--- title: "Furious: the reviews" canonical: "https://film.one/tv/furious/reviews" title_page: "https://film.one/tv/furious" critics_score: 80 critics_reviews: 8 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Furious (2026): what the critics said Critics' score 80 from 8 reviews: 8 positive, 0 mixed, 0 negative. All eight reviews are positive, and the consensus is that Furious is a taut, grown-up thriller about female rage and the aftermath of abuse rather than an exercise in provocation. The praise clusters around the writing, which most critics find dense and confident, and above all the cast. Emmy Rossum and Lola Petticrew are named repeatedly for taking their characters beyond the usual trauma tropes, and The Hollywood Reporter singles out Quincy Tyler Bernstine as the FBI veteran Nora. The spread is narrow, from good to strong, and the reservations are small. The Hollywood Reporter thinks the opening episodes lean on lurid sensationalism before the series settles. The AV Club finds the outcomes predictable, and Variety notes that the show carries the weight of its obvious real-world associations. Several critics call it grim, even chilling, and warn that it asks viewers to side with a killer; nobody treats that as a fault. ## The Guardian Fi1m's normalised score 90/100 (inferred from the text). 27 July 2026. The series is a proper grown-up thriller powered by female rage, enormously entertaining and demanding attention. It creates a new subgenre of Epstein thriller through its dense script, strong performances and exploration of trauma and systemic abuse. [Read the review](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/jul/27/furious-review-a-proper-grownup-thriller-thats-powered-by-sheer-female-rage-disney-plus) ## Vulture Fi1m's normalised score 85/100 (inferred from the text). 22 July 2026. The critic lauds the nuanced exploration of vengeance and female rage through confident writing and pacing that shifts into complex territory. It highlights strong performances capturing the messy complexities of the characters' responses to trauma and injustice. [Read the review](https://www.vulture.com/article/furious-hulu-series-review.html) ## The AV Club — Saloni Gajjar Rating B+. 22 July 2026. The review calls it a taut thriller and dark character study with engrossing turns from the leads that anchor the drama. It praises the well-written, tightly wound thriller that challenges its characters and agendas, though it sticks to predictable outcomes. [Read the review](https://www.avclub.com/furious-review-hulu-emmy-rossum) ## The Hollywood Reporter — Daniel Fienberg Fi1m's normalised score 80/100 (inferred from the text). 22 July 2026. The critic finds the series ultimately satisfying as a complex, well-acted thriller about trauma, revenge and female rage in the Epstein era, though it starts with lurid sensationalism. He singles out the strong supporting performances, especially Quincy Tyler Bernstine as the eccentric FBI veteran Nora. [Read the review](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/furious-review-emmy-rossum-lola-petticrew-hulu-1236650521/) ## The Telegraph — Eleanor Fi1m's normalised score 70/100 (inferred from the text). 1 September 2026. The chilling drama inverts true crime tropes by making viewers empathise with a female serial killer in a dark and transgressive thriller. It feels adapted from real events with its portrayal of sex trafficking and allows women to be messy and monstrous. [Read the review](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2026/09/01/drama-female-serial-killer-furious-disney/) ## Variety — Alison Herman Fi1m's normalised score 70/100 (inferred from the text). 27 July 2026. The critic praises the stellar cast, especially Lola Petticrew and Emmy Rossum's performances, for deepening the characters beyond trauma tropes. It highlights the show's unflinching look at victims of abuse and trafficking while noting some burdens from familiar associations. [Read the review](https://variety.com/2026/tv/reviews/furious-review-emmy-rossum-hulu-1236820524/) ## Collider — Carly Lane Rating 8/10. 22 July 2026. The critic praises the raw performances of Emmy Rossum and Lola Petticrew, the blend of drama, action, humor, and romance, and the exploration of female rage, while noting it deviates from a simple cat-and-mouse thriller. [Read the review](https://collider.com/furious-hulu-review-emmy-rossum-lola-petticrew/) ## NME — James Mottram Fi1m's normalised score 80/100 (inferred from the text). 27 July 2026. The critic finds it a grim but gripping thriller that explores violence against women and makes viewers sympathize with the killer, highlighting the strong performances and direction that keeps viewers hooked and horrified. [Read the review](https://www.nme.com/reviews/tv-reviews/furious-review-elizabeth-merriwether-lola-petticrew-emmy-rossum-3959283) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Our review: https://film.one/tv/furious.md