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Jericho

Jericho

Yesterday wilderness. Tomorrow civilisation.

2016Ended1 season8 episodes~60 min/epNot RatedMidcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

In the Yorkshire Dales in the 1870s, the shantytown of Jericho is the home of a community that will live, thrive and die in the shadow of the viaduct they've been brought together to build.

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Where to watch

Where can I watch Jericho?

As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists Jericho streaming on Prime Video, Shout! TV via Prime Video, The Roku Channel (free) and Tubi (free).

Highlights

What stands out about Jericho?

Jericho earns 3 badges, led by Bittersweet and Preferred by Women.

  • Reception
  • Craft and mood

Reception

Is Jericho worth watching?

Jericho's Midcredits score is the 39th percentile of all shows, from 1.7K ratings across 2 sources. 69% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

39th percentile

Better received than 39% of shows

34th percentile among Drama37th percentile among 2010s
Acclaim (how much people like it)32nd
Approval (how many liked it)48th

Acclaim

Mixed: Rating-distribution shape vs the catalog

How much people like it

67 /100

32nd percentile of all shows

29th percentile among Drama31st percentile among 2010s

Rating distribution

A broad spread centered near 7.1 — solid but not unanimous.

Approval

How many liked it

69% liked it

48th percentile of all shows

42nd percentile among Drama46th percentile among 2010s
69% rated it 7–1031% rated it 1–6

Reach

How many have seen it

63rd percentile

1.7K ratings across platforms

55th percentile among Drama66th percentile among 2010s
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 3% in 30 days

What reviewers say

Common ground

Both fans and detractors agree the show trades historical realism and grit for a cleaner, more romanticized take on period drama.

Fans praised

  • Old-school romance and character-driven storytelling
  • Strong acting from the cast, especially Jessica Raine and Hans Matheson
  • Clean family-friendly tone with no swearing or graphic violence

Detractors panned

  • Historically inaccurate and too sanitized for the gritty Victorian setting
  • Clichéd, predictable plot and two-dimensional characters
  • Outfits and makeup too clean and immaculate, breaking immersion

What stands out

ActingDivisive70

Cast generally praised (Raine, Matheson, Peters) but some critics find delivery clumsy

Cinematography65

Beautiful imagery but a few good shots do not save it for detractors

Emotional impactDivisive60

Fans feel for the characters; detractors find it unearned

CharactersDivisive55

Fans care about the leads; detractors see central-casting tropes

Plot and storyDivisive50

Predictable and clichéd for detractors, engaging for fans

AtmosphereDivisive45

Fails to capture authentic grit; too clean and safe for the era

Pacing40

Slow and lingering shots; boring for some, binge-worthy for fans

Originality35

Seen as a derivative Western cliché, compared to Hell on Wheels and Deadwood

Preferred by

Women vs men

Preferred by Women

Women scored it 16 points higher than men.

US vs non-US

Preferred by US Viewers

US viewers scored it 10 points higher than non-US viewers.

Episodes

1 season

Season 1 · 2016 · 8 episodes

  • S1E1

    Episode 1

    Jan 7, 201660 min
  • S1E2

    Episode 2

    Jan 14, 201660 min
  • S1E3

    Episode 3

    Jan 21, 201660 min
  • S1E4

    Episode 4

    Jan 28, 201660 min
  • S1E5

    Episode 5

    Feb 4, 201660 min
  • S1E6

    Episode 6

    Feb 11, 201660 min
  • S1E7

    Episode 7

    Feb 18, 201660 min
  • S1E8

    Episode 8

    Feb 25, 201660 minFinale

Watch experience

What is Jericho like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Earnest, light and charged — an even-paced watch that leaves you bittersweet.

ToneFeelDemandexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

What it feels like

Moods
MelancholicTenseHopeful
Heaviest: middle
Register
WarmSentimental · 4% of shows
Told as
SerializedSingle-season story
ToneThe series takes a sincere, sentimental approach to its community, avoiding gritty realism in favour of warmth and moral optimism.
The rideThe series balances the tension of survival with melancholic reflection on community and change, with the middle episodes intensifying the struggle.
StructureThe story unfolds linearly across eight episodes with no non-linear storytelling devices.
Episode formatThe series follows a continuous story across all eight episodes, with each installment advancing the overall arc of the community and its characters.
Season formatThe show is a concluded single season that tells one complete story from the building of the viaduct to the community's fate.

How it leaves you

what you carry away
BittersweetWistful · 6% of shows
Why it leaves you this wayThe cancelled series leaves a sense of unresolved longing for the community's fate despite a warm and engaging narrative.
How it ends · evidence
Bittersweet ending

