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The First
2018
· TV Show
· 45 min episodes
· 1 season
C
MEANRANK
66/100
Every rating
62–74
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 62, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 74.
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Details
- Created by
- Beau Willimon
- Studio
- Endeavor Content, Channel 4 Television, Westward
- Released
- 14 September 2018
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 45 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 8 across 1 season
- Awards
- 0 wins, 2 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| Golden Reel Awards 2019 | Broadcast Media: Short Form Effects / Foley | Brian Armstrong, Thomas DeGorter (supervising sound editors); Owen Granich-Young, Patrick O'Sullivan (sound designers); Michael S. Head, Geordy Sincavage (foley editors) (for "Near and Far") | Nominee |
| Visual Effects Society Awards 2019 | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode | Karen Goulekas, Eddie Bonin, Roland Langschwert, Bryan Godwin, & Matthew James Kutcher (for "Near and Far") | Nominee |
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Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Broadcast Media: Short Form Effects / Foley | Brian Armstrong, Thomas DeGorter (supervising sound editors); Owen Granich-Young, Patrick O'Sullivan (sound designers); Michael S. Head, Geordy Sincavage (foley editors) (for "Near and Far") | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode | Karen Goulekas, Eddie Bonin, Roland Langschwert, Bryan Godwin, & Matthew James Kutcher (for "Near and Far") | Nominee |