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Peacock Original Shows and Movies Ranked by Tomatometer

Updated January 3, 2022

Following an early launch for Xfinity subscribers, NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service launched across the U.S. in July 2020 with more than 20,000 hours of premium content from networks and studios including NBC, Bravo, USA Network, SYFY, Oxygen, E!, CNBC, MSNBC, NBCSN, Golf Channel, Universal Kids, A&E, ABC, CBS, The CW, FOX, HISTORY, Nickelodeon, Showtime, Universal Pictures, DreamWorks, Focus Features, Illumination, ViacomCBS, Paramount, Lionsgate, Warner Bros. and Blumhouse. (See a list of titles.)

The service offers free, ad-supported access to most content, but its premium-tier subscription includes Peacock Originals series and movies, big stars, and animated fun. The launch featured: Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story), Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey), and Harry Lloyd (Game of Thrones) in sci-fi series Brave New World, an adaptation of Aldous Huxley’s dystopian novel; Holliday Grainger and Callum Turner in the Certified Fresh first season of espionage thriller The Capture; a Psych reunion with James Roday Rodriguez and Dulé Hill in Psych 2: Lassie Come Home; and animated series Curious George, Where’s Waldo?, and Cleopatra In Space.

Since then, Peacock has added a slew of acquired and International programming, as well as more home-grown original series like the 100% Certified Fresh British import We Are Lady Parts, well-reviewed Tina Fey-produced comedy Girls5eva, the single-camera Saved By the Bell revival/reboot and the well-reviewed first season of sitcom Rutherford Falls. The latest Fresh hit? The Certified Fresh podcast adaptation, Dr. Death, starring Joshua Jackson, Alec Baldwin, and Christian Slater.

Which shows and movies have earned their spot among the best Peacock offerings so far? While the service is still in its early stages, there are plenty of original shows and movies available — they just don’t all have scores yet. We’ve ranked the ones that do have scores below.

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#26

Halloween Kills (2021)
39%

#26

Adjusted Score: 53217%

Critics Consensus: Halloween Kills should satisfy fans in search of brute slasher thrills, but in terms of advancing the franchise, it's a bit less than the sum of its bloody parts.

Synopsis: Minutes after Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), her daughter Karen (Judy Greer) and granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak) left masked monster... [More]

Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Anthony Michael Hall, Andi Matichak

Directed By: David Gordon Green

Intelligence (2020)
46%

#25

Synopsis: Somewhere between MI5, MI6 and the malfunctioning third-floor printer at the U.K.'s labyrinthine Government Communications Headquarters, an arrogant, maverick NSA... [More]

Starring: David Schwimmer, Nick Mohammed, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Jane Stanness

Directed By: Matt Lipsey, Nerys Evans, Nick Mohammed, David Schwimmer

Brave New World (2020)
46%

#24

Synopsis: In an idyllic utopia whose peace and stability hinge upon control of monogamy, privacy, money, family and history itself, everyone... [More]

Starring: Alden Ehrenreich, Jessica Brown Findlay, Harry Lloyd, Nicholle Hembra

Directed By: David Wiener, Grant Morrison, Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey

Intergalactic (2021)
50%

#23

Synopsis: On the outskirts of outer space 124 years into the future, Ash Harper, a fearless young cop and galactic pilot,... [More]

Starring: Savannah Steyn, Natasha O'Keeffe, Thomas Turgoose, Parminder Nagra

Directed By: Kieron Hawkes

Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol (2021)
57%

#22

Synopsis: A young Harvard symbologist must solve a series of deadly puzzles to save his kidnapped mentor and thwart a chilling... [More]

Starring: Ashley Zukerman, Eddie Izzard, Valorie Curry, Sumalee Montano

Directed By: Dan Dworkin, Jay Beattie, Dan Trachtenberg, Dan Brown

Punky Brewster (2021)
57%

#21

Synopsis: Punky is a single mother of three trying to get her life back on track when she meets a young... [More]

Starring: Soleil Moon Frye, Cherie Johnson, Quinn Copeland, Lauren Donzis

Directed By: Steve Amogida, Jim Amogida, Soleil Moon Frye, Tim Pastore

#20

The Public (2018)
66%

#20

Adjusted Score: 71483%

Critics Consensus: Its intentions are sometimes easier to appreciate than its execution, but The Public remains an earnest and reasonably engaging social advocacy drama.

Synopsis: An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public... [More]

Starring: Alec Baldwin, Emilio Estevez, Jena Malone, Taylor Schilling

Directed By: Emilio Estevez

Noughts + Crosses (2020)
76%

#19

Synopsis: Sephy Hadley and Callum McGregor are star-crossed lovers at the intersection of the Black ruling class and the white underclass... [More]

Starring: Masali Baduza, Jack Rowan, Helen Baxendale, Paterson Joseph

Directed By: Preethi Mavahalli, Kibwe Tavares, Julian Holmes, Patrick Reardon

Hitmen (2020)
76%

#18

Synopsis: Best friends and misfits Fran and Jamie are making their way in the world with only each other to rely... [More]

Starring: Mel Giedroyc, Sue Perkins, Asim Chaudhry, Tonya Cornelisse

Directed By: Morwenna Gordon, Siobhan Bachman, Myfanwy Moore, Oliver Parsons

Departure (2019)
80%

#17

Synopsis: When Flight 716 disappears over the Atlantic Ocean, Kendra Malley of the TSIB is selected to lead the team investigating... [More]

