Home > The Fall > Season 1 « TV Series Page The Fall: Season 1 (2013) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Want to see Episode List Season 1 The Fall Critics Consensus Less sensationalistic and more provocative than most police procedurals, The Fall is unapologetically sexy with pressure-building tension driven by plausible characters and motifs. 95% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 20 93% Audience Score User Ratings: 683 See score details Other TV Shows Mindhunter Dark Alias Grace Peaky Blinders Narcos 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. Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. 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 How did you buy your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Episodes 1. Dark Descent Air date: May 28, 2015 In the series premiere, a murder in Belfast remains unsolved after 28 days so DSI Stella Gibson is called in to review the case. View Details 2. Darkness Visible Air date: May 28, 2013 DSI Stella Gibson's worst fears are realised as Spector's murder spree in Belfast continues and she faces very real consequences after a reckless decision. View Details 3. Insolence & Wine Air date: May 27, 2013 DSI Gibson takes control of the hunt for Belfast's serial killer while Spector realizes that his perfect kill is tainted and must look for his next victim. View Details 4. My Adventurous Song Air date: Jun 3, 2013 After a complaint from Liz Tyler's husband, Paul Spector finds himself under the microscope at work but manages to convince Liz to go into a shelter while the police arrest her husband who has been beating her. Meanwhile, Paul is lining his next kill which turns out to be none other than Liz herself but events do not go to plan and things begin to unravel before his eyes. View Details 5. The Vast Abyss Air date: Jun 10, 2013 DSI Gibson realises that the crime scene of Annie Brawley is the work of the serial killer. Spector asks Sally Ann to provide him with an alibi and makes a final play with Gibson which brings the two closer than previously imagined. View Details The Fall: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (2) Tv Season Info "The Fall" is a crime drama that follows an investigation into a series of murders involving young business women in Belfast, Ireland. Season 1 begins with Metro Police Superintendent Detective Stella Gibson (played by Gillian Anderson) heading up a group of local detectives determined to track down a serial killer by the name of Paul Spector (Jamie Dornan) before he has a chance to strike again. Genre: Drama Network: Netflix Premiere Date: May 27, 2013 Creator: Allan Cubitt Cast & Crew Sarah Beattie Olivia Spector Niamh McGrady Danielle Ferrington Gillian Anderson Stella Gibson John Lynch Jim Burns Jamie Dornan Bronagh Waugh Sally Ann Spector Allan Cubitt Show all Cast & Crew News & Interviews for The Fall: Season 1 Definitive Gillian Anderson Roles As Animated GIFs View All The Fall: Season 1 News Episodes 1. Dark Descent Air date: May 28, 2015 In the series premiere, a murder in Belfast remains unsolved after 28 days so DSI Stella Gibson is called in to review the case. View Details 2. Darkness Visible Air date: May 28, 2013 DSI Stella Gibson's worst fears are realised as Spector's murder spree in Belfast continues and she faces very real consequences after a reckless decision. View Details 3. Insolence & Wine Air date: May 27, 2013 DSI Gibson takes control of the hunt for Belfast's serial killer while Spector realizes that his perfect kill is tainted and must look for his next victim. View Details 4. My Adventurous Song Air date: Jun 3, 2013 After a complaint from Liz Tyler's husband, Paul Spector finds himself under the microscope at work but manages to convince Liz to go into a shelter while the police arrest her husband who has been beating her. Meanwhile, Paul is lining his next kill which turns out to be none other than Liz herself but events do not go to plan and things begin to unravel before his eyes. View Details 5. The Vast Abyss Air date: Jun 10, 2013 DSI Gibson realises that the crime scene of Annie Brawley is the work of the serial killer. Spector asks Sally Ann to provide him with an alibi and makes a final play with Gibson which brings the two closer than previously imagined. View Details Critic Reviews for The Fall Season 1 All Critics (20) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (19) | Rotten (1) It was very slick, very knowing and Anderson and Dornan were actually very good. But if there is a more Athena version of a serial killer out there, I'm yet to see it. Apr 3, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… Chris Harvey Daily Telegraph (UK) Top Critic Skin-crawling intensity. Apr 3, 2019 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review… Gerard O'Donovan Daily Telegraph (UK) Top Critic This show is binge watching at its best; it's at once compulsively watchable and intelligent, well-written and beautifully acted with compelling performances to boot. Apr 3, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Joyce