RogerEbert.com by Brian Tallerico

It’s a show that’s resonant in a different way now than it would have been pre-pandemic, but I think it would have been incredibly powerful whenever it came out because its themes are timeless. ... It’s the first show since the end of “The Leftovers” that reminds me of that masterpiece.

The Playlist by Andrew Crump

It is discomfort viewing. It’s essential viewing, too. ... Art teaches us about who we are and who we used to be for the sake of reconciling the two. That’s “Station Eleven’s” power.

Decider by Meghan O'Keefe

Station Eleven is brilliant television. It’s one of the most profound meditations on love, loss, grief, and community I’ve ever seen.

The New York Times by James Poniewozik

At times dark and heartbreaking, it’s also luminous, wondrous, even funny — the most uplifting show about life after the end of the world that you are likely to see.

New York Magazine (Vulture) by Jen Chaney

Station Eleven is a beautifully wrought piece of storytelling. ... Our world isn’t ending even though COVID is still a presence in it. But when you watch Station Eleven and become immersed in it, it really does become the whole wide world. What a gift.

Consequence by Carly Lane

Station Eleven is the quintessential case of an adaptation that doesn't just draw from the best parts of the original novel but actually finds a way to improve on the source material. Its singular flaw, really, is the timing of its release, but the final product is so provoking, poignant, and ultimately optimistic that it becomes an indelible triumph of television, a story that succeeds separately from the book, and one of the best small-screen contributions to 2021.

Salon by Melanie McFarland

Wisely Somerville and his team avail themselves of the story's dreamlike feel to merge past and present with complete clarity. Through masterful directing and editing, each episode conveys the way that history lives and breathes within memory, coexisting with the present, whether within a performance or a fugue state.

Paste Magazine by Leila Jordan

It is a masterpiece. ... The most impressive aspect of Station Eleven is how it works as an adaptation. It is the rare work of audio-visual media that not only skillfully translates the source material, but at times surpasses it.

IndieWire by Ben Travers

“Station Eleven” probably sounds like the last thing you want to watch right now. And if it’s too much, too soon, that’s fair. But as we sit on the precipice of the pandemic’s third year, the way this particular story reframes how to look at the end of the world may also prove essential.

Vox.com by Emily VanDerWerff

Station Eleven takes Mandel’s book and amps up its sense of a cozy post-apocalypse, where humanity comes together, rather than drifting apart. I entered the series deeply skeptical, and I left it feeling at least semi-hopeful for what humanity might yet become, even after the end. ... The alternation between storytelling modes also gives the show a pleasant rhythm once you fall under its spell.