Season 1 – Clarice

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Season 1 – Clarice

Feb 2021

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"Clarice" offers a deep dive into the untold personal story of FBI Agent Clarice Starling as she returns to the field in 1993, one year after the events of "The Silence of the Lambs." Brilliant and vulnerable, Clarice's bravery gives her an inner light that draws monsters and madmen to her. However, her complex psychological makeup that comes from a challenging childhood empowers her to begin to find her voice while working in a man's world, as well as escape the family secrets that have haunted her throughout her life.

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Critics Consensus

Effectively grim, but narratively bland, Clarice is a disturbingly safe procedural that lets down both its talented cast and source material.

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Michael Idato

Sydney Morning Herald

03/04/2021

4/5

It surges into a leading position on the back of a beautifully underplayed performance from its lead actress.

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Eric Deggans

NPR

02/24/2021

I think the network will have to work a little harder to find something unique to say outside of the crime of the week.

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Zaki Hasan

San Francisco Chronicle

02/19/2021

In a television landscape littered with gruesome procedurals and compelling female protagonists, "Clarice" feels less like a trailblazer and more like a three-decades-later attempt to catch up.

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Rick Bentley

KGET-TV (Bakersfield, CA)

08/10/2023

3/4

It is the standout performance by Breeds that makes this production so chillingly strong.

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Jenn Adams

Rue Morgue Magazine

02/18/2023

B-

Though episodes often veer into the tiresome world of police procedurals, CLARICE shines as a compassionate depiction of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and an authentic look at the process of recovering from trauma.

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Jorge Loser

Espinof

08/08/2022

2.5/5

The routine is disappointing: the agent arrives at the crime scene and is belittled for her theories that will turn out to be true. [Full review in Spanish]

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boz B

@BozintheBays Jan 12

Clarice has a great cast and should be a wonderful show, considering the source material to draw from. Sadly the pacing, editing and direction let the show down. To many pointless tracking shots and lingering panorama's linger for far too long. The cinematography distracted me from the storyline while important plot points were raced through leading to confusion. It feels like the director was trying way too hard, editing reinforced this and the end result was a difficult viewing experience. A real shame sadly, this is a show that makes me think 'what could have been'.

Gerald H

Jan 7

Let´s call most of it CLICHÉE STARLING ... basically a good approach, nice production, but recurring characters (especially clarice) were badly cast ... completely senseless is the overall rejection of starling.

Thomas G

@Pennywise82 09/03/2024

Love the character, but the writers made this show boring.

babarizam D

04/29/2024

Lead actors wasn't right for the role. She tried to pull the accent which made her dialogue delivery fake. Paul in this show is not the one we know from the books or movies. Senater lost next election in the books and she was also young in movies. Show creator tried to portray her as Will Graham who was a complete different character. Small Details, details that matters especially to those who read books.

Some Guy F

11/07/2022

I don't know how they managed to make this show so boring. It has subject matter that is inherently interesting, and they just do their best to make it dull as possible.

08/14/2022

Like many reboots, this is a poor shadow of the Silence of the Lambs' character which quickly bares no resemblance to the source material. First few episodes started ok then 2020 victimhood and racial theory themes become the only focus. That's one thing, but it's so ham fisted and forced to be laughable. If I wanted to get preached at this hard, I'd go to a Baptist revival. Or how about, I know, actually make the stories of your minority characters good so they can stand on their own instead of ham-fisted shoving it down your viewers throats?

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Rebecca Breeds

FBI Agent Clarice Starling

Michael Cudlitz

Paul Krendler

Lucca De Oliveira

Tomas Esquivel

Kal Penn

Shaan Tripathi

Nick Sandow

Murray Clarke

Devyn A. Tyler

Ardelia Mapp

Episode 1

Aired Feb 11, 2021

The Silence Is Over

A year after rescuing Catherine Martin from the horror of Buffalo Bill's basement, FBI Agent Clarice Starling gets an urgent assignment to join the Violent Criminal Apprehension Program, VICAP, in the investigation of three serial killings.

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Episode 2

Aired Feb 18, 2021

Ghosts of Highway 20

Clarice Starling and the team are deployed to Tennessee where the FBI is laying siege against a fringe militia group called "The Statesmen."

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Episode 3

Aired Feb 25, 2021

Are You Alright?

In order to prove to Krendler and the VICAP team that she is fit for duty, Clarice must find the psychological key that will unlock a confession from the suspect in the three river murders.

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Episode 4

Aired Mar 4, 2021

You Can't Rule Me

Following the assassination of a suspect, Clarice and VICAP are investigated by Krendler's rival at the Bureau; when Ardelia is recruited to assist him, it causes friction between the two friends.

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Episode 5

Aired Mar 11, 2021

Get Right With God

Clarice is drugged and confined to a hospital bed by a serial killer in the medical profession, causing her to experience intense hallucinations.

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Episode 6

Aired Apr 1, 2021

How Does It Feel to Be So Beautiful

Sidelined because of her harrowing ordeal with Marilyn Felker, Clarice goes to Ruth Martin to be reinstated and gets roped into having dinner at the Martin residence.

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Episode 7

Aired Apr 8, 2021

Ugly Truth

Clarice and Ardelia team up to investigate a deeply twisted cold case after the body of a missing teenager is found entombed in concrete; Clarice wrestles with the knowledge that Krendler may know the man who attacked her while she was held captive.

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Episode 8

Aired May 6, 2021

Add-a-Bead

ViCAP investigates what appears to be a suicide of a medical student; Krendler secretly collects a DNA sample from the man he suspects attacked Clarice at Woodhaven.

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Episode 9

Aired May 13, 2021

Silence Is Purgatory

The River Murders are linked to a pharmaceutical company, so Clarice seeks help from their corporate accountant; Catherine goes outside for the first time since her rescue from Buffalo Bill.

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Episode 10

Aired Jun 3, 2021

Motherless Child

Catherine Martin escapes to Carneys Point, N.J., to confront Buffalo Bill's mother, Lila Gumb; Clarice volunteers to be the one to find Catherine before she commits a vile act and becomes a monster herself.

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Episode 11

Aired Jun 10, 2021

Achilles Heel

Clarice zeroes in on the entity behind the River Murders, Alastor Pharmaceuticals; the team rushes to Alastor to prevent the purging of any incriminating evidence; Clarice questions the CEO of Alastor Pharmaceuticals.

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Episode 12

Aired Jun 17, 2021

Father Time

As the team finally gets the green light to raid Alastor Pharmaceuticals, Clarice punches another FBI agent in a moment of rage, then willingly turns in her badge and gun; the rest of the team uncovers the whole truth about the River Murders.

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Episode 13

Aired Jun 24, 2021

Family Is Freedom

On the heels of ViCAP uncovering the secrets behind the River Murders case, Clarice is imprisoned in an abandoned animal testing facility, where she finds trafficked women being held captive.

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