The Hour poster

The Hour (2011)

Drama

A behind-the-scenes drama and espionage thriller in Cold War-era England that centers on a journalist, a producer, and an anchorman for an investigative news programme.

IMDb rating
8.0 (12,531 votes)
Seasons
2
Streaming (US)
AcornTV Amazon Channel · Spectrum On Demand · Acorn TV Apple TV · The Roku Channel · Pluto TV · DistroTV · Tubi TV
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2011)

7.93 avg 6 episodes 7.5 → 8.5 60 min avg

Ep 1: 7.5 · 357 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 294 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 283 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 263 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 258 votesEp 6: 8.5 · 282 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot7.5357
2Failure at Launch7.8294
3A Country Affair7.9283
4Crises at Home and Abroad7.8263
5Bright Stones8.1258
6Truth Will Out8.5282

Season 2 (2012)

8.27 avg 6 episodes 7.9 → 8.8 62 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 258 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 220 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 211 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 210 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 215 votesEp 6: 8.8 · 289 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Welcome Back7.9258
2Fascists and False Accusations8.1220
3Vice8.1211
4Honey Trap8.2210
5Reckless to the Core8.5215
6Fallout8.8289