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      Season 1 – Shut Eye

      2016 Crime Drama Fantasy List
      37% Tomatometer 19 Reviews 86% Audience Score 100+ Ratings Jeffrey Donovan stars in this Hulu-original drama as Charlie Haverford, a scam artist whose future is controlled by Fonso, a single father who runs a psychic empire belonging to the Marks family. Haverford's wife, Linda (KaDee Strickland), is tired of their mediocre life and yearns for a change. When Charlie suffers a blow to the head at the hands of a client's angry boyfriend, he begins to see and feel very real and fundamental truths -- a big change for a person who had been living a life built on fraud. Isabella Rossellini plays the role of Rita, the Marks' seductive and sadistic matriarch. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jul 12 Buy Now

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      Shut Eye's solid cast isn't enough to overcome an overdone, overstuffed, and undercooked story.

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      Alan Sepinwall Uproxx [Shut Eye] feels a bit too much like Charlie at the start of the story: pretending to be the real thing while hoping the audience won't notice the difference. May 21, 2019 Full Review Sophie Gilbert The Atlantic At its best, the show mimics the stylized visuals, outlandish violence, and comic cynicism of early episodes of Breaking Bad-though, so far, it lacks the clarity and the focus to make its story half as thoughtful. May 21, 2019 Full Review Ben Travers indieWire We'll be curious to see what the second half of the season delivers, but its uneven presentation thus far, torn between grounded and outlandish, fails to give a proper platform to its star. Rated: B- May 21, 2019 Full Review Emily Chambers Pajiba Being a boring show is Shut Eye's biggest sin, but that only tells part of the story. The show was basically bursting with plot points, and none of them seemed to land. May 21, 2019 Full Review Dominic Patten Deadline Hollywood Daily Hulu's Shut Eye is a bit of a snooze. May 21, 2019 Full Review Kiera Allen Daily Journal (Kankakee, IL) This isn't the first time Donovan has portrayed a con artist -- think of his role as burned spy Michael Westen in USA Network's long-running series Burn Notice -- but this time it's different. His character doesn't want to be the good guy. Aug 27, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Without giving too much away I want to say that I really loved this series but I felt that when it ended it didn't really have any closure. It didn't feel like it should have stopped it felt like there was still more of a story to tell. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member it lacked the key attraction found in the main actor's previous show burnout. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Loved it! want more! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member I really don't understand what is wrong with critics on Rotten Tomatoes lately, I love this show. Entertaining, funny, and the characters are interesting. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Very interesting show. I enjoyed it very much. So much better than breaking bad. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Lucky B It deserved more than two seasons. Don’t get me wrong, it isn’t a stellar breakthrough in writing, but if you enjoyed Jeffrey Donovan in Burn Notice, you will enjoy this a lot. Following Charlie Haverford (Donovan) who is a scammer with a small chain of fortune-telling businesses in the greater chunk of Los Angeles. A blow to the head from a client’s angry boyfriend intersects with a hypnosis session while auditioning a new “clairvoyant,” and suddenly, a man whose entire life has been based on fraud begins to see and feel some very real and fundamental truths. The show was well written, quirky and both fun and serious at the same time. Jeffrey Donovan was the central hub for the first season and that made it interesting. The second season tried to expand into the subplots with the secondary characters and that is where I think people lost interest. Not enough time on Charlie, too much time on his horrific wife. I did like that there was a scammer/psychic fraud underworld in LA. That was a new twist. The things I disliked other then the expansion was the way the wife’s character was written, and how Charlie wouldn’t do anything about it. I also disliked that the show portrayed Romani as the illegal underground for psychics. I don’t think it was on purpose, but it played into a lot of stereotypes about Romani, when it looked like they were trying to overcome that. Pros: Good acting, and a very up on it Jeffrey Donovan made this an interesting show. Cons: The loss of focus on Charlie, the representation of Romani and especially how horrible they made Charlie’s wife. Even with all that, I am disappointed there wasn’t a third season. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/04/18 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Episode 1 Aired Dec 7, 2016 Death Con artists Charlie and Linda form a plan to get out from under their bosses; an injury causes Charlie to wonder if he is really having psychic visions. Details Episode 2 Aired Dec 7, 2016 The Hanged Man Nick tries to impress a girl; Linda starts a long con on an unstable, wealthy woman; Eduardo makes things more complicated for Charlie. Details Episode 3 Aired Dec 7, 2016 The Fool Charlie seeks help with his intensifying visions; Linda's relationship with a hypnotist deepens; Fonso's temper creates bad blood. Details Episode 4 Aired Dec 7, 2016 The Tower - Reversed Charlie taps into Nadine's past; Nick skips school to spend time with Emma; Linda makes a stunning discovery. Details Episode 5 Aired Dec 7, 2016 The Magician Linda's affair threatens her marriage; Nick becomes a suspect in his girlfriend's disappearance; Charlie struggles with disturbing visions. Details Episode 6 Aired Dec 7, 2016 Judgment Charlie and Linda try to keep their long con intact as they are pursued by Rita and a new psychic fraud unit; a brawl at a Roma funeral ignites a turf war. Details Episode 7 Aired Dec 7, 2016 Two of Swords Fonso is upset by a surprise ruling; Charlie and Linda try to wrap up their long con; Nick receives heartbreaking news. Details Episode 8 Aired Dec 7, 2016 Five of Cups A vision and a bitter betrayal force Charlie and Linda to confront their marital issues; Fonso makes a move. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 7, 2016 Wheel of Fortune Fonso tries to save his daughter from an arranged marriage; a corpse, a confession and a surprise bring Charlie and Linda to a crossroads. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 7, 2016 Ace of Swords Charlie and Linda try to pull off the con of their career at Drina and Little Tony's wedding; an unexpected alliance and a haunting vision result in a shocking conclusion. Details

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      Season Info

      Creator
      Leslie Bohem
      Executive Producer
      Leslie Bohem, Mark Johnson, Melissa Bernstein, David Hudgins, Larysa Kondracki
      Network
      Hulu
      Rating
      TV-MA
      Genre
      Crime, Drama, Fantasy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date
      Dec 7, 2016