Great Expectations fingerprintStrong craft.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
History, growing up, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters, performances, and storytelling
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Great Expectations is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving and melancholic. Much of it is about growing up and family.
History, growing up, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, growing up, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters, performances, and storytelling
The characters, performances, and storytelling stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Great Expectations is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, and Amazon MX Player. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 66/100 (IMDb 6.9). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 season
It has 1 season with 13 episodes of about 30 minutes each.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
It ran from 1981 to 1981 and has ended.
It was made in English.
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