Time (2021)
Guilt, violence and impossible choices – what does it take to survive? Tense, gritty and heartbreaking – Jimmy McGovern's award-winning prison drama, with an all-star cast.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 6 June 2021 |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Genre | Drama, Crime |
| Created by | Jimmy McGovern |
| Starring | Siobhan Finneran, David Tennant and Daniel Ryan |
| Seasons | 3 seasons, 9 episodes |
| Episode length | about 45 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 7 hours |
| Scores | TMDB users 7.6/10 |
Where to watch Time
Time is streaming on Prime Video ($8.99 a month) in the US. At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 1 month of Prime Video, or $8.99 at list price.
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What kind of watch this is
Jimmy McGovern’s prison drama, Time, runs 7 hours across 3 seasons. Each episode is 45 minutes, so the total watch time is roughly 7 hours. It is a tense, gritty look at guilt and violence. The premise is simple: what does it take to survive? The cast includes Siobhan Finneran, David Tennant, and Daniel Ryan. It is heartbreaking and award-winning. The story is about impossible choices.
What the critics said
Critics barely blinked. Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating for series one, based on 23 reviews. The consensus notes the show is heavy, but Sean Bean’s performance makes it a thought-provoking watch. Metacritic scored that first season 82 out of 100, signaling universal acclaim. Series two saw a 93% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and an 80 on Metacritic. Lucy Mangan of The Guardian called the cast’s work "astonishing." Camilla Long of The Times found Bella Ramsey "transfixing." The enthusiasm is loud, the scores are high, and the consensus is that it’s worth the grind.
How it did with audiences
TMDB users rate it 7.6 out of 10. There are no box office figures in the record. No budget to compare against, no revenue to calculate a return on investment. The numbers are sparse. The rating stands alone, unmoored from the usual financial metrics that define a film’s success. It is a quiet metric in a loud industry.
What came next for the cast
Sean Bean moved from Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones to Knights of the Zodiac and Deep Cover. Stephen Graham followed Pirates of the Caribbean with Venom: The Last Dance and Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man. James Nelson-Joyce went from The Nest to Guy Ritchie's The Covenant. The credits list what came next. They do not claim Time caused it.
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Sources
- Time on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q107324744 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Time (2021 TV series)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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