The Weight of the Nation fingerprintStrong craft, no humor.
Calm and low-key
Hopeful
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, society, and class and money
Standout storytelling
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Functional look and sound
Everyday modern life, society, and class and money
Its world is built around everyday modern life, society, and class and money.
Standout storytelling
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The storytelling stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
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The Weight of the Nation is included with a subscription to HBO Max in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 61/100 (IMDb 7.1 and Metacritic 81). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated TV-PG in the United States.
1 season
It has 1 season with 4 episodes of about 60 minutes each.
Not quite. Critics rate The Weight of the Nation higher (81) than audiences (51). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It ran from 2012 to 2012 and has ended.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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