Home > The Purge > Season 1 « TV Series Page The Purge: Season 1 (2018) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Want to see Episode List Season 1 The Purge Critics Consensus Bloated and boring, The Purge kills its own fleetingly fun premise and proves that not all stories work better on the small screen. 42% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 38 64% Audience Score User Ratings: 240 More Info × Close Submit review Want to see Submit review Super Reviewer Super Reviewer Tap to review this movie Review this tv season Edit Review 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 get 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. 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 get 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 What Is America? Air date: Sep 4, 2018 Once a year, any and all crime, including murder, is legal in America for a period of 12 hours. More 2 Take What's Yours Air date: Sep 11, 2018 Jane considers the morality of Purge. Miguel searches for Pete the Cop. More 3 The Urge to Purge Air date: Sep 18, 2018 Penelope prepares for her sacrifice; and Rick and Jenna weigh the cost of closing their business deal. More 4 Release the Beast Air date: Sep 25, 2018 Jane must leave the office. Lila consoles Jenna. Penelope is thrust into the Carnival of Flesh. More 5 Rise Up Air date: Oct 2, 2018 Catalina warns Jenna; Henry torments Penelope; Jane goes on a ride along with the Matron Saints. More 6 The Forgotten Air date: Oct 9, 2018 Joe remembers the past. Miguel confronts Henry. Jane learns a dark truth about David Ryker. More 7 Lovely Dark and Deep Air date: Oct 16, 2018 Miguel and Penelope hike the forest. Jane must endure David's party. Rick doubts Lila's intentions. More 8 The Giving Time Is Here Air date: Oct 23, 2018 Lila grapples with rejection. Miguel and Penelope seek the safety of the Cantina. More 9 I Will Participate Air date: Oct 30, 2018 Joe debates the Purge with Jane. Miguel teams up with Pete to rescue Penelope. More 10 A Nation Reborn Air date: Nov 6, 2018 Penelope takes charge. Miguel and Pete grapple with an unexpected enemy. More The Purge: Season 1 Videos 1:00 The Purge: Season 1 'Joe' Teaser 0:40 The Purge: Season 1 Teaser 1:30 The Purge: Season 1 Comic-Con Trailer 1:00 The Purge: Season 1 Trailer - Live Through This 0:29 The Purge: Season 1 Teaser - Purge Is America 0:19 The Purge: Season 1 Episode 3 Preview - The Urge to Purge 0:19 The Purge: Season 1 Episode 4 Preview - Release the Beast 0:19 The Purge: Season 1 Episode 5 Preview - Rise Up 0:39 The Purge: Season 1 Episode 10 Season Finale Preview - Nation Reborn View All Videos (9) The Purge: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (54) Tv Season Info The first season of "The Purge" follows a group of individuals, each pursuing their own agendas while trying to survive the 12 violence-ridden hours of Purge Night. US Marine Miguel Guerrero (Gabriel Chavarria) returns home to search for his sister Penelope (Jessica Garza). Penelope has joined a cult that sacrifices its members to Purgers, led by Good Leader Tavis (Fiona Dourif). Jane Barbour (Amanda Warren) uses Purge Night to conduct something nefarious against her boss David Ryker (William Baldwin). Rick Betancourt (Colin Woodell) and his wife Jenna (Hannah Anderson) attend a pro-Purge party despite their anti-Purge beliefs to drum up financial support for their various charities. Genre: Horror Network: USA Premiere Date: Sep 4, 2018 Exec. Producers: James DeMonaco, Jason Blum, Michael Bay, Bradley Fuller, Andrew Form, Sebastien Lemercier, Thomas Kelly Cast Gabriel Chavarria as Miguel Jessica Garza as Penelope Lili Simmons as Lila Amanda Warren as Jane Colin Woodell as Rick Hannah Anderson as Jenna Lee Tergesen as Joe Hannah Emily Anderson as Jenna William Baldwin as Don Ryker Fiona Dourif as Good Leader Tavis Reed Diamond Dominic Fumusa Allison King Paulina Gálvez Max Burkholder Dylan Arnold Nikki Tomlinson Christopher Berry Joe Chrest Dane Rhodes Andrea Frankle Sabrina Gennarino Steve Coulter Jannette Sepwa Wendy Miklovic Deneen Tyler AzMarie Adam Stephenson Jessica Miesel Show More Cast News & Interviews for The Purge: Season 1 Comic-Con 2019: All the Trailers For Movies and TV Shows The Best and Worst Reviewed Television Series of 2018 by Network and Streaming Service 2018 TV Premiere Dates Calendar View All The Purge: Season 1 News Episodes 1 What Is America? Air date: Sep 4, 2018 Once a year, any and all crime, including murder, is legal in America for a period of 12 hours. More 2 Take What's Yours Air date: Sep 11, 2018 Jane considers the morality of Purge. Miguel searches for Pete the Cop. More 3 The Urge to Purge Air date: Sep 18, 2018 Penelope prepares for her sacrifice; and Rick and Jenna weigh the cost of closing their business deal. More 4 Release the Beast Air date: Sep 25, 2018 Jane must leave the office. Lila consoles Jenna. Penelope is thrust into the Carnival of Flesh. More 5 Rise Up Air date: Oct 2, 2018 Catalina warns Jenna; Henry torments Penelope; Jane goes on a ride along with the Matron Saints. More 6 The Forgotten Air date: Oct 9, 2018 Joe remembers the past. Miguel confronts Henry. Jane learns a dark truth about David Ryker. More 7 Lovely Dark and Deep Air date: Oct 16, 2018 Miguel and Penelope hike the forest. Jane must endure David's party. Rick doubts Lila's intentions. More 8 The Giving Time Is Here Air date: Oct 23, 2018 Lila grapples with rejection. Miguel and Penelope seek the safety of the Cantina. More 9 I Will Participate Air date: Oct 30, 2018 Joe debates the Purge with Jane. Miguel teams up with Pete to rescue Penelope. More 10 A Nation Reborn Air date: Nov 6, 2018 Penelope takes charge. Miguel and Pete grapple with an unexpected enemy. More Critic Reviews for The Purge Season 1 All Critics (38) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (16) | Rotten (22) The fact that it's also clumsily made and rife with mediocre performances seems almost