The brand new Robin Hood sequence debuts with a stable Rotten Tomatoes rating. Jack Patten performs the titular character within the MGM+ present, whereas Sean Bean portrays the Sheriff of Nottingham.
Robin Hood‘s forged additionally consists of Lauren McQueen as Marian, Connie Nielsen as Eleanor of Aquitaine, Steven Waddington because the Earl of Huntingdon, Lydia Peckham as Priscilla of Nottingham, Marcus Fraser as Little John, and Angus Fort-Doughty as Friar Tuck.
On Rotten Tomatoes, Robin Hood has debuted with an 80% important rating. For the reason that rating is barely based mostly on 5 opinions up to now, it can probably fluctuate, particularly as extra opinions are added.
Collider declares that “the sequence is primed to develop into MGM+’s subsequent massive hit” and provides it a 9/10 after watching seven of season 1’s ten episodes. CBR acknowledges that Robin Hood leans on some basic components whereas additionally praising the present for being “savvy sufficient to provide Robin Hood a brand new paint job within the course of.”
The one adverse overview up to now comes from RogerEbert.com, emphasizing that “this sequence lack[s] the substantial chemistry wanted to make these relationships really feel lived in.” This overview additionally argues that character improvement is sacrificed for world-building that does not absolutely land.
An 80% rating is considerably greater than what the 2 most up-to-date theatrical Robin Hood motion pictures earned from critics. The Ridley Scott-directed 2010 film starring Russell Crowe within the lead function obtained a 43% rating, whereas the 2018 adaptation led by Taron Egerton had a dismal 14% rating.
80% can also be significantly better than the viewers scores for these variations, with the 2010 one at 58% and the 2018 one at 40%. If MGM+’s Robin Hood can preserve a contemporary important rating, it will make it one of many iconic character’s best-received variations in an extended whereas.
With Patten’s solely earlier film or tv credit score being one episode of NCIS: Sydney, Robin Hood is poised to be a significant breakout function for him that may result in extra high-profile alternatives, whereas trade veterans Bean and Nielsen deliver a well-known star energy to the sequence.
Between its medieval setting and that includes Bean in a starring function, Robin Hood is already inevitably being in comparison with Recreation of Thrones. The opinions point out that the brand new present just isn’t going to fairly attain these important heights, and it’s also necessary to notice that the sequence doesn’t comprise magic as in Recreation of Thrones‘ universe.
Nonetheless, the medieval setting and Bean’s presence can attraction to many Recreation of Thrones followers. It’s also set as much as be Bean’s greatest function in a tv sequence since Snowpiercer ended, which makes it moreover thrilling for followers of the actor.
MGM+ is regularly turning into extra effectively generally known as it releases an growing variety of hit exhibits, together with the horror sequence From and an adaptation of the Stephen King novel The Institute. If Robin Hood meets its potential to develop into successful, it could actually assist deliver additional recognition to MGM+ and the streaming platform’s rising library of standard unique exhibits.
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November 2, 2025
- Community
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MGM+
- Administrators
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Jonathan English
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Sean Bean
Sheriff of Nottingham
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Lydia Peckham
Priscilla of Nottingham