La Révolution

This show is absolutely fantastic and exceeded expectations. So many times I thought that there could be no further twists to the story, or that I was incorrect in thinking where it was going. It is brutal and suspenseful, but not too "scary" for those who aren't into hardcore horror. Do not go into it expecting a historical recanting of the revolution itself, but rather an alternate explanation. As a fan of history, I found it to be very interesting on every level as a lover of this genre. I highly recommend a couple episodes, and you'll be hooked.

Some things could be better, such as the graphics of cities and whatnot, however I can't really complain when the story is as compelling as it is.

I give it a 7 solely to spite the fools who believed this was supposed to be an accurate account of the revolution. Did anyone care to read the description? It states clearly as it taking place in, "a reimagined history of the French Revolution". Please read before watching and rating things after 12 minutes with no understanding

As I read some of the reviews, it became crystal clear that many people just vote it down because its not what they expected. That's why I want to write about what people should expect. Its a completely fictional story losely based on a 18th century, French setting a short time before the revolution took place. The series doesn't try to be historically accurate and it never pretends to be. The story is in the supernatural, fantastic genre and there are recent, politically modern elements in it, like references to refugees and female gender roles, which at times can be a little bit plain and over the top. The characters are clearly split into the bad and the good guys, but even for the bad guys, there is some reasonable background story. There are worse and less elaborated character building series of this kind around.

The special effects are, for a series, very good, the cinematography and music is excellent, acting is not always on the highest level, but still very good and convincing, at worst solid, with attractive characters doing a good job for the storyline. In many ways the series reminds me of American movies from the 1990's and 2000's, just with more CGI well-placed where necessary.

Comparing the series to other gems of the genre, movies like Interview with the Vampire (1994), but especially Brotherhood of the Wolf, in French Le pacte des loups (2001) come to mind. Basically, its Le pacte des loups altered and transformed into an 8 episode series. All the basics and references are pretty much the same. So if you liked Interview of the Vampire, you might like this one, and if you liked Brotherhood of the Wolf, you have to love it.

People which don't like the fantasy and horror genre, but want to watch historically more accurate depictions of pre-revolutionary France, should go for other movies and series, or even better read actual historical books and scientific sources.

To me this was one of the best 2020 shows. I can't understand why was this cancelled

... the final episode where, much like the Lost series, I felt as though the writer's abandoned the viewers and either didn't really have a good ending, or they were too lazy to write one.

The wrap-up was vague to say the least. Yes, one can intellectualize the meaning of the finish here, however, I would have preferred they offered me an ending that was clear and succinct.

Perhaps they were planning on a second season to explain it all out - something that is always risky with Netflix gambling on more than one season - but it was poor screenwriting at the end and for that reason I have given the series a 6-star review.