RogerEbert.com by Cristina Escobar

What unfurls is Faulkernesque as we see Joy via her family’s flashbacks. She powers the plot but does so mostly in her absence as we see her from others’ points of view. .... Bening never lets Joy fade. She is powerful when she needs to be, vulnerable and pensive all at once.

Boston Globe by Matthew Gilbert

The miniseries isn’t one that deserves to be savored slowly, episode by episode, so much as watched swiftly and not taken too seriously. If the ending to the mystery is predictable, the getting there has enough value as a well-acted, dishy look at a family whose pit of secrets and lies seems bottomless.

Variety by Alison Herman

“Apples Never Fall” captures the potential of a beach read you can binge. The scenic setting and propulsive pace are effective cues to turn off one’s brain, but the emotional foundation is solid enough for its central family to resonate as real people, however soapy their struggles may seem.

IndieWire by Ben Travers

Even if it looks the part, “Apples Never Fall” isn’t the next great prestige limited series. It’s highly likely you’ll forget about it a few days after you’re finished. But it’s an engaging, earnest, and fun trip to South Florida (which is only possible via television).

San Francisco Chronicle by Bob Strauss

The character studies of all involved are superior, yet it’s the older generation that really goes to town here.

CNN by Brian Lowry

Apples Never Fall provides a healthy dollop of “Big Little Lies” energy, thanks in part to an excellent cast headed by Sam Neill and Annette Bening.

Looper by Cynthia Vinney

Even if you buy the idea that all four kids are still so caught up in their parents' comings and goings, you may still wonder things like how old each of them is. We're never told that (outside of one of the kids), although we're told Joy's age ad nauseam. But between the way the story is arranged and the riveting performances by the talented ensemble, this series is still mostly a winner.

The New York Times by Margaret Lyons

The seven-episode mini-series is so well-oiled and unsurprising, it just glides on by. .... And if “Apples” were just a domestic drama, that would probably be enough to sustain a story. But the show is also a missing-person mystery that is nowhere near as mysterious as it seems to think it is.

Decider by Joel Keller

The only thing that keeps Apples Never Fall from being yet another eye-rolling show about wealthy people being terrible is Annette Bening’s performance as a woman who is still looking for something, even in retirement.

The Independent by Nick Hilton

It is an emerging portmanteau genre, designed to unite men and women, young and old, in something mildly exciting, mildly titillating and mildly relatable. The result is a show that lacks the crunch of a Pink Lady, but still has the mellow tones and summer flavourings of a Golden Delicious.