BollyAI/The VerdictUnited Kingdom · BBC One · Drama · Crime
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Season 1 earned 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and a Metacritic score of 81 from 16 critics; The Guardian called Bean and Graham's performances 'astonishing' and The Times called the writing 'like a punch to the face.'
Renewal: Series 3 confirmed in November 2025 with Siobhan Finneran returning as prison chaplain; new lead cast to be announced. (BBC)
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Season
Released
BollyMeter
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Audience
Verdict
Season 12021 · 3 eps
6 June 2021
9.0
100%
n/a
MUST-WATCH
Season 22023 · 3 eps
29 October 2023
8.0
93%
n/a
WORTH-IT
BollyMeter 9.0Season 1 earned 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and a Metacritic score of 81 from 16 critics; The Guardian called Bean and Graham's performances 'astonishing' and The Times called the writing 'like a punch to the face.'
Critics 100%Positive across a sample of 16 reviews.
Quoted“The performances of Bean and Graham are astonishing. Time well spent.”The Guardian
Quoted“Compelling television, with a premium cast and written like a punch to the face.”The Times
RenewalSeries 3 confirmed in November 2025 with Siobhan Finneran returning as prison chaplain; new lead cast to be announced. (BBC)
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Standout episodes
01
Episode 12021-06-06
The premiere establishes two moral worlds in collision: a prisoner who refuses to protect himself and an officer who cannot stop trying to do the right thing. Sean Bean strips away any star-persona residue within ten minutes.
9.203
Episode 32021-06-20
The finale earns every emotional note it plays. McGovern's resolution is neither sentimental nor cruel - it is honest, which is harder and rarer. The final scene belongs to Graham and lands with the weight of the entire series behind it.
