---
title: "The Lowdown: the reviews"
canonical: "https://film.one/tv/the-lowdown/reviews"
title_page: "https://film.one/tv/the-lowdown"
critics_score: 85
critics_reviews: 7
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."
---

# The Lowdown (2025): what the critics said

Critics' score 85 from 7 reviews: 7 positive, 0 mixed, 0 negative.

## IndieWire — Ben Travers

Rating A-. 4 September 2025. Festival review. 

Travers calls the series a captivating, crowd-pleasing Southern noir, with Ethan Hawke anchoring its murder mystery. He especially praises Hawke’s performance and the vivid community of distinct Tulsa characters surrounding him.

[Read the review](https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/shows/the-lowdown-review-ethan-hawke-series-1235148877/)

## The AV Club — Jenna Scherer

Rating A-. 17 September 2025. 

The AV Club finds the series stylish, specific, and lovingly realized, praising Sterlin Harjo’s modern-noir world-building. It particularly singles out Ethan Hawke’s earnest, manic performance as Lee Raybon.

[Read the review](https://www.avclub.com/the-lowdown-review-tv-fx)

## Variety — Alison Herman

Fi1m's normalised score 90/100 (inferred from the text). 23 September 2025. 

Herman finds the series a joyful, leisurely pleasure and praises its offbeat crime-story journey. She singles out Harjo’s affectionate, humor-filled Tulsa ensemble and the show’s idealism about a free press.

[Read the review](https://variety.com/2025/tv/reviews/the-lowdown-review-ethan-hawke-1236516445/)

## The Guardian — Phil Harrison

Fi1m's normalised score 85/100 (inferred from the text). 26 December 2025. 

The critic finds the series hilarious and poignant, with a generous, surprisingly personal story beneath its comic wild-goose chase. The memorable supporting performances and Harjo’s affectionate portrayal of earnest, flawed characters stand out for praise.

[Read the review](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/dec/26/the-lowdown-review-ethan-hawke-disney-plus)

## Vulture — Nicholas Quah

Fi1m's normalised score 80/100 (inferred from the text). 22 September 2025. 

Quah finds the series a fascinating, mischievous showcase for Sterlin Harjo’s creative vision, with its central mystery less important than its shaggy pleasures. He especially praises the vivid, lived-in Tulsa setting and the wit and specificity of its characters.

[Read the review](https://www.vulture.com/article/the-lowdown-ethan-hawke-sterlin-harjo-series-review.html)

## The Hollywood Reporter — Daniel Fienberg

Fi1m's normalised score 78/100 (inferred from the text). 5 September 2025. 

Fienberg finds the series an endearing, promising Oklahoma-set charmer, though it takes time to find its way and could use more gravity. He especially praises Ethan Hawke’s messy, nuanced lead performance and the show’s richly detailed sense of place.

[Read the review](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/the-lowdown-review-ethan-hawke-fx-sterlin-harjo-1236361426/)

## Collider — Tania Hussain

Rating 8/10. 23 September 2025. 

The critic finds the series a scrappy, funny, and deeply human neo-noir worth following, despite occasional pacing lags and crowded oddball characters. She praises Ethan Hawke’s magnetic lead performance and the lived-in Tulsa setting, while singling out Ryan Kiera Armstrong’s tender chemistry with him.

[Read the review](https://collider.com/the-lowdown-review-fx-ethan-hawke/)

---
© 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/the-lowdown.md