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Season 1 – Snowpiercer

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May 2020

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Set more than seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, the remnants of humanity inhabit a perpetually moving train while dealing with class warfare, social injustice and the politics of survival.

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Critics Consensus

Snowpiercer takes a different route with its source material, crafting an ambitious sci-fi mystery with style to spare, but with little of the subversive bite of Bong Joon-ho's theatrical adaptation.

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

AV Club

Jun 17, 2020

A-

The most enthralling part of this show so far is absolutely the world building. The more we learn about the train, its factions, its underbelly, the more immersive it becomes.

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Eric Deggans

NPR

Jun 17, 2020

What works here is the way "Snowpiercer" the series expands on the science-fiction fueled dystopia of the film

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Lucy Mangan

Guardian

May 26, 2020

3/5

Exposition barrels along faster than the train itself ("Just making a quick stop at Gun on the Mantelpiece Station!"). In short, it's perfect. Sit back, relax and take in the trash.

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Susan Granger

SSG Syndicate

May 12, 2026

7/10

The imaginative visuality and gripping suspense more than compensate for the heavy-handed dystopian allegory.

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Joonatan Itkonen

Region Free

Jul 8, 2024

2/5

It fears losing its audience so much that it instead removes any wit, bite, and any semblance of intelligence to deliver precisely the same thing we’ve already seen a hundred times over.

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Beth Webb

NME (New Musical Express)

Jul 9, 2021

4/5

Bong Joon-ho's steampunk classic turns to a noirish detective drama with a dynamite Jennifer Connelly.

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Melinda H

@Mel656788 Oct 21, 2026

Started last week, somehow I slept on this one, burned through season 1 in no time. Show is peak.

Kye S

@RT44448666 Sep 17, 2026

I found season 1 a good adaptation of the original which offers more depth into the world of Snowpiercer

Ville H

@seriesenjoyer Dec 23, 2025

Just an amazing concept, a train that is build to survive and retain life after the world global warming, and they tried to reverse it by freezing the whole world, but doing so they made it unhabitable, that's why the train was built by wise engineers to keep some remaining survivors alive, so they could possibly rebuild society in the future. With very interesting twists and interesting when the pieces slowly keeps falling together! The class diversity was so real and touching, reminds me of The Platform, the actors are insanely good and it feels real, Wilford, Roche, Ruth, Layton, Amazing characters, I can't really recommend this enough!

vineet p

@RT31890730 May 1, 2025

Daveed Diggs bad choice for Layton in Snowpiercer. He doesn't know how to act, I skipped his acting in the show.

Cordelia A

@XuBingBing Feb 1, 2025

How is this slop rated better than the movie???? This is the worst TV slop I've seen in a long while The movie: emotional, smart, coherent social message and critique, good filmography, good tight script, feels punchy at every turn This show: bad plot twist and unlikable characters, bloated mess that shouldn't exist. oh and how could I forget the awmyyyygahhhd WIlford is a whamennn

Kioto W

@KiotoWave Sep 28, 2024

Good detective. Sometimes better then film

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Jennifer Connelly

Melanie Cavill

Daveed Diggs

Andre Layton

Alison Wright

Ruth

Mickey Sumner

Bess Till

Susan Park

Jinju

Episode 1

Aired May 17, 2020

First, the Weather Changed

A grisly murder stokes class division on Snowpiercer, the Great Ark Train; Melanie Cavill, the powerful head of hospitality, deputizes a dangerous rebel to help solve the killing -- Andre Layton, the world's only surviving homicide detective.

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Episode 2

Aired May 24, 2020

Prepare to Brace

Layton uses his new position as train detective to investigate the murder while gathering intelligence for the revolution on the side; Melanie faces a resource crisis, with potentially drastic consequences for the entire train.

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Episode 3

Aired May 31, 2020

Access Is Power

Layton descends into Snowpiercer's black market with Till, searching for both the killer and a valuable commodity for his revolution; Melanie stages a prize fight to distract the passengers from mounting class tension.

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Episode 4

Aired Jun 7, 2020

Without Their Maker

A shocking twist in the murder investigation brings Layton and Till's manhunt to a cat-and-mouse climax; Layton gets closer to Melanie's big secret, which may prove the most dangerous game of all.

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Episode 5

Aired Jun 14, 2020

Justice Never Boarded

Tensions between Third Class and First Class are boiling as Melanie stages the trial of the Snowpiercer killer; Third Class threatens a work stoppage, demanding representation on the jury; Melanie makes a fateful decision about which side to favor.

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Episode 6

Aired Jun 21, 2020

Trouble Comes Sideways

Hiding out with help from his allies, Layton lays track for revolution; an engineering emergency threatens every soul on Snowpiercer.

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Episode 7

Aired Jun 28, 2020

The Universe Is Indifferent

On a divided Snowpiercer, Melanie intensifies her search for Layton; Layton is weaponizing her secret; Third Class faces a reckoning when he presents them with a choice.

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Episode 8

Aired Jul 5, 2020

These Are His Revolutions

Revolution has finally come and Layton leads the lower classes forward in armed rebellion; Melanie's house of cards collapses and she's in danger of becoming the first casualty.

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Episode 9

Aired Jul 12, 2020

The Train Demanded Blood

The rebel forces are on the ropes when a dangerous foe defects to their side; they hatch a final plan to take control of Snowpiercer once and for all, but it comes at a grave, moral cost.

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Episode 10

Aired Jul 12, 2020

994 Cars Long

In the revolution's aftermath, Layton struggles to govern the shell-shocked survivors; Melanie finally makes peace with her demons.

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