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The Rook

Seen it?

2019 | 1 seasons | 50 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a small audience and a lukewarm 6.4 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

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 and sci-fi fans. If you loved Severance or The OA, start here.
The mood
Tense.
The pace
One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, episodes of about 50 minutes, about 7 hours in all.
What might put you off
  • Rated TV-MA: meant for adults.
  • It was cancelled, so the story may not get a proper ending.

After waking in a park with total amnesia — and surrounded by dead bodies, all wearing latex gloves — a young woman must fight to uncover her past, and resume her position at the head of Britain’s most secret (supernatural) service before the traitors who stole her memory can finish what they started.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    44% on Rotten Tomatoes, 62 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesBelow par

    6.4 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Limited series that reached a small audience so far; interest faded quickly after launch

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 42K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

  • Emma GreenwellMyfanwy Thomas
  • Joely RichardsonLinda Farrier
  • Olivia MunnMonica Reed
  • Adrian LesterConrad Grantchester
  • Jon FletcherAlex Gestalt / Teddy Gestalt
  • Catherine SteadmanEliza Gestalt
  • Ronan RafteryRobert Gestalt
  • Aidan O'CallaghanAlan
  • Omar ShakerCreepy man with prostitute