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Limited Series – Disclaimer

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Acclaimed journalist Catherine Ravenscroft (Cate Blanchett) built her reputation revealing the misdeeds and transgressions of others. When she receives a novel from an unknown author, she is horrified to realize she is now the main character in a story that exposes her darkest secrets. As Catherine races to uncover the writer's true identity, she is forced to confront her past before it destroys her life and her relationships with her husband Robert (Sacha Baron Cohen) and their son Nicholas (Kodi Smit-McPhee).
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An intelligent offering from a dream team of talent that also dishes some plain pulpy pleasures, Disclaimer is a dense and rewarding psychological puzzle.

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Phillip Maciak The New Republic There's something wrong with Disclaimer. The show never gives us enough clues to solve the puzzle, but it does create a feeling that something important remains unsolved. Oct 25, 2024 Full Review Wenlei Ma The Nightly (AU) The performances are superb, the photography truly beautiful, the production design so inviting and Cuaron’s command of tone is always masterful. Oct 25, 2024 Full Review Inkoo Kang The New Yorker Alfonso Cuarón’s foray into television is a work of such vacuity that even Cate Blanchett can’t salvage it. Oct 21, 2024 Full Review Frank J. Avella The Contending Disclaimer is one of the more erotically-charged shows to drop in recent years, giving Fellow Travelers a run for its sexy money,.. Partridge will be a new social media sex symbol for women and gay men. Rated: A Dec 19, 2024 Full Review Francesca Steele iNews.co.uk Cuarón has fallen foul of his own warning, allowing himself to believe he’s making something bold and brilliant rather than this perfectly acceptable, but not remotely special, nonsense. Rated: 3/5 Dec 10, 2024 Full Review Dhruv Goyal In Review Online It’s an unnecessarily overelaborate and overlong adaptation... it’s unable and, perhaps more damningly, unwilling to cut through its own excess until the very last episode to make the point that the awards presenter made right at its beginning. Dec 2, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Gareth v What really lets this show down is it's ending. The tension builds cleverly until the final episode, where massive plot holes are ignored and everything is wrapped up neatly with no questions asked. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/19/24 Full Review Yash B "Disclaimer" is a really well-made miniseries that had me locked in for all 7 episodes. The story is a bit of a slow burn and ultimately leaves you uneasy with the true revelations. The actors all do a great job here, and I think this is one of those shows where truly everyone is pretty dislikable. I still found myself curious to see the story unfold and could not help but find some enjoyment in a lot of the twisted things that would transpire between these characters. Overall, the show hooked me quickly and kept me guessing until the very end, where it left me feeling out of breath and also deep in my thoughts, thus solidifying it as a great dramatic series from 2024. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/19/24 Full Review Richard H I found the basic plot ridiculous at first. But it got better in an important way, and that's all I'll say. Overall I'm glad I stuck with it. One bamboozling thing: I keep reading about Kevin Kline's "pitch-perfect British accent." Really? It sounded way too much like someone trying to sound British. I didn't believe it for a moment, and it was very distracting. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/17/24 Full Review Isabelle S Weak plot with many frustrating plot holes. A real waste of time and good actors. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/16/24 Full Review Merick H Utter garbage. Such a stupid story with horrible characters and a bunch of things that make no sense. The writing is atrocious. There is a strong hook that captures your interest in the beginning, a bunch of things that make no sense in the middle, and then a big twist that is supposed to make sense of it all in the end, which fails. The twist even nullifies some of what you have seen in the middle, playing with the idea of the unreliable narrator. It is gimmicky and hacky writing. There were many moments when I laughed aloud at how terrible/unbelievable it is. It is depressing that this got published and then turned into a miniseries. From the narration that consist of multiple narrators, which include 1st person, direct address, and 3rd person narration, to Cuaron's transitions and use of the zoom, the directing is awful as well. This is so so bad. It is a mess of a story. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/14/24 Full Review Eric N Disclaimer is a thoroughly entertaining series that requires great attention if you want to achieve maximum enjoyment. There are lots of twists and turns, plus the various narrators are often unreliable, so don't take anything at face value. As expected with most Apple TV+ dramas, the production is first-rate, including the directing, writing and acting. Cate Blanchett is excellent, but Kevin Kline is even better. He seems to have a blast playing his character during several different time frames. Are there some plot holes and unrealistic scenes in Disclaimer? Probably, although I might want to rewatch the entire series before I pass judgment because, as I mentioned before, you're never 100% certain who is telling the truth and who is telling their own version of the truth. In any case, I highly recommend this series, especially if you're willing to watch it with a skeptical, inquisitive mind. If you do, I can pretty much guarantee you'll enjoy the ride. Disclaimer is a 9.1 for me. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/12/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 11, 2024 I Catherine Ravenscroft gets a package containing a book titled, "The Perfect Stranger" but sets it on fire, believing it is about her. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 11, 2024 II In flashbacks, Stephen visits Catherine's estranged son Nicholas to deliver him a copy of the book. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 18, 2024 III Catherine attempts to convince Stephen that the book is fiction. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 18, 2024 IV Catherine Ravenscroft, a journalist, works to expose irregularities in institutions. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 25, 2024 V Telling the world the truth. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 1, 2024 VI Only death is irrevocable. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 8, 2024 VII When a novel appears at the bedside of a journalist whose career has been built on revealing transgressions, she realizes she's a key character in a long-buried story, one that exposes her dark secret. Details
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Season Info

Director
Alfonso Cuarón
Executive Producer
Cate Blanchett, Alfonso Cuarón, Gabriela Rodriguez, David Levine, Dawn Parouse
Screenwriter
Alfonso Cuarón
Network
Apple TV+
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 11, 2024
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