[48] Travers praised the performers of the hunters, highlighting Rubinek and Kane, as well as Hinton, Baker, Olin, and the "affecting and fun" Pacino, but called Lerman and his character Jonah nothing more than an "audience stand-in" that "occasionally forgets to get off the couch and move around. "[19] Gilbert was appreciative of the "bold" inclusion of "Nazis into a broad genre-tinged entertainment," as it's also "part of the origin story of Golden Age superhero comic books themselves," and suggested it would start conversation between viewers. Millie discovers a dark truth. I think as a young Jewish kid growing up on Long Island in New York, there are feelings of wanting to be powerful. "[40], The series has received some criticism from the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum due to inaccurate use of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp. Weil was set to executive produce alongside Jordan Peele, Tom Lesinski, Jenna Santoianni, and Win Rosenfeld. "[17] Jonah's friends counter-respond that Vader is still a killer despite good intentions, and Jonah responds back by saying heroes like Batman and Superman are the same way. Zuchs confesses, explaining that he had killed the real Meyer to take his identity and escape the Soviets while later undergoing, Caleb Emery as Arthur "Bootyhole" McGuigan, Veronika Nowag-Jones as Gretel Fischer, a, This page was last edited on 18 October 2020, at 16:57. Episode 2 of Hunters moves into a much more surreal, light-hearted tone, which is certainly an odd choice as the group start hunting their first Nazi – Karl Holstedder. Don't have an account? 60 min Five episodes in none of these people seem all that good at anything. Overall, Hunters season 1 has received mostly positive reviews from critics and viewers, according to Rotten Tomatoes, but hasn't been an overwhelming hit. He sees generational wrath in the young man’s fury, and he fosters it." (At one point in episode 3, Logan Lerman breaks out in a musical number. Amazon Studios head Jen Salke bought the series. Nikki Toscano joined as producer for its ambitious concept: "I think that the juxtaposition of the 1970s New York City with the Holocaust, with some of the levity and the humour, was certainly a challenge for us to balance throughout. Unknown assailants beat up Millie. FBI agent Millie, investigating the death of the scientist, starts to uncover the Nazi links. [30] On February 7, 2019, it was reported that Jerrika Hinton, Dylan Baker, Lena Olin, Greg Austin, Catherine Tate, Tiffany Boone, Saul Rubinek, and Carol Kane were in various stages of negotiations to join the cast of the series. [16][17] Wrote Tom Long of The Detroit News, "we’re introduced to our heroes — who inexplicably include an Asian man and black women — at which point we wait around to see their super-skills. It is, however, extremely aware and extremely responsive in how it tinkers with history by adding a fair amount of pathos. But to have power to reclaim your place and get justice for your ancestors is definitely a wish fulfilment. '"[37] Matthew Gilbert of The Boston Globe compared its comedy and look to the works of the Coen brothers and Quentin Tarantino.