The Village: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

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A unique apartment building in Brooklyn is home to residents who have built a bonded family of friends and neighbors. Sarah's a nurse and single mom raising a creative teen; Gabe's a young law student who just got a much older and unexpected roommate; Ava must secure the future of her young, U.S.-born son when ICE comes knocking; Nick's a veteran who's just returned from war; and Ron and Patricia, who are the heart and soul of the building, have captivating tales all their own. Their hopeful, heartwarming and challenging stories of life prove family is everything, even if it's the family created with the people around them.

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The Village commendably attempts to affirm the bonds between neighbors in an urban community, but the series' overeagerness to wring tears from viewers will most likely only prompt them to roll their eyes.

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Daniel D'Addario

Variety

This Is Us is a notably well-acted and tonally consistent series. "The Village," by contrast, veers all over the map and does not boast actors capable of selling all of the lines they're given.

Sep 28, 2022

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Kelly Lawler

USA Today

The writers of "Village" make the mistake of confusing emotion with quality. It's not enough just to feel; you have to do something with those feelings, too.

Rated: 1.5/4

Sep 28, 2022

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Trey Mangum

Shadow and Act

It will have to take a little bit more than attempting to induce tears to be as impactful as the series that it is getting compared to.

Sep 28, 2022

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Rob Owen

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Blatantly manipulative, "The Village" rarely earns the emotional responses it so assiduously attempts to wring out of viewers.

Sep 28, 2022

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Dustin Rowles

Pajiba

The Village has no interest in being a decent series; its only interest is in using emotional manipulation to gaslight its viewers into believing that The Village is trying to say something profound about the human condition. It is not.

Sep 28, 2022

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Joel Keller

Decider

Maybe The Village will be the last of the This Is Us clones for awhile. At least we hope it will be.

Sep 28, 2022

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anna o Melodramatic, but not in a fun way. Most of the storylines were dull and half of the characters badly acted. The worst actors also had the misfortune of getting stuck with the fakest sounding lines (or maybe they just weren't good enough to make the bad lines sound natural?). Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Muzafar M I can see why it is cancelled. While I like the premise of the series, I find the overall storyline and acting, terrible. The show is too emo and sappy for my taste. I wish the story and the acting could be different and maybe the ratings will be good and there will be many seasons .... Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/30/22 Full Review Audience Member Authentic, sad, funny and great storytelling. I thoroughly enjoyed it!!! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member I can't believe rotten tomatoes gave this series such a bad review, I loved The Village, its heartwarming, sad and inspirational. Each and every character played their role outstanding. The fact that rotten tamatoes gave it a 36% ratring as apposed to their viewers 86% just shows how out of touch they are with their audience. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member I LOVED this show! It was well written, great cast, and well acted, simply one of the best shows on TV! I can't believe that dumb shows like the masked singer, This Is Us, and all of those other crappy series are are still on! Those shows rate 0 stars in my book. They always cancel the good shows for the crappy ones! Just goes to show you the mentality of people these days. The Village needs to be brought back to TV! It was well worth watching and one of the best shows on TV in many years! Really upsetting that it was canceled! There's nothing but drivel on TV these days. Very disappointing that it was canceled. I wish they would bring it back! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member This was such a great show I loved it Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Moran Atias Ava Behzadi Dominic Chianese Enzo Napolitano Warren Christie Nick Porter Frankie Faison Ron Davis Jerod Haynes Ben Jones Daren Kagasoff Gabe Napolitano

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Episode 1 Aired Mar 19, 2019 Pilot Sarah, a single mom, navigates life with her teenage daughter; Ava is thrown into crisis when she's arrested by ICE; Nick returns home from war to discover everything he's left behind; Ron and Patricia work to keep the Village family intact. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 26, 2019 Good Thing Sarah uncovers more of Katie's secret and has a confrontation with Nick; Enzo struggles with a disappointing new roommate; Ava makes progress with her case. Details Episode 3 Aired Apr 2, 2019 In Your Bones The Village is made whole again when Ava returns; Sarah and Katie deal with unexpected reactions from the baby's father's family; Gabe gets a surprise visit from his overbearing father; Nick confesses to a war friend's widow and makes a connection. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 9, 2019 Heart on Fire Katie faces key pregnancy decisions while tracking down an art thief; Sarah and Patricia spend a night out to clear their minds; Nick's memory plays tricks on him; Gabe and Ava look for outside help with her case; Enzo lets a lovely lady slip away. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 16, 2019 Laid Bare Katie sees Sarah in a new light during her tumultuous first day of work at the nursing home; Nick makes a discovery in therapy and helps Enzo pursue a chance at love; Ron and Patricia host an open mic with a surprise performance from their past. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 23, 2019 Yes or No The first Gospel Brunch at Smalls introduces Ron and Patricia to people from their past; Enzo and Gabe discuss Ava's case with a young lawyer, Sofia; Liam introduces Katie to her potential future; Amy discovers surprising news about Nick and Sarah. Details Episode 7 Aired Apr 30, 2019 Couldn't Not Love You Ron and Patricia welcome two surprise houseguests with familial problems; Enzo enlists Ben to help him find Gwendolina; Gabe finally faces his father when Ava's case gets messy; Katie and Sarah meet with a wealthy couple interested in adoption. Details Episode 8 Aired May 7, 2019 Choosing to Hope With Christmas approaching, Ron tries to reunite the splintered village family; Nick visits an old haunt and makes an important discovery; Patricia glimpses a new life after receiving bad news; a surprise guest stirs up emotions between Ben and Ava. Details Episode 9 Aired May 14, 2019 I Am Defiant The Village residents face individual fears while supporting Ava on the day of her immigration hearing; Gabe and Ava prepare for their day in court; Katie takes a birthing class; Nick attempts to gain closure with the help of Sarah. Details Episode 10 Aired May 21, 2019 I Have Got You An unexpected event brings Katie, Sarah and Nick back into each other's orbits; Patricia deals with her diagnosis, which leads to a chance at reconnection for Ron; Enzo enlists Gabe to pull off a grand gesture; Ben faces his future and his past. Details

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Director: Minkie Spiro, Peter Sollett, Steven DePaul, Steven K. Tsuchida, Cheryl Dunye, Marta Cunningham
Executive Producer: Mike Daniels, Jessica Rhoades, Minkie Spiro
Screenwriter: Mike Daniels, Wolfe Coleman, Abdi Nazemian, Erika L. Johnson, Natalie Smyka, Regina Corrado, Elizabeth Laime, Terrence Coli
Network: NBC
Rating: TV-14 (V|S)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date: Mar 19, 2019