the cut. It really highlights humanity for what it is. Caz M Dec 14, 2019 I absolutely loved the show! I'm a fan of the book, so I was apprehensive, but they really did manage to do justice to the source material! Great casting on all fronts, just a truly enjoyable show! Debbie D Nov 28, 2019 The ending fucking sucked like really they keep fucking him over and he didn't do nothing back wow great ending Jonny A Nov 18, 2019 This is a good tv show. The book is brilliant, and the tv show is just good. Worth to watch. But. It's not funny at all. The book is very, very funny. Terrible, heartbreaking and hillarious. But the tv show is not. Only horror and hopelessness Lena Z Oct 03, 2019 It looks lovely. Too lovely. From the glow of the light on the scenery to the handsomeness of the cast, it's just so goddamn pretty. But there's no dirt, no grit, no weirdness. I'm a quarter of the way into episode 3 and I almost laughed once in episode 1. It isn't that I don't get the humour, the book is hilarious, a comic masterpiece for the ages. Perhaps the absence of Heller's distinctly absurd narrative voice make it harder to get the humour across, but it feels like something's missing here. Disappointing that the producers chose good looking actors of fit with the scenery rather than comic actors who would have understood what to do with their lines. John Mulaney, Nick Kroll, Aziz Ansari, Jason Mantzoukas, Bill Hader and Nick Offerman just off the top of my head; there's a cast that could eat this for breakfast. A missed opportunity. Again. Steve S Sep 12, 2019 It's a good show but just another show with white main characters. Overall it's al Katlego M See all Audience reviews News & Features Best Horror Movies Top 200 of all time "Rotten Tomatoes Is Wrong" Our new podcast Worst Superhero Movies Thanks, <em>Squad</em> Best Netflix Series and Shows What to binge right now More News & Features TOP HEADLINES Best Horror Movies of 2020 Ranked – Rotten Tomatoes Fall TV First Look: Find Out What’s Coming – Rotten Tomatoes The Best Peacock Original Shows and Movies – Rotten Tomatoes 20 Movies To Watch If You Loved Inception – Rotten Tomatoes All Upcoming Disney Movies: New Disney Live-Action, Animation, Pixar, Marvel, and More – Rotten Tomatoes The Best Quibi Shows to Stream Now – Rotten Tomatoes The 64 Most Anticipated Movies of 2020 – Rotten Tomatoes Sundance 2020 Movie Scorecard – Rotten Tomatoes More Headlines Go back More trailers