beside the point in the context of how pointless this thing is in the first place. Aug 31, 2018 | Rating: D | Full Review… Ed Bark Uncle Barky Top Critic So hot on the heels of the other movies, as well as the impassioned state of the country as a whole, it feels too much like an afterthought. Aug 31, 2018 | Full Review… Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Top Critic To say television deserves better is obvious, so instead let's remember "The Purge" deserves better, too. Aug 31, 2018 | Rating: C- | Full Review… Ben Travers indieWire Top Critic This is the best incarnation of The Purge yet. The mythology of the films has been begging to be unpacked a bit, and the series has done that without explaining too much in the process. Nov 7, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… Keith Phipps New York Magazine/Vulture Top Critic It would have been interesting if 'The Purge' used a multiplicity of visions and a longer time to develop the story. [Full Review in Spanish] Jul 10, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… John Tones Espinof After viewing the the first three episodes of Season One, I see "The Purge" as overwhelmingly unsuitable for basic cable television. Jan 18, 2019 | Rating: C- | Full Review… Paul Chambers Movie Chambers It also features fine direction and decent scripts. For most shows, this could be a negative. For "The Purge," this might be the best execution of the concept to date Oct 10, 2018 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review… Alan French AwardsCircuit.com Instead of opening new avenues of what mayhem could occur during the annual ritual of a not-too-far-in-the-future America,... the cumbersome multiple plots of the TV series go for endless and mind-numbing murder. Dec 19, 2018 | Full Review… Dominic Patten Deadline Hollywood Daily "Fans of the franchise should find plenty to enjoy in the new series, whether it's the tangents of world-building and deepened mythology, the freaky new masks, or the ensemble of rich characters." Nov 12, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… Haleigh Foutch Collider I'm not saying that season one of The Purge was bad, mind you. It had its moments. I'm just saying that it would have been better if it had been edited down to, say, an hour and 40 minutes without commercial breaks. Sep 12, 2018 | Full Review… Dustin Rowles Pajiba Like its film predecessors, the TV show, often challenges us as the viewers to check in with our own value systems. Nov 4, 2019 | Full Review… Jonathan P. Higgins, Ed.D. Shadow and Act The series is a song for cruelty without style. [Full Review in Spanish] Jan 10, 2019 | Full Review… Ángel S. Harguindey El Pais (Spain) View All Critic Reviews (38) Audience Reviews for The Purge: Season 1 Jul 15, 2019 The Purge is adapted for television as a USA limited series. Season 1 follows a business woman, a returning marine, a member of a cult, and a power couple on Purge Night (when all crimes are legal) as they navigate the dangers and obstacles they encounter. The cast is fairly good and delivers some strong performances. And the writers do an impressive job at building story arcs and at developing the characters throughout the season. Also, they address a number of sociopolitical issues without being heavy handed (as the films often were). Additionally, the show's able to retain the suspense and terror of the films while toning down the violence (though there's still plenty of violence and implied violence). It's not without its problems, but for what it is The Purge: Season 1 is a solid continuation of the film series. Dann M Super Reviewer Jan 09, 2020 You are definitely not thinking right if you felt this is a boring TV series. Nothing is quite like it. Of course it may have low replay value, but fresh seasons will definitely make this a cult in the future. Vijay K Jan 04, 2020 Purge Season 1 was enjoyable but doesn't offer anything new. It's just like revisting the Purge:Anarchy, the second installment of Purge movie franchise. Mahendra C Dec 22, 2019 Si bien la serie arranca lento al momento del clímax nada la detiene, Sin dudas una gran temporada y una gran serie. Josue A Nov 22, 2019 Pure leftist propaganda. All white people are evil. But none more so than men. Definitely made for an unintelligent audience. Christopher P Nov 17, 2019 Absolutely atrocious. Very bad writing. It comes off awkward. Bad twists and set ups. Horrible acting. This show is definitely made for less intelligent people. David C Nov 13, 2019 Season 1 had a great story line and believable characters. Season 2 is odd because we never find out what happened to the Season 1 characters. It's still okay though. Bryson S Oct 18, 2019 I've watched all the purge movies so I had an idea what to expect. Unfortunately I was wrong. Originally the purge seemed to address the clash between rich and purge and the gap between masked as an action / thriller. To sum up this series? Men are the worst, everything is their fault, I am a strong independent woman who dont need no man. Chris C Oct 01, 2019 A good way to waste your time slowly Zach M Sep 16, 2019 Characters act like it's their first purge and do "the right thing" only because plot convieni Jaidon M See all Audience reviews News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! Best of Netflix Movies and shows to binge now More News & Features TOP HEADLINES Who Is the Best Joker? – Rotten Tomatoes All 26 James Bond Movies Ranked – Rotten Tomatoes 100 Essential Spanish-Language Movies – Rotten Tomatoes 200 Essential Movies To Watch Now – Rotten Tomatoes The Best LGBT Movies on Netflix Right Now – Rotten Tomatoes 10 Great TV Shows That Failed in Their Final Seasons – Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes’ First Book Rotten Movies We Love is Out This October – Rotten Tomatoes Your Full List of All Upcoming DC Movies – With Key Details – Rotten Tomatoes More Headlines View All Results Go back More trailers