Monsters
Seen it?1988 | 3 seasons | 22 min | Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Comedy, Drama
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Solid across the board without standing out anywhere. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, anyone who wants a laugh and sci-fi fans. If you loved Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities or Castle Rock, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, tense.
- The pace
- 3 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 26 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-14: scary moments. Probably too much for younger kids.
Monsters is a syndicated horror anthology series which originally ran from 1988 to 1991 and reran on the Sci-Fi Channel during the 1990s. Similarly to Tales from the Darkside, Monsters shared the same producer, and in some ways succeeded the show. It differed in some respects nonetheless. While Tales sometimes dabbled in stories of science fiction and fantasy, this series was more strictly horror. As the name implies, each episode features a different monster, from the animatronic puppet of a fictional children's television program to mutated, weapon-wielding lab rats.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 3 seasons and reached a small audience so far; spent 7 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 60K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 2 is the high point.
Season 11988 · 24 episodes · 3.4 out of 10Monday- Season 21989 · 24 episodes · 4.2 out of 10Monday
- Season 31990 · 24 episodes · 4.2 out of 10Monday
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Cast & crew
Created by Richard P. Rubinstein, Mitchell Galin