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A Gentleman in Moscow · Season 1 · Paramount+

A Gentleman in Moscow Season 1

A Gentleman in Moscow Season 1 is a WORTH-IT, BollyMeter 7.6/10. 8 episodes on Paramount+ from 29 March 2024.

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BollyMeter7.6/10A 92-percent Rotten Tomatoes score was driven almost entirely by Ewan McGregor's performance; Metacritic's 74/100 reflected critical ambivalence about whether the narrative matched his charisma. IMDb audiences rated it 6.6/10, suggesting the show's leisurely pace divided viewers.

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What BollyAI Thinks

A Gentleman in Moscow adapts Amor Towles's beloved 2016 novel across eight episodes, with Ewan McGregor as Count Alexander Rostov under permanent house arrest in a Moscow hotel that becomes his entire world across three Soviet decades. Critics split along predictable lines: the 92-percent Rotten Tomatoes score reflects genuine admiration for McGregor's performance - warm, witty, never pitying itself - while Metacritic's 74 and an audience score of 6.6 on IMDb register the complaint that the show is handsomely produced but emotionally static. Variety's Alison Herman was the clearest dissent, arguing McGregor's charm carried a script that did not deepen the source material. The IndieWire read was characteristically precise: McGregor has delivered more great performances on television than great television shows, and this fits the pattern. For viewers who loved the novel, the adaptation is a satisfying visual companion; for those arriving fresh, the pace requires patience.

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92%critics positive · n=216.6/10IMDb audience
  • “McGregor imbues this entitled man with wit, warmth and joie de vivre, qualities that drive the Bolsheviks crazy but make us like him.”
    NPR
  • “A dark story that still has some levity, some heart and, despite a padded eight-hour running time, very little intellectual depth.”
    The Hollywood Reporter

Standout Episodes

The hours worth arguing about - premieres, finales, and the turning points. BollyAI reads the room episode by episode.

  1. E1Episode 17.6

    A poised opener turns the Metropol into a gilded trap, even when its escape plotting explains too much too soon.

    The moment: Rostov standing in the attic room, surveying what remains of his life, and deciding - without a word - that he will make it magnificent.

    Full review of E1 →