--- title: "The Regime: the reviews" canonical: "https://film.one/tv/the-regime/reviews" title_page: "https://film.one/tv/the-regime" critics_score: 49 critics_reviews: 12 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 Regime (2024): what the critics said Critics' score 49 from 12 reviews: 2 positive, 5 mixed, 5 negative. Most critics agree on one thing: Kate Winslet is the reason to watch. Nearly every review singles out her chancellor as commanding, committed and willingly ugly, and several call the performance the series’ only real achievement. The production is generally found handsome, with strong dialogue and a good eye for the trappings of power. Beyond that, the reviews lean mixed to negative. The reservations cluster on the satire itself. Most say the series does not know what it is satirising, that it notices things about power and fascism without saying anything about them, and that the comedy and drama pull against each other. The spread is wide, from Variety and Consequence, which find enough to recommend it with caveats, down to The Guardian, which calls the show confused and a wasted opportunity, and IndieWire, which says Winslet cannot salvage it. The British press, reviewing in April, is cooler than the American reviews of February and March. ## Variety — Alison Herman Fi1m's normalised score 70/100 (inferred from the text). 3 March 2024. The critic praises Winslet’s commanding and charismatic performance as the central strength of this surreal political satire, noting its eye for the aesthetics of power and psychological dynamics even as it favors abstraction over sharp real-world insight. [Read the review](https://variety.com/2024/tv/tv-reviews/the-regime-review-kate-winslet-hbo-1235924653/) ## The Times — Ben Dowell Fi1m's normalised score 60/100 (inferred from the text). 7 March 2024. Kate Winslet is unhinged in this dark, daft satire as a glamorous chancellor ruling like a cross between Stalin, Putin and Eva Perón. The dark and daft registers jostle though not always convincingly, with the early episodes not always clear on what is being satirised. [Read the review](https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/first-look-review-kate-winslet-the-regime-fxglppf0h) ## Evening Standard — Vicky Jessop Fi1m's normalised score 55/100 (inferred from the text). 8 April 2024. Kate Winslet is excellent as the autocratic ruler but the tinpot satire has little to say beyond the well-worn line that power corrupts. The premise is good and the cast excellent, but the tone is wildly uneven and the plot fuzzy. [Read the review](https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfilm/the-regime-review-sky-atlantic-kate-winslet-matthias-schoenaerts-b1143707.html) ## The Hollywood Reporter — Daniel Fienberg Fi1m's normalised score 50/100 (inferred from the text). 27 February 2024. The critic calls Winslet’s complex performance the main reason to watch, but finds the political satire shallow and toothless, with little to say beyond obvious points about power despite strong dialogue and production values. [Read the review](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/the-regime-review-kate-winslet-1235834300/) ## Empire — John Nugent Fi1m's normalised score 40/100 (inferred from the text). 10 April 2024. The critic finds the series watchable and handsomely made with strong performances, but a dysfunctional satire lacking wit, insight, or jokes that fails to meet the moment of current politics. [Read the review](https://www.empireonline.com/tv/reviews/the-regime/) ## The Telegraph Rating 2/5. 8 April 2024. Despite talent involved, the series has cardboard-cutout characters and a dizzying script with no focus. Winslet throws herself into the role but fights an uphill battle against muddled thinking and ham-fisted satire. [Read the review](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2024/04/08/the-regime-sky-atlantic-review-kate-winslet-hbo-politics/) ## Vulture Fi1m's normalised score 40/100 (inferred from the text). 29 February 2024. The series is desperate to say things about fascism but can only get as far as noticing them. Winslet's strong central performance is singled out for praise amid the failures of the satire. [Read the review](https://www.vulture.com/article/the-regime-tv-review-hbo.html) ## IndieWire — Ben Travers Fi1m's normalised score 30/100 (inferred from the text). 1 March 2024. The critic finds the series a crushing political farce that Kate Winslet cannot salvage. Winslet's committed performance is noted but the satire lacks bite or clear purpose. [Read the review](https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/shows/the-regime-review-kate-winslet-hbo-series-1234958729/) ## The Guardian — Lucy Mangan Fi1m's normalised score 25/100 (inferred from the text). 8 April 2024. The critic finds Kate Winslet's performance superb but the show deeply confused, failing to cohere despite strong pedigree and cast. It knows it is a satire but does not know what it is satirising, resulting in flat comedy and drama that wastes a great opportunity. [Read the review](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/apr/08/the-regime-review-kate-winslet-is-wasted-in-this-mess-of-a-satire) ## Consequence Rating B-. 27 February 2024. The critic views the series as an uneven political satire that struggles to fully coalesce its targets and maintain tonal consistency despite strong direction. Winslet’s committed, ugly performance as the paranoid chancellor stands out as the main reason to watch. [Read the review](https://consequence.net/2024/02/the-regime-review-kate-winslet/) ## Collider — Carly Lane Fi1m's normalised score 65/100 (inferred from the text). 27 February 2024. The critic praises Winslet’s compelling performance as the standout element but notes the series struggles to balance comedic and dramatic beats or fully skewer its despicable characters. The limited episodes prevent deeper investment in the story and themes. [Read the review](https://collider.com/the-regime-review/) ## Digital Spy — Rebecca Cook Fi1m's normalised score 50/100 (inferred from the text). 8 April 2024. Winslet delivers another strong performance as the unhinged chancellor, but the series is unclear about what it is trying to satirize and lacks enough humor or insight to sustain interest. [Read the review](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a60407976/regime-review/) --- © 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-regime.md