EPISODE
SEASON
Hemlock Grove - Season 1
In a small Pennsylvania town, something evil has come in search of prey. After a teenage girl is brutally murdered, a hunt for her killer is sparked. But everybody here has their own secrets, is it easy to find out who is the evil one?
21 April 1969, New Hartford, New York, USA
22 December 1982, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
23 January 1971, Prince Edward Island, Canada
18 September 1959, Sarajevo
17 June 1968, Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada
23 August 1971, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
April 19, 2013
The gore is gratuitous, the dialogue is clunky, and the story is packed with tropes. But all of these things might just be what makes the show work for Netflix.
April 20, 2013
It is a shockingly inane misstep, a ponderous mess whose only saving grace are the occasional moments of camp, inadvertent and otherwise, sprinkled throughout.
April 23, 2013
his show lacks that spark to really bring it -- and the monsters that are a part of its story -- to life.
April 18, 2013
Hemlock Grove could be perfect for Netflix binge-viewing; racing through the episodes quickly might help you forget that nothing makes much sense. Or you can light up a joint and it won't really matter.
April 19, 2013
A good mystery should be mysterious. It shouldn't be puzzling.
April 24, 2013
It carries out every dastardly deed with gusto, but still offers enough moments of levity.
April 19, 2013
It's not scary, it's not smart, it's not good.
April 18, 2013
This Grand Guignol will keep you guessing, which in turn may keep you watching. But you better have a strong stomach.
April 24, 2013
Hemlock Grove overall falls well short of anything resembling sustained brilliance.
April 17, 2013
It's a high-concept, low-budget genre-busting gothic horror soap that's full of non sequiturs, loose ends, dead ends and split ends.