The Event: At a glance

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Facts

2010–2011 · Action & Adventure, Drama · English22 h to binge · Critics and audiences agree

Critics vs audiences

Critics and audiences agree

Critics 67Audiences 64GoodWatch 66

  • Rotten Tomatoes

    Tomatometer67%

  • Metacritic

    Metascore67

  • IMDb

    IMDb7.0

  • Metacritic

    User score6.3

  • Rotten Tomatoes

    Audience score60%

Time to watch it all

22 h

22 episodes, about 60 min each

An episode a night: about 3 weeks.

Reach

Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 8 more

First aired

2010

September 20, 2010

Ended 2011

Genres

Action & AdventureDramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy

Language

English

Original language

Made in

  • United States

Content

TV-14 · Violence, strong languageNot for young kids

Rated

  • TV-14United States

Not for young kids: it's rated TV-14 in the United States for violence and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.

What's in it

  • ViolenceModerate
  • Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
  • Frightening scenesMild
  • Sex, nudityLittle or none
  • Dark themesModerate
  • Strong languageNamed in the advisories

In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.

Viewing guide

AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyThought-Provoking

Not listed for kids or family movie night.

Starring

Made by

Created by Nick Wauters, written with Dan Dworkin, David Schulner23 people in 4 departments

Directing · 9

Writing · 8

Production · 5

Other crew · 1