78-percent Rotten Tomatoes from 9 critics; IMDb audience settled at 6.4 - critical enthusiasm for the concept and Morrissey's performance was modulated by reservations about pace and the challenges of visualising Mieville's intensely literary premise on screen.
Renewal: Four-episode BBC Two limited series, commissioned as a single event. No further seasons planned. (Wikipedia)
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| Season | Released | BollyMeter | Critics | Audience | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 12018 · 4 eps | 6 April 2018 | 6.8 | 78% | 6.4/10 | WORTH-IT |
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The premiere earns its reputation as one of the most conceptually ambitious British crime series in recent memory. The challenge of establishing two invisible cities - and the trained civic blindness that keeps them separate - is met with patient, layered staging. Morrissey grounds the surreal premise in procedural specificity.
The finale resolves Borlu's investigation while pressing the political stakes of the two-city conceit to a conclusion that is satisfying without being simple. The adaptation's fidelity to Mieville's themes over his plot mechanics serves the material well in the final hour.
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