EPISODE
The Slap - Season 1
From NBC network, this short series presents a dramatic story about a family. This family was happy. But suddenly everything turns upside down when a man slaps a child who misbehaves. The series is based on an Australian one from 2011.
1 July 1976, Bethany, Connecticut, USA
13 August 1951, Tampa, Florida, USA
29 April 1970, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
November 11, 1974 in Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA
4 August 1965, Montréal, Québec, Canada
19 November 1956, New York City, New York, USA
8 August 1990, Dallas, Texas, USA
26 October 1960, Brooklyn, New York, USA
February 10, 2015
The Slap, a provocative new NBC drama, is a saga that gets under your skin. That doesn't mean it's a great show, but I imagine the issues it raises will spark plenty of spirited dinner-table chatter among those who see it.
February 09, 2015
How many shows can have you on the edge of your seat watching the simmering, unspoken issues between friends and family at a birthday party?
April 06, 2015
Honestly, the best thing about The Slap is that it's ending, and I don't even (entirely) mean that as a backhanded compliment.
March 12, 2015
Irritating and fascinating, The Slap is unlike anything else on network TV.
October 14, 2017
In the end, like the book, the television manifestation of The Slap is a harsh, not necessarily judgemental, portrait of the generation turning forty, as well as a gentler evocation of those on either side of the divide.
November 20, 2015
The producers have hyped up the show to soap opera levels and reverted many of the diverse characters into stereotypes to make them easier to digest.
February 10, 2015
Despite some broad characterizations and a few narrative twists that feel overly highlighted for maximum thematic effect, NBC's The Slap is surprisingly effective overall thanks to the remarkably talented ensemble.
February 10, 2015
The Slap's ultimate eight-episode future may be uncertain, but one thing's for sure: its opening two hours are some of the most compulsively watchable TV made so far this year.
February 13, 2015
The entire production comes to a screeching halt every time the omniscient narrator dispenses intolerably ponderous gems in infuriatingly plummy tones.
February 10, 2015
The Slap may not be nearly as bracing as its inspiration, but it possesses a sting nonetheless.
February 11, 2015
NBC's new version of The Slap is a worthy substitute, with a strong cast and a vivid script that preserves the virtues of the original while sharpening the issues and drama for stateside viewers.
February 06, 2015
The cast is inviting... But the too-prominent, overly obvious voice-over narrator is a truly awful innovation.