Home > The Purge > Season 1 « TV Series Page The Purge: Season 1 (2018) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER 42% Average Rating: 5.47/10 Season Reviews: 36 Fresh: 15 Rotten: 21 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. 27% Average Rating: 4.02/10 Season Reviews: 11 Fresh: 3 Rotten: 8 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Critic Consensus: Bloated and boring, The Purge kills its own fleetingly fun premise and proves that not all stories work better on the small screen. AUDIENCE SCORE 63% liked it Average Rating: 3.3/5 User Ratings: 203 ADD YOUR RATING - NOT INTERESTED + WANT TO SEE Share on Facebook Post Want to See Not Interested Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Not Interested Post Share on Facebook 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 (55) 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 The Best and Worst Reviewed Television Series of 2018 by Network and Streaming Service 2018 TV Premiere Dates Calendar 2018 TV Finale 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 (36) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (15) | Rotten (21) A delicious tension as we count down to Purge Commencement and, whether or not you care for the political commentary, the episode succeeds in bringing a B-movie lustre to the small screen. Sep 5, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… Ed Power Daily Telegraph (UK) Top Critic 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 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 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 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 The series is a song for cruelty without style. [Full Review in Spanish] Jan 10, 2019 | Full Review… Ángel S. Harguindey El Pais (Spain) 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 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 View All Critic Reviews (36) Audience Reviews for The Purge: Season 1 There are no featured audience reviews yet. Click the link below to see what others say about The Purge: Season 1! View All 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! 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