Barry: Season 4 - TV Reviews (2024)

This dark and very funny show about an assassin who wants to be an actor seemed to sail under the radar over here but it’s only improved as its gone on and the new season is excellent.

Full Review | Jan 29, 2024

This season is by far Hader’s best contribution to the series. From the direction, writing, and performance, Hader brings the miserable, angry, and tormented hitman-turned-actor to the screen for the very last time, with humour and darkness...

Full Review | Sep 8, 2023

Here’s to you, Barry, a series that took us for a wild ride over four heart-pounding seasons. This show’s trajectory is something I never could have predicted.

Full Review | Aug 23, 2023

Bill Hader, who directed every episode of the final season, is an absurdly talented man.

Full Review | Jul 24, 2023

Hader has a swag of awards to his name for his best-ever work across Barry so far, and best start making more room on his mantle for his season-four efforts as an actor, writer and helmer.

Full Review | Jul 15, 2023

There is a series within the series, a very interesting exercise in style and more, in which a post-suburb North America is displayed... [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Jun 13, 2023

Hader, now a full-fledged auteur who directed every episode of this final arc, stuck the landing; Barry has earned a place of honor in the antihero (or anti-antihero?) canon.

Full Review | Jun 7, 2023

The final season of Bill Hader’s HBO series was the most ambitious.

Full Review | Jun 2, 2023

The more anarchic the plotting and character behavior became, the more frustrated I felt trying to give all the shooting and lying and criminal activity some meaning beyond the plot gyrations.

Full Review | Jun 1, 2023

Barry Season 4 may have alienated some fans of the series, mainly due to the divisive time jump, but it possesses some of Hader’s finest directorial work to date. Taut, and tightly wound, the series ends on a note of contemplation and dark comedy.

Full Review | Original Score: 8/10 | May 30, 2023

Its darker tone won’t be for everyone, but Barry: Season 4’s bold storytelling, strong performances, and cinematic sensibilities make this eight-episode swansong an undeniably class act.

Full Review | Original Score: 9/10 | May 29, 2023

Barry excels with its blend of dark humor and profound exploration of exaggerated human behavior. The show is a masterpiece and fully realizes the themes of grief, redemption, the consequences of violence, and identity.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | May 26, 2023

“Barry” takes those risks a step further this season, tying themes together from the entire run in a way that feels more dangerous and definitive, even if one didn’t know it was the last season.

Full Review | Original Score: A- | May 17, 2023

To Barry’s credit, while there are some initial surface similarities with the world of Breaking Bad, the show should never be mistaken as a pure imitation of it. Barry has long embraced its own unique tone...

Full Review | May 11, 2023

It’s only gotten better as it’s progressed, becoming knottier and more confident. As it approaches the finish line Barry is as funny as it’s ever been, and much darker than when it started.

Full Review | May 3, 2023

This season may take a bit to pick up the pace, but when the enticing moments happen, it kick offs.

Full Review | Apr 26, 2023

Knowing Hader’s ability as a writer and performer, we expect the conclusion to carve its place in television history.

Full Review | Original Score: 10/10 | Apr 25, 2023

Hader positions himself as one of the most interesting directors in television right now. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Apr 24, 2023

Thorny, complex and darkly hilarious, Barry is one of those shows you were told was one thing, but was actually something almost entirely different.

Full Review | Apr 24, 2023

The final season of Barry irreparably breaks the mold of the tragicomedy genre and unflinchingly severs the umbilical cord between the audience and the protagonist(s).

Full Review | Apr 21, 2023