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The English

A visually distinctive BBC-Prime Video western earning 84% on Rotten Tomatoes (62 reviews) and a 74 Metacritic score - critics praised Hugo Blick's spare, gorgeous writing and Blunt's performance, with the primary reservation being pacing in the mid-series episodes.

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Renewal: Six-episode limited series, concluded December 2022. No second season has been announced. (Wikipedia / BBC)

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SeasonReleasedBollyMeterCriticsAudienceVerdict
Season 12022 · 6 eps10 November 20227.684%n/aWORTH-IT
BollyMeter 7.6A visually distinctive BBC-Prime Video western earning 84% on Rotten Tomatoes (62 reviews) and a 74 Metacritic score - critics praised Hugo Blick's spare, gorgeous writing and Blunt's performance, with the primary reservation being pacing in the mid-series episodes.
Critics 84%Positive across a sample of 62 reviews.
QuotedBlick's script is as spare and gorgeous as the landscape - it remains a sweepingly wonderful thing.The Guardian
QuotedThe English is impossible to look away from - a bold, epic take on the Western drawing from multiple cinematic modes.Consequence
RenewalSix-episode limited series, concluded December 2022. No second season has been announced. (Wikipedia / BBC)

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Standout episodes

01

What You Want and What You Need2022-11-10

The premiere establishes The English's visual grammar immediately - sweeping prairie vistas against intimate human cruelty - and the Cornelia-Eli meeting is handled with an unhurried confidence that signals the show's willingness to take its time.

7.8
06

Cherished2022-12-15

The finale brings the series' threads - the conspiracy, the shared history, the question of what revenge actually costs - to a conclusion that earns its emotional weight even where the plotting had frayed in earlier episodes.

8.0

Seasons

  1. Season 12022 · 6 eps · 10 November 2022WORTH-IT

The English - Quick Answers

When is The English's next season releasing?
Six-episode limited series, concluded December 2022. No second season has been announced. (Source: Wikipedia / BBC.)
Where can I watch The English in India?
The English streams on BBC Two / Prime Video.
How many seasons of The English are there?
The English has 1 season so far.
Is The English worth watching?
BollyAI rates The English a WORTH-IT at BollyMeter 7.6/10 (Season 1, its strongest).

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