Critics praised the “intelligent writing” and “slick manufacturing”.
The collection bought a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes (Picture: ITV)
A ‘charming’ collection with over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes is coming to Netflix. Quiz is a British drama tv present developed for ITV and AMC.
The present was written by James Graham, primarily based on his play of the identical title and the ebook Unhealthy Present: the Quiz, the Cough, the Millionaire Main by Bob Woffinden and James Plaskett. It’s directed by Stephen Frears and consists of three hour-long episodes, starring Matthew Macfadyen, Michael Sheen, and Sian Clifford. The collection focuses on the Who Desires to Be a Millionaire? contestant Charles Ingram, a former military main within the Royal Engineers, and the way he unexpectedly received the £1 million jackpot on the quiz present in 2001, adopted by a felony trial during which he and his spouse have been convicted of dishonest their option to success.
Sian Clifford, Matthew Macfadyen, and Michael Sheen in Quiz (Picture: ITV)
Launched through the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns worldwide, Quiz acquired a big viewers – just like the Netflix documentary Tiger King – with the primary episode being seen dwell by a median viewers of 5.3 million within the UK.
Whereas the present was nonetheless airing, Ingram’s Wikipedia article was some of the considered on the location.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the collection holds a 95% approval score primarily based on 36 opinions, with a median score of seven.57/10. The web site’s consensus reads, “With intelligent writing, a slick manufacturing, and a pitch-perfect Michael Sheen, Quiz crafts a charming snapshot of a wild scandal that can hold viewers on their toes.”
Ingram himself, who has all the time denied the fees, praised the collection. Writing on Twitter, he mentioned: “Some say #Quiz wasn’t balanced & I can see why. But it surely was balanced.”
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He additionally mentioned: “The solid, the story, the scenes, merely good. Terrifyingly correct and oh sure, horribly cringeworthy. Floored by the pure expertise on present tonight. Properly executed too to ITV. Gutsy.”
Quiz is coming to Netflix in February 2026, in keeping with What’s On Netflix.
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