EPISODE
The Miniaturist - Season 1
Nella Ortman, whose life changed radically after her marriage, is trying to adapt to her mysterious life. Nella married a wealthy merchant and moved to Amsterdam in the 17th century where she found it difficult to cope as she struggled to win the affection of her husband. Over time in Amsterdam, Nella tries to discover the dark secrets along the way. Nella received from her wealthy husband a small doll house, where she decided to employ a mysterious miniaturist to supply the doll house where Nella predicts a fate that seems mysterious.
1974, Newry, Northern Ireland, UK
February 27, 1996 in Epe, Gelderland, Netherlands
26 September 1970, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
1981, Newry, Northern Ireland, UK
16 April 1996, Miami, Florida, USA
January 28, 2019
Still, the mystery is thrilling, and the show is gorgeous to look at, and Taylor-Joy is a fantastic actress who keeps the show humming along, even when her character doesn't quite make sense for her surroundings.
September 10, 2018
"The Miniaturist" may feel raw and green, sometimes naively so, but in its awkward, otherworldly way champions hope and change, and that's rarely a waste of time.
September 05, 2018
The Miniaturist is always lovely to look at and the cast are uniformly good, despite too often having to deliver lines of slightly portentous, viewer-nudging dialogue.
December 26, 2017
This is style very much as substance.
September 10, 2018
The Miniaturist will keep you hooked, and guessing, piece by beautifully handcrafted piece.
October 02, 2018
It's absolutely glorious to look at in its fully formed universe of old Amsterdam; it's wicked and wild but in the turmoil, she finds out who she is, her previously unknown abilities and how adversity can cause one's heart to grow and love.
September 06, 2018
But just like the dollhouse at its center, The Miniaturist is better at housing facsimiles rather than characters that feel real.
December 27, 2017
From the rustle of silk on dark staircases to the pervasive atmosphere of watery menace, this was a spellbinding drama for a winter's night.
September 10, 2018
"Masterpiece"... is back with a gorgeous looking three-part series about a young woman married to a 17th century Amsterdam merchant, based on Jessie Burton's novel and lit like a Vermeer painting.
September 06, 2018
The three-part period piece has some weaknesses in the final chapter, but it is nonetheless an intriguing story led by a trio of stellar performances. Oh, and it's completely gorgeous.
