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Miniseries – Crisis in Six Scenes

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During the turbulent 1960s, an American family receives a visitor who changes everything.
Crisis in Six Scenes — Miniseries

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Critics Consensus

Woody Allen's filmmaking skills prove a poor fit for the small screen in Crisis in Six Scenes, a talk-heavy, unfunny, and overall disengaged production buried below numerous superior offerings.

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Eric Deggans NPR 11/26/2019
We'll likely never know because Woody Allen chose to create a mediocre show that suggests action to prevent social injustice is mostly a madcap folly. Go to Full Review
Alison Herman The Ringer 08/15/2017
Crisis in Six Scenes falls short of the most basic benchmarks that separate a serialized story from a monolith. Go to Full Review
Vadim Rizov Village Voice 10/11/2016
Crisis pushes Allen in productive new directions, even far enough to finally venture back out to Brooklyn. Go to Full Review
Jim Schembri 3AW 04/22/2020
2.5/5
There are a lot of sluggish moments and comic digressions that aren't up to par. However, things do improve from the half-way point once some plot lines begin to congeal and the pace quickens...So, no, it's not the unwatchable dross so many have made out. Go to Full Review
Christopher James AwardsCircuit.com 11/03/2018
2/4
There are moments of typical Allen comedy that land. However, these are concentrated mostly towards the end and are few and far between some of the more broad, gaudy schtick. Go to Full Review
Eneko Ruiz Jimenez El Pais (Spain) 07/09/2018
The first series from the famous New York filmmaker has his mark, but appears to have been directed by an imitator. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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07/28/2022 once again woody explores the plausible ridiculous ...if you are a fan then you will enjoy this ...there were enough one liners to make me laugh out loud a few times each episode. See more 06/26/2021 If you like Woody Allen, make sure you watch it - you will enjoy it! See more 03/16/2021 Woody Allen easily transitions from movie to a series with this intelligently written comedy. Steeped in literature of time, the references to lines from famous authors (esp. radical) are delightful. Innuendos from the book club and marriage counseling culminate in a very well orchestrated last scene. Dialogue delivery and comic timing from Elaine May and Woody Allen are impeccable. The supporting cast with one-liner's is equally impressive. Performance from Miley Cyrus was a dampener though as the snobbish revolutionary was a lazy effort at best and drifts aimlessly from one scene to the next. In my opinion, Rachel Brosnahan would have played the role of revolutionary better but has been typecast as the perfect fiancee very similar to the titular role in 'The marvelous Mrs Maisel'. Another reason for the comedy to have worked is the time period it depicts, where the creator seems to be 'in the zone' like his previous works. Woody Allen has a lot more in store and he may just have found yet another medium here. (4/5) #Crisisinsixscenes #WoodyAllen #ElaineMay #RachelBrosnahan #GadElmaleh #AmazonPrime See more Daniel O @Olshansk 08/03/2019 Not particularly good, but a very joyful, entertaining low commitment show that passes the time. Woody Allen, Miley Cyrus, a bunch of old ladies in a reading book club, 100 references to Chairman Mao, etc... This was entertaining, educational, light-hearted and simply very fun to watch. See more 08/09/2018 Allen gives himself an almost relentlessly self-deprecating character to stumble around in, and May is suitably irritated and overwhelmed by him in a miniseries that drags at times but never quite stops inhabiting a Woody Allen universe. Younger viewers may be put off by the quasi-screwball tone, let alone the comedic references (it’s worth Googling the actors people compare Woody’s character to—Franklin Pangborn!); but overall the series is amusing and Allenesque. I’m not sure if critics are sneak-attacking Allen’s personal life through their reviews of his work, but, while this may not warrant your rapt attention, it certainly doesn’t deserve the vitriol heaped upon it. See more 02/26/2018 #WoodyAllenRetro Podcast Project Woody Allen himself calling this a 'complete disaster' can usually be taken with a grain of salt as he is oddly extremely harsh on some of his most critically praised projects... but... this is honestly likely to be the dullest thing Woody has ever produced. Most of this is Woody complaining about getting someone out of his house for 5 episodes with otheraged Woody quips - while Cyrus is giving it her all but her character is nothing we have not seen before done to death in a plethora of anti-vietnam dramas / comedies - the cinematography does not at all in any way scream 1960s / 70s and the whole thing is just so terribly boring and dragged out that the only standout moments are a humours therapy session discussion a marriage prostitution arrangement and a cameo at the very very end by Michael Rapaport. Allen apologists have defended many things we like to side with them on but this feels extremely uninspired, its extremely slow for such a short experience and it honestly just feels like an overall afterthought of a screenplay - the really saddening thing is - the same year Woody seemed to have worked on the Care Society movie for Amazon as well and that narrative could have perfectly benefited to being a longer form television series... sadly Woody developed this dud. We were very surprised and disappointed how this turned out to say the VERY LEAST. We just cannot recommend this one at all - again, no fault of the actual cast - just a nothing burger of a script from head to forgettable toe See more Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 30, 2016 In the dead of night, a dangerous intruder breaks into a middle-class suburban home. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 30, 2016 A typically peaceful household is thrown into turmoil by an intruder. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 30, 2016 A home invasion upturns a couple's life. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 30, 2016 Romantic alliances deteriorate and conflict reaches a boiling point. Details Episode 5 Aired Sep 30, 2016 A man and wife put their lives in jeopardy to complete a dangerous assignment. Details Episode 6 Aired Sep 30, 2016 Surprising disclosures and chaos occurs. Details
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Season Info

Network
Prime Video
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 30, 2016