Starring: Archie Panjabi, Christopher Plummer, Kris Holden-Ried, Claire Forlani

Directed By: T.J. Scott, Christina Jennings, Scott Garvie, Malcolm MacRury

Code 404 (2020)
80%

#16

Synopsis: Detective Inspectors Major and Carver are the top crime-fighting duo at the Met Police's Special Investigation Unit until Major is... [More]

Starring: Daniel Mays, Stephen Graham, Anna Maxwell Martin, Richard Gadd

Directed By: Tom Miller, Sam Myer, Phil Temple, Diederick Santer

#15

Black Boys (2020)
86%

#15

Adjusted Score: 45120%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Marking 400 years since enslaved Africans arrived in Jamestown, "Black Boys" illuminates the full spectrum of Black male humanity in... [More]

Starring:

Directed By: Sonia Lowman

There's ... Johnny! (2017)
83%

#14

Synopsis: It's 1972 and "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" is in the midst of its three-decade run sitting atop the... [More]

Starring: Ian Nelson, Jane Levy, Roger Bart, Tony Danza

Directed By: Paul Reiser, David Steven Simon, David Gordon Green

#13

Psych 2: Lassie Come Home (2020)
83%

#13

Adjusted Score: 75529%

Critics Consensus: Satisfyingly self-contained while refreshingly opening up new directions for the Psych team, Lassie Come Home delivers the crowd-pleasing goods with the skill of a mind reader.

Synopsis: After Santa Barbara Police Chief Carlton "Lassie" Lassiter is ambushed on the job and left for dead, he begins to... [More]

Starring: James Roday Rodriguez, Dulé Hill, Maggie Lawson, Kirsten Nelson

Directed By: Steve Franks

One of Us Is Lying (2021)
89%

#12

Synopsis: "One of Us Is Lying" is based on Karen M. McManus' New York Times best-selling novel of the same name.... [More]

Starring: Annalisa Cochrane, Chibuikem Uche, Marianly Tejada, Barrett Carnahan

Directed By: Matt Groesch, John Sacchi, Erica Saleh, Darío Madrona

Saved by the Bell (2020)
88%

#11

Synopsis: When California Gov. Zack Morris gets into hot water for closing too many high schools in low-income areas, he suggests... [More]

Starring: Alycia Pascual-Peña, Belmont Cameli, Dexter Darden, Elizabeth Berkley

Directed By: Tracey Wigfield, Peter Engel, Franco Bario, Mark-Paul Gosselaar

Dr. Death (2021)
92%

#10

Synopsis: Based on a hit podcast and inspired by the terrifying true story of Dr. Christopher Duntsch, a young and charismatic... [More]

Starring: Joshua Jackson, Alec Baldwin, Christian Slater, Carrie Preston

Directed By: Patrick Macmanus, Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch

The Capture (2019)
92%

#9

Synopsis: When soldier Shaun Emery's conviction for a murder in Afghanistan is overturned due to flawed video evidence, he returns to... [More]

Starring: Holliday Grainger, Callum Turner, Laura Haddock, Ben Miles

Directed By: Ben Chanan

Rutherford Falls (2021)
92%

#8

Synopsis: Two lifelong best friends, Nathan Rutherford and Reagan Wells, find themselves at a crossroads -- quite literally -- when their... [More]

Starring: Ed Helms, Jana Schmieding, Michael Greyeyes, Jesse Leigh

Directed By: Ed Helms, Michael Schur, Sierra Teller Ornelas, David Miner

Girls5eva: Season 1 (2021)
98%

#7

Adjusted Score: -1%

Critics Consensus: Smart, funny, and just nostalgic enough, Girls5eva's intelligent insights are brought to brilliant life by its talented quartet, whose individual gifts come together to make sweet comedic harmony.

Starring: Busy Philipps, Paula Pell, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Sara Bareilles

Directed By: Tina Fey, Robert Carlock, Jeff Richmond, David Miner

John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise (2021)
100%

#6

Synopsis: The story of one of the most notorious serial killers told through the words of Gacy himself.... [More]

Starring:

The Amber Ruffin Show (2020)
100%

#5

Synopsis: A signature smart-and-silly take on the week.... [More]

Starring: Amber Ruffin

Directed By: Seth Meyers, Mike Shoemaker

#4

Anthony (2020)
100%

#4

Adjusted Score: 83438%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: In July 2005, Black teenager Anthony Walker is murdered at just 18 years of age by two white men in... [More]

Starring: Toheeb Jimoh, Rakie Ayola, Julia Brown, Robinah Kironde

Directed By: Terry McDonough

#3

A Most Beautiful Thing (2020)
100%

#3

Adjusted Score: 100289%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Filmmaker Mary Mazzio chronicles the first African American high-school rowing team from the West Side of Chicago.... [More]

Starring: Common

Directed By: Mary Mazzio

Save Me (2018)
100%

#2

Synopsis: On a tireless quest to find his missing daughter Jody, Nelly will go to any length to uncover the truth... [More]

Starring: Lennie James, Suranne Jones, Stephen Graham, Alisha Bailey

We Are Lady Parts (2021)
100%

#1

Synopsis: Geeky biochemical engineering Ph.D. student Amina Hussein becomes the unlikely lead guitarist of Lady Parts, an all-female Muslim punk band... [More]

Starring: Anjana Vasan, Sarah Kameela Impey, Faith Omole, Juliette Motamed

Directed By: Nida Manzoor, Mark Freeland, Surian Fletcher-Jones, Tim Bevan

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