Central Park
Reception

Central Park (2020)

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External reception

6.9
4 platform(s) · 6 ratings 4,883 votes
6.9/10 4,749 votes Synced 2026-08-20
Audience 6.0/10 50 votes Synced 2026-07-19
Critics 8.1/10 Synced 2026-07-19
Audience 7.2/10 Synced 2026-07-19
Critics 9.7/10 Synced 2026-07-19
6.3/10 84 votes Synced 2026-07-24

External reviews

Drew Gillis · The A.V. Club 91.00/100.00

The series has all the pieces, and in season three it’s better than ever at putting them together.

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Ben Travers · IndieWire 83.00/100.00

“Central Park” took a big step forward in Season 2 by prioritizing its episodic arcs over its long-term storytelling; it’s weirder, sharper, and more endearing. Now, it just needs time to create additional stories like these, to keep finding its flow, and to get noticed — hopefully, by lots and lots of families.

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Saloni Gajjar · The A.V. Club 83.00/100.00

The show loses out on a big mysterious arc, but the nuanced storytelling, intelligent humor, and evolving animation creativity solidify its place as one of Apple TV+’s successful original series.

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Gregory Lawrence · Collider 83.00/100.00

It's jam-packed with invention in performance, craft, structure, songwriting, and raw comedic power. It will fling you on a journey while staying exactly where you are. Just like these characters.

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Andrew Crump · The Playlist 91.00/100.00

There’s joy in the music, aided by the bright elastic animation, and a sense of purpose, too: “Central Park” openly defies, with tongue in cheek and a skip in its step, billionaire culture, arguing that it’s the duty of the people to stand up against their culturally smothering cupidity.

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Joel Keller · Decider 90.00/100.00

Central Park is funny and warm, and has songs that will stick in your head.

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Ben Travers · IndieWire 83.00/100.00

There’s a lot of potential within an already streamlined package, even if it’s threatening to burst open at any minute. So long as the season settles into a groove and manages to avoid overwhelming itself, “Central Park” looks to be a worthy successor to a landmark sitcom — even if there’s still room for improvement along the way.

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Brian Tallerico · RogerEbert.com 100.00/100.00

Apple TV’s “Central Park” is a glorious gift for comedy and musical fans and, well, everyone. ... It’s the best show on Apple TV by some stretch, and one of the best shows of 2020 anywhere. I can’t wait to see more.

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Gregory Lawrence · Collider 91.00/100.00

Its jokes are rat-a-tat yet unpredictable, its characters are quick to understand yet ever-deepening, its performances are delightful, its animation is crisply fluid, and its songs? Wowee, its songs. They get you right in the heart upon first listen, and I promise you the first listen will not be your last listen. Simply put: Central Park is a knockout.

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Kristen Baldwin · Entertainment Weekly 83.00/100.00

Creators Loren Bouchard, Nora Smith (Bob’s Burgers), and Josh Gad (Frozen) apply brainy, Broadway-style whimsy to the daily dramas of life. The result is a show that has a good heart, and you can dance to it, too.

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