Who Is Erin Carter?

Who Is Erin Carter? is a British thriller television series on Netflix. The series centres upon Erin Carter, an eponymous British-born schoolteacher living in Barcelona, Spain with her husband and daughter, who during the course of an armed hold-up at a grocery store is forced to defend herself and her daughter by killing one of the assailants using her highly skilled fighting abilities, which raises questions about her identity and past, and threatens the life she has made with her family.[1]

Who Is Erin Carter?
GenreAction
Thriller
Drama
Written byJack Lothian
Directed by
Starring
Music byJack Halama
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes7
Production
Executive producers
  • Andy Harries
  • Rob Bullock
  • Jack Lothian
ProducerTabitha Jenkins
CinematographyFabrizio Fontemaggi
Production companiesLeft Bank Pictures
Sony Pictures Television
Release
Original networkNetflix
Original release24 August 2023 (2023-08-24)

The first season of Who Is Erin Carter?, consisting of seven episodes, premiered on 24 August 2023.[2]

Cast

Episodes
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date [4]
1"Episode 1"Ashley WayJack Lothian24 August 2023 (2023-08-24)
2"Episode 2"Ashley WayJack Lothian24 August 2023 (2023-08-24)
3"Episode 3"Ashley WayAdam Gyngell
Fred Armesto
Jack Lothian		24 August 2023 (2023-08-24)
4"Episode 4"Bill EaglesJack Lothian24 August 2023 (2023-08-24)
5"Episode 5"Ashley Way
Savina Dellicour		Jack Lothian24 August 2023 (2023-08-24)
6"Episode 6"Savina DellicourJack Lothian24 August 2023 (2023-08-24)
7"Episode 7"Bill EaglesJack Lothian24 August 2023 (2023-08-24)

Reception

Upon release the series topped the Netflix Global Top 10 going on to be the most watched Netflix series in 82 countries.[5][6] The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 67% approval rating with an average rating of 6.7/10, based on 12 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Old school for both good and ill, Who Is Erin Carter strains credulity but clearly identifies Evin Ahmad as an engaging action star."[7] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 62 out of 100 based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[8] In its review Time wrote "Erin Carter possesses all the elements of an addictive, old-school action drama".[9] Writing in The Guardian, Lucy Mangan awarded it one star out of five in an article headlined "Who Is Erin Carter? – the real question is: who cares?" She remarked: "For those of you who remember the early 90s, think of it as Eldorado with a crime thriller element that no one cares about."[10]

References
  1. Zornosa, Laura (30 August 2023). "Breaking Down the Ending of Who Is Erin Carter?". Time. Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  2. "'Who is Erin Carter?' Season 2: Everything We Know". Esquire. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  3. "Meet the cast of Who is Erin Carter? Netflix's latest thriller". Radio Times. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  4. "Shows A-Z – Who is Erin Carter? on Netflix". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  5. Netflix Global Top 10 https://www.netflix.com/tudum/top10/tv?week=2023-08-27 Retrieved 28 September 2023
  6. Netflix Top 10 By Country https://www.netflix.com/tudum/top10/united-states/tv?week=2023-09-03
  7. "Who Is Erin Carter: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  8. "Who Is Erin Carter: Season 1". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  9. "'Who Is Erin Carter?' Is Old-School Action With a New Hero". TIME. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  10. Mangan, Lucy (24 August 2023). "Who Is Erin Carter? review – the real question is: who cares?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
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