I thought the first season was very interesting, but the second one just couldn't capture my attention. Dropped it.
Great news for anyone that watched the pilot and hoping it would be picked up for a series.. It has!
I love this show. It's a must see
Can’t believe they cancelled this show. Lots of loose ends that were never tied up in the last episode.
Hardly made it to the third episode and then gave up. Some good actors (Perlman, Delany) try to make the best of it, but the very poor and inconsistent writing does not give them a lot to work with. Add some really bad casting decisions (Morris,McLaughlin) and you get a really disappointing show. Interesting and intriguing premise ruined by the execution.
Amazon Cancels Hand Of God
The Amazon drama will end after Season 2.
September 15, 2016
It is being reported that Amazon had decided not to continue with Hand of God after its forthcoming second season. The psychological drama, which stars Ron Perlman and Dana Delany, got its start on the streaming service back in 2014 with a single pilot episode that eventually resulted in a series order after positive viewer response.
The full first season followed in 2015 with a 10-episode run that drew decidedly mixed reviews from both audiences and critics. A second season was announced in December and is expected to premiere sometime in 2017.
Loved it. Really intense, interesting story line
Found this really hard going, couldn't get beyond the second episode
Really good show. Hope they have a way to continue it
Decent show so far! Ron Perlman is good as per normal.
all episodes are showing on calendar for yesterday, please fix
brillante!!!
Excellent!!!
Keeping my fingers crossed that this show becomes a regular series.
Excellent pilot and looking forward to more of the same.
Review by FinFanBlockedParent2021-02-23T22:02:52Z
First of all, this show didn't end. It was cancelled. There is a difference. By that I mean you don't get definitive closure at the end of season two. If that's a problem for you than don't start watching this. Sure, you could fill in the blanks at the end and let your imagination run with it. But that would mean everyone had it's own outcome depending on your preferences.
Now, for the show itself. I actually really liked the first season. It was an interesting idea. There was a mystery and a background story surrounding all of that. Ron Pearlman and Garret Dillahunt were great. Yes, there is the question of morality about killing people, you think are bad, and justifying it by saying: "God told me so". What I liked was that they showed, at least in glimpses, that religion is a trickery slope to walk and there are many people trying to use it for their gain. Like I said, all things considered, it was quite entertaining.
Then came the second season and I discovered I had several problems. The most blatant one being: why do I want to root for anyone on this show? They are a bunch of murderes that deserve to go to jail. They were painted as people that are more victim than perpetrator and so in may ways I had no sympathy with them. Judge Harris is a really, reeaalllyyy, unlikable fellow. Crystal became obsessed with setting things right and KD, althought maybe good at heart with his intensions, is nonetheless a serial killer. And don't even get me started about the so-called priest. Why do I want to have sympathy with those people? Do I want the bad guys to pay? Sure, but who are the bad guys? Is it really all right to take matters into your own hand just because you have suffered an injustice?
Furthermore I think the plot lost it's identity about what it want's to be. Is a about Religion, about believing, about what is wrong or right? Or is it a conspiracy thriller about the big bad, evil corporate entity that wants to suck us dry of our data and turn is into transparent and predictable sheep. And we have a Mesiah in the person of PJ, who looks at times very much Jesus like, that want to free us from those shackles.
Both could have made a compelling story and maybe, moving forward, there would have been a great ending. But it didn't happen. It never gained the traction with audiences to stay on air.
I rate this as a "7" overall with notes of "8" and "6" for the respectable seasons. I don't think it was a waste of time but I imagine a third season would have continued the downward trend and I would ultimately have dropped it.