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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 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. Oct 28, 2022 Full Review Camilla Long Times (UK) 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. Oct 24, 2022 Full Review Dan Einav Financial Times 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. Rated: 2/5 Oct 18, 2022 Full Review Pallavi Keswani The Hindu An underwhelming tribute to the American suburban thriller. Jan 24, 2024 Full Review Javier Estrada El Mundo (Spain) 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] Jan 10, 2023 Full Review Steve Murray ArtsATL 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. Nov 8, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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carolyn m What a waste of an entire afternoon. I could drive my car through the holes in the story. Beyond annoying. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 04/01/25 Full Review David Lee K The Watcher is a series that only works on an unintended comical level. The story evolves in such a ridiculous way, that it's rather hard to understand why Netflix paid $300.000.000 for it. Still, apparently they made a profit. So, you keep on thinking that it will get better, later on. When you watch all seven episodes, though, waiting for something to happen that you can find even mildly interesting, scary or moving, you end up being very disappointed that you didn't quit watching The Watcher sooner. So, my only advice would be to not watch a single episode of The Watcher. Just read the news article that this series was so-called based upon. That, at least, won't be a waste of your time. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/19/24 Full Review Sir G Save your time and watch something else. The show is one big mess, the ending is really disappointing. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/30/24 Full Review Amy M it's ok. The storyline had the potential to be so interesting but kind of lost its way and tried too many twists that spoilt it and the ending led you no closer to an answer than the first episode and completely untied the whole plot. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/25/24 Full Review Peter G SKIP THIS!!! I wish I could spoil it to save anyone who sees this time but just look up it up on Wikipedia! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/13/24 Full Review Chantel R It’s quite interesting, but the ending was weird and kind of confusing. I guess it was kind of a cliff hanger because the ending does make you want to know what’s going to happen next…. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/13/24 Full Review 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
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