--- title: "Your Friends & Neighbors: the reviews" canonical: "https://film.one/tv/your-friends-and-neighbors/reviews" title_page: "https://film.one/tv/your-friends-and-neighbors" critics_score: 69 critics_reviews: 9 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." --- # Your Friends & Neighbors (2025): what the critics said Critics' score 69 from 9 reviews: 5 positive, 3 mixed, 1 negative. Most critics respond warmly to Your Friends & Neighbors, with Jon Hamm’s performance drawing praise even from those unconvinced by the series. The reviews repeatedly single out his charisma, sardonic humour and suitability for the role of a disgraced hedge fund manager who turns to theft. Praise also clusters around the supporting cast and the blend of crime caper, suburban relationship drama and black comedy. For the more enthusiastic critics, the character work and brisk writing make familiar material entertaining. The spread is wide, however, particularly on the storytelling and treatment of wealth. Variety finds a searching account of affluent insecurity, while The Hollywood Reporter sees a safe, predictable drama whose criticism of privilege is too soft. Elsewhere, reservations concern blunt satire, unnecessary narration and ideas left unexplored. The central disagreement is whether the series finds something revealing beneath its characters’ comfortable lives or merely revisits familiar troubles with a persuasive cast. ## Variety — Aramide Tinubu Fi1m's normalised score 90/100 (inferred from the text). 11 April 2025. The critic praises Jon Hamm's stellar performance and the series' introspective, surprising narrative that scrutinizes the affluent while displaying their broken qualities. They single out its assessment of the fragility of the American dream and the illusion of safety created by keeping up appearances. [Read the review](https://variety.com/2025/tv/reviews/your-friends-and-neighbors-review-apple-tv-plus-1236361862/) ## The Guardian Fi1m's normalised score 80/100 (inferred from the text). 5 April 2025. The critic finds this blackly comic, propulsively fun tale of a disgraced hedge fund manager turned gentleman thief highly moreish and a fitting vehicle for its star. Jon Hamm's addictive, sardonic performance lifts the gossipy relationship drama and is hailed as his best role since Mad Men. [Read the review](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/apr/05/your-friends-neighbors-jon-hamms-addictive-turn-as-a-gentleman-thief-is-his-best-role-since-mad-men) ## The Times — Tim Glanfield Fi1m's normalised score 80/100 (inferred from the text). 11 April 2025. The critic calls it an intelligent, often very funny show driven by Hamm's understated brilliance in his best role since Mad Men. It mixes mystery, crime caper and relationship drama with strong character development amid the wealthy suburban setting. [Read the review](https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/your-friends-and-neighbours-review-jon-hamm-apple-207rtknfk) ## The Telegraph — Benji Wilson Fi1m's normalised score 75/100 (inferred from the text). 11 April 2025. The review praises Jon Hamm's superb, charismatic performance as the hedge fund manager turned thief, calling the show very moreish with echoes of his Mad Men role. It notes the familiar prestige thriller elements but finds the snappy script and acting carry it effectively as a potential hit. [Read the review](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2025/04/02/your-friends-and-neighbours-apple-tv-review-jon-hamm/) ## The AV Club — Tim Lowery Rating C+. 4 April 2025. The series is a heavy-handed comedy that doesn't fully click despite Jon Hamm being perfectly cast and entertaining in the theft scenes. It praises the potential in the crew dynamics and late-season momentum but complains about blunt satire, unnecessary narration, and overdone elements. [Read the review](https://www.avclub.com/your-friends-and-neighbors-review-apple-tv-plus-jon-hamm) ## The Independent — Nick Hilton Fi1m's normalised score 60/100 (inferred from the text). 11 April 2025. The critic views it as a breezy satire and vehicle for Jon Hamm's limited but charismatic range as the smooth, depressive antihero, with solid supporting turns. However, the story feels insipid, toothless and easy, preferring to retread old ground rather than forge new paths. [Read the review](https://independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/your-friends-and-neighbors-review-jon-hamm-apple-tv-b2731038.html) ## IndieWire — Ben Travers Rating C-. 11 April 2025. The critic calls it a ho-hum sad-dad drama that is dull and predictable, with a basic plot that never confronts its interesting ideas. Jon Hamm's performance and the cast's chemistry are noted positively, but the show lacks surprise or insight. [Read the review](https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/shows/your-friends-and-neighbors-review-jon-hamm-series-1235114787/) ## The Hollywood Reporter — Daniel Fienberg Fi1m's normalised score 40/100 (inferred from the text). 2 April 2025. The critic finds it a predictable Peak TV throwback anchored by a strong Hamm performance but that plays things too safe as an inconsistently soft critique of privilege and middle-aged white guy crime stories. They single out the excellent ensemble and Hamm for praise but complain about the conventional focus on the unsympathetic lead and familiar tropes. [Read the review](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/your-friends-and-neighbors-review-jon-hamm-apple-tv-1236178229/) ## Collider — Nate Richard Rating 9/10. 2 April 2025. The critic praises Jon Hamm's charismatic yet sympathetic lead performance in this addictive crime drama about a hedge-fund manager turning to burglary, along with strong supporting turns from Amanda Peet, Olivia Munn, and others. The storytelling is highlighted as clever and unpredictable with plenty of twists, though some satire is noted as overly obvious. [Read the review](https://collider.com/your-friends-and-neighbors-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/your-friends-and-neighbors.md