Reviews for The Monastery

"I consider this outstanding series a revelation."

"I've never seen a TV show explore spiritