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Season 1 – The Watcher

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A family moves into their dream home, only to be plagued by ominous letters, strange neighbors and sinister threats.
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The Watcher — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

This suburban nightmare sometimes achieves the campy fright of creator Ryan Murphy's best horror fare, but it sprawls in too many ludicrous directions to satisfy.

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Brad Newsome Sydney Morning Herald 10/28/2022
Series creators Ian Brennan and Ryan Murphy, inspired by a true story, turn the stacked cast into delicious characters served with a sly relish. Great binge fodder. Go to Full Review Camilla Long The Times (UK) 10/24/2022
If it’s good acting you’ve come for, you can expect it from this cast. Only where is the rest of it? It’s so stylised and lifeless it passes over one’s frontal lobe like lukewarm tapioca. Go to Full Review Dan Einav Financial Times 10/18/2022
2/5
Instead of tapping into legitimate fears about safety and surveillance, the show overplays its hand, revelling in conspiracies about a local satanic cult and other grisly atrocities. Go to Full Review Pallavi Keswani The Hindu 01/24/2024
An underwhelming tribute to the American suburban thriller. Go to Full Review Javier Estrada El Mundo (Spain) 01/10/2023
With a good rhythm but dosing its information, Ryan Murphy once again generates bad vibes for viewers who what this suspenseful story. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Steve Murray ArtsATL 11/08/2022
You can’t criticize Murphy’s work ethic. But you might wish he’d take a little time off and sit a little longer with his writers before they dash on to the next overly long and under-thought project. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Joseph Tutorials T @OSCGJoseph Mar 27 how can i show like this be so lame See more Mark W. @MinneMark612 Mar 16 Fun and campy with a couple ridiculous plot twists but good performances and worth a watch. See more Lisa J @LisaX Feb 9 The acting is decent. That is all I can say about this show. The whole story line has a sole purpose of giving you vague clue about who is the watcher and what is their agenda. But at the end, everyone has a "motive" and the case remain unsolved. Everyone act weird for unknown reasons. Misleading the audience to watch the entire thing. only telling a half-as story like this is a crime. It feels like a scam and Total waste of time. See more Nicholas S @RT51997873 Dec 10 Show was very cool I know its very exaggerated but I enjoyed the watch. The acting was also good as well. See more VITALII H @freakynickison Oct 28 I am impressed. Based on the true story and it's still a ongoing criminal case. When I read it at the end of the season I must admit I literally lost my sh*t. One thing about Ryan Murphy, when you see his name attached to some project - u gotta check in. I didn't know that he was a writer for this show until I started to watch it. Why I did? Because there is Jennifer Coolidge and yuh, she's an Icon, duh... The show was very cohesive, well put together and keeps you intrigued. Not 10 because it wasn't groundbreaking but I really enjoyed it! See more mark g @Mark_Alan_G. Sep 18 Familiar with the real life incident, so I was very interested in this. However, the direction was weak and unnatural. Some of the casting, even though big names, did not fit at all. Could have been more skillfully done, should have been more skillfully done. See more Read all reviews
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Ryan Murphy

Creator

Ian Brennan

Creator

Naomi Watts

Nora Brannock

Bobby Cannavale

Dean Brannock

Jennifer Coolidge

Karen Calhoun

Mia Farrow

Pearl

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 13, 2022 Welcome, Friends Soon after the Barannock family moves into their dream home, they receive a threatening letter from a mysterious sender and suffer an unexpected loss. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 13, 2022 Blood Sacrifice After hiring a private detective, Dean speaks with a former homeowner who is still shaken by what he endured; Nora and the kids move into a motel. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 13, 2022 Götterdämmerung The pool of suspects shrinks in the wake of a neighborhood tragedy; Karen offers Nora a way out; a strange visitor tells Dean about the Fourth Turning. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 13, 2022 Someone to Watch Over Me As Dean digs deeper into the house's history, Theodora discovers Dakota's disturbing screen name; Ellie's secret relationship comes to light. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 13, 2022 Occam's Razor Nora thinks Dean wrote the letters to scare her into selling, but a DNA test yields surprising results; contractors uncover something in the basement. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 13, 2022 The Gloaming Dean and Nora find a hidden room where someone's been living; Theodora shares intriguing information about Roger Kaplan; the family makes a fateful decision. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 13, 2022 The Haunting Nora urges Dean to move on, but the past continues to haunt him; a shocking confession doesn't add up; eyes continue to watch the house. Details

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Season Info

Creator
Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan
Executive Producer
Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman, Eric Newman, Bryan Unkeless, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Paris Barclay, Naomi Watts, Scoop Wasserstein
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 13, 2022