Story archetype

where it sits among all shows
Monster — 18% of shows. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of shows. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 6% of shows. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 2% of shows. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 12% of shows. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 4% of shows. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 7% of shows. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 8% of shows. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 40% of showsPredator — 7% of shows. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 3% of shows. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of shows. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 3% of shows. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of shows. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of shows. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of shows. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of shows. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of shows. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of shows. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — 1% of shows. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of shows. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of shows. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of shows. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of shows. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 2% of shows. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 4% of shows. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of shows. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — under 1% of shows. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of shows. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 1% of shows. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — under 1% of shows. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of shows. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — under 1% of shows. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 2% of shows. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of shows. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of shows. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of shows. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 2% of shows. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of shows. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — under 1% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 1% of shows. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 1% of shows. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 1% of shows. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 1% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 3% of shows. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of shows. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 1% of shows. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of shows. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 6% of shows. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 1% of shows. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 18%: Predator 7% · Tyrant 3% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 3% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 6%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 2% · Mission 4% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage under 1%
  • Voyage 2%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 1% · Survival ordeal under 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent under 1%
  • Comedy 12%: Romantic comedy 2% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 2%
  • Tragedy 4%: Hubris 1% · Obsession under 1% · Corruption arc 1% · Doomed love 1% · Crushed by fate 1%
  • Rebirth 7%: Redemption 1% · Healing 3% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 1%
  • Mystery 8%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 6% · Enigma 1%
  • No archetype 40% (this title)

No archetype fits — true of 40% of shows: ensemble pieces, satire, slice-of-life.

Why this archetypeThe series is an ensemble community drama about the construction of a viaduct, not driven by a single plot archetype.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 31% of showsSelf — 27% of showsPower — 7% of showsMorality — 11% of showsSurvival — 9% of showsSociety — 10% of showsIdeas — 5% of showsRomantic love — 10% of showsMarriage — 2% of showsFamily bonds — 22% of showsParenthood — 1% of showsFriendship — 18% of showsLoyalty — 7% of showsIdentity — 20% of showsComing of age — 9% of showsAging — under 1% of showsSelf-worth — 7% of showsAmbition — 14% of showsPurpose — 16% of showsMemory — 3% of showsObsession — 2% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 5% of showsCorruption — 3% of showsGreed — 2% of showsClass — 4% of showsOppression — 2% of showsFreedom — 4% of showsJustice — 14% of showsDuty — 2% of showsRevenge — 1% of showsGuilt — 1% of showsRedemption — 3% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — under 1% of showsSacrifice — 2% of showsBetrayal — 3% of showsDeception — 6% of showsSurvival — 12% of showsWar — 1% of showsViolence — 2% of showsMortality — 2% of showsGrief — 4% of showsTrauma — 5% of showsMental illness — under 1% of showsAddiction — under 1% of showsIllness and disability — under 1% of showsCommunity — 25% of shows. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 3% of showsPrejudice — 2% of showsDisplacement — 1% of showsFaith — 1% of showsTradition vs change — 3% of showsFame — 5% of showsLegacy — 3% of showsFate — 1% of showsFree will — under 1% of showsTruth — 6% of showsHope — 4% of showsNature — 3% of showsArt — 2% of showsTechnology — 1% of showsSelfFamilybonds
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 31% (this title): Romantic love 10% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 22% (this title) · Parenthood 1% · Friendship 18% · Loyalty 7%
  • Self 27%: Identity 20% · Coming of age 9% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 14% · Purpose 16% · Memory 3% · Obsession 2%
  • Power 7%: Power 5% · Corruption 3% · Greed 2% · Class 4% · Oppression 2% · Freedom 4%
  • Morality 11%: Justice 14% · Duty 2% · Revenge 1% · Guilt 1% · Redemption 3% · Forgiveness under 1% · Sacrifice 2% · Betrayal 3% · Deception 6%
  • Survival 9%: Survival 12% (this title) · War 1% · Violence 2% · Mortality 2% · Grief 4% · Trauma 5% · Mental illness under 1% · Addiction under 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 10%: Community 25% (this title) · Isolation 3% · Prejudice 2% · Displacement 1% · Faith 1% · Tradition vs change 3% · Fame 5% · Legacy 3%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 6% · Hope 4% · Nature 3% · Art 2% · Technology 1%

Bonds

Family bondsSurvival · 12% of showsCommunity: Consequences reach a town, institution or group.
Observes its theme: Presents its theme neutrally, declining to judge.Community stakes: Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Ensemble lead
How it treats its themeThe series centers on Annie Quaintain's fight to keep her family together while the community of Jericho is defined by shared labor and mutual reliance in the shadow of industrial progress.
StanceThe series observes the lives and struggles of the Jericho community without overt moralizing, letting the historical and social conditions speak for themselves.

The world

19th centuryRuralInstitutionalRealistic
Orchestral modernFolkSupportive music · original score
SettingThe shantytown of Jericho in the Yorkshire Dales during the 1870s, dominated by the construction of a viaduct.

Content guide

Is Jericho okay for kids?

Ratings in 1 other country
  • UK15

No detailed content scores for this title yet.

What content warnings does Jericho have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in Jericho?

Cast

Jessica Raine
as Annie Quaintain
Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Samuel Bottomley
as George Quaintain
Newcomer: A standing when this show came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Hans Matheson
as Johnny Jackson
Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Clarke Peters
as Ralph Coates
Veteran: 15 or more years in, with as much work as the typical long-career actor.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Daniel Rigby
as Charles Blackwood
Jeany Spark
as Isabella Lambton
Stephen Thompson
as Davey Sharpe
Sophie Thompson
as Lizzie Capstick
Veteran: 15 or more years in, with as much work as the typical long-career actor.
Natalie Gavin
as Alma Capstick
Newcomer: A standing when this show came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Martina Laird
as Epiphany

Crew

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