Slaton Common Sense Media Appreciating we're only a fifth of the way through, the pity is that The Fall thinks by revealing its killer from the off, it's reinvigorating the genre, when all it's done is undo the valves and let the tension guff out. Apr 3, 2019 | Full Review… Louisa Mellor Den of Geek The Fall is a top-flight mystery that taps into political tensions in Northern Ireland and the troubling undercurrent of violence against women. Apr 3, 2019 | Full Review… Jace Lacob The Daily Beast You want this monster caught, and yet every time he trips up, you wince. With only five episodes, The Fall makes for a perfect, not-too-long marathon. Apr 3, 2019 | Full Review… Patrick Gomez People Magazine The Fall has been fabulous telly in every sense, and this ending should not leave fans unsatisfied. Apr 3, 2019 | Full Review… Caroline Preece TV Equals Stella Gibson is an incredibly fascinating character - crummy accent by Gillian Anderson aside. Aug 20, 2018 | Full Review… Stephanie Cooke Rogues Portal The Fall presents voyeurism both as a mode of entertainment and as a transgression, but I am not sure, in the end, that the show is not part of the problem it diagnoses Sep 12, 2017 | Full Review… Anwen Crawford The Monthly (Australia) Anderson is fantastic as an updated version of DI Jane Tennison, Helen Mirren's detective in Prime Suspect : in her head she's the boss but in reality she isn't. Aug 14, 2017 | Full Review… Bernice Harrison Irish Times The Fall's intention of revealing the dangerous connection between sex and death isn't only audacious, but also endlessly seductive. Dec 17, 2013 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review… Jose Solís PopMatters It's not as groundbreaking as Prime Suspect, but a reminder of just how addictive the procedural format can be when it's executed just right. Oct 15, 2013 | Full Review… Ethan Alter Television Without Pity View All Critic Reviews (20) Audience Reviews for The Fall: Season 1 Aug 30, 2020 Good, but not great. Very provocative and dark at times, however I feel that it is just that a lot of the time and episodes seem slow for my taste. But some good acting in from the leadshelp steer the season through. Toby S Aug 19, 2020 In a dark, sexy and psychological thriller, The Fall delivers on all fronts for me. Gillian Anderson is sublime in her role and her co-actors help raise the intensity of a well-written script. The first season left me hanging for season two. Without doubt, this is the best series I have seen on Netflix. Lee J Aug 14, 2020 Poor, variable acting, bad directing, slow, underwealming. Don't get sucked in and waste your life! Stephanie B Aug 06, 2020 Brilliant. BBC Belfast have done themselves proud. Lot of hype with Jamie these days but I didn't think the guy could act. Now I know he deserved his award as best actor. A very good series with brilliant performances from both Gillian Anderson and Jamie. Matt F Jun 03, 2020 Compelling crime drama with great atmosphere and extraordinary performances creates suspense, but this first season very disappointingly ends in mid-air, although the conclusion is clearly at hand. William K May 31, 2020 As the tough but emotionally stunted detective, I like Gillian Anderson in this role even more than the X-Files. Christine S May 08, 2020 Fantastic! I wish there was more! I love the character Gillian plays. Janel G May 01, 2020 Very well constructed show. For a procedural-thriller, the writing is very unique, especially coupled with the backdrop of Belfast (and all of the city's complexities), creating a wonderful mixture of beauty and devastation. It is a slow but good burn and being only five episodes means quality is favoured over quantity. Acting is subtle and strong from both Anderson & Dornan. My favourite television series of all time. Zandalee C Sep 07, 2019 Griping series. Terrific acting/editing. Herb F Jun 27, 2019 To the audience reviewers who say "oh this is TV- telly-ish" I'd have to agree. It is, in fact, a series, thus it's on TV. As for those bleating that the women are not strong, not independent, I don't believe this either. From the very first episode, in the first 20 minutes actually, we're witness to some exacting female characters, some who know exactly want they want, others who are exploring that and if Gibson likes likes to "go with the flow" then that's more evidence, not of experiential uncertainty, but that it's part of her personality. I find audience comments about the perpetrator being "a Jew and that's a surprise" incredibly naive and plain wrong. Many characters in series from House to The West Wing, to Janet King, Vera, Miss Fisher and Doctor Blake have used Jewish characters portrayed as suspicious without the audience gasping with shock and secretly thrilled. This isn't a "heavy" thriller nor is it a particularly new take on the crime procedural but it controls its pace delicately, & it's directed in a subtle manner and elegant manner. Perfect for a binge watch and a good chat afterwards. 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