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Season 1 – Damnation

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Seth Davenport is a man masquerading as a small-town Iowa preacher in hopes of starting a full-blown insurrection against the status quo. Focused on his mission, he is unaware that an industrialist tycoon has hired a professional strikebreaker named Creeley Turner to stop the uprising by any means necessary. But unbeknownst to those around them, these two men already share a secret, bloody past. This epic saga about the secret history of the 1930s American heartland centers on the mythic conflict and bloody struggle between big money and the downtrodden, God and greed, charlatans and prophets.
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Damnation — Season 1

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Damnation's complex character driven mystery is intriguing, though it occasionally feels like homework.

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Steve Greene IndieWire 11/08/2017
C+
You won't find much hope in Damnation and that's an absence that can only exist unfilled for so long. Go to Full Review Emily St. James Vox 11/08/2017
3.5/5
Slow-moving and enamored of its own darkness as Damnation is, there's something vital and real in the show's insistence that the United States' institutions have failed and are only looking out for themselves. Go to Full Review Alan Sepinwall Uproxx 11/07/2017
It plays its familiar tunes with brisk competence. All this has happened before, and it's happened much less effectively than on Damnation. Go to Full Review Tayci Stallings Black Girl Nerds 06/07/2019
I am looking forward to what Damnation has in store for our characters and I have tons of questions. Go to Full Review Alexis Gunderson Paste Magazine 02/26/2019
The Great Depression's vicious class struggles, down to the dumbly surprising ubiquity of our country's white supremacist undercurrent, are leagues more compelling and relevant than any straight-up Western could possibly be right now. Go to Full Review Jennifer Gannon Irish Times 02/26/2019
Damnation is a gritty tale of the American labour movement, the economics of greed, the seduction of capitalism, a terrain of strikes, starvation and bloodied soil. It's Deadwood long after the goldrush and minus sweary Lovejoy. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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DARREN D 04/19/2024 Brilliant show they should have made more seasons See more 11/29/2020 Pretty contrived, predictable, and over the top. I lasted about 20 minutes then shut it off. Netflix has been viewing some real stinkers lately. Trying to save a buck, I suppose.. Don't bother See more Vic C @Vic100 07/07/2020 Have just finished binged watched this series only now to find that the series was cancelled - great dissapointment. The series showed so much promise for a dramatic series See more 01/23/2020 Loved it! Excellent cinematography, casting, and setting. Was stunned when i saw season 2 was cancelled due to low american interest. Europe might be a better market for period thriller dramas spiced with history. See more 01/20/2020 This was a great series. There are however, too many things left unsaid. There needs to be another season to resolve all of the issues. See more 11/29/2019 This is one of the best series on tv. Please continue with this series. Can't wait to see season 2, 3, - 10 See more Read all reviews
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Killian Scott

Seth Davenport

Logan Marshall-Green

Creeley Turner

Sarah Jones

Amelia Davenport

Chasten Harmon

Bessie Louvin

Christopher Heyerdahl

Don Berryman

Joe Adler

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Nov 7, 2017 Sam Riley's Body When a farmer's strike led by a local preacher escalates, a man from his past is sent to restore order. Details Episode 2 Aired Nov 14, 2017 Which Side Are You On? Seth and the farmers ward off the Black Legion vigilante group; Creeley tries to learn more about his brother's new life. Details Episode 3 Aired Nov 21, 2017 One Penny When the local farms face foreclosure, Seth and Amelia try to win them back; Creeley and Bessie run afoul of the Black Legion. Details Episode 4 Aired Nov 28, 2017 The Emperor of Ice Cream Negotiations commence between the farmers and the bank; Creeley divides the farmers. Details Episode 5 Aired Dec 14, 2017 Den of Lost Souls Seth and Creeley are put on alert when a traveling carnival comes to Holden; a friend from the past shakes things up. Details Episode 6 Aired Dec 21, 2017 In Wyoming Fashion Seth and Lew are presented with an unexpected opportunity when banker Calvin Rumple is run out of town. Details Episode 7 Aired Dec 28, 2017 A Different Species Creeley meets his master on an exclusive hunting retreat, but finds there is more than one game at play; Seth infiltrates a nearby factory. Details Episode 8 Aired Jan 4, 2018 The Goodness of Men When Bessie discovers the grand industrial plans for Holden, Seth and Amelia must decide whether to protect her from the Black Legion. Details Episode 9 Aired Jan 11, 2018 Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground Seth and the farmers take on the Black Legion with help from unlikely allies. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 18, 2018 God's Body Seth and Creeley must confront the truth about their past and figure out a way to survive the rapidly arriving future. Details

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Damnation — Season 1

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Season Info

Network
USA
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Nov 7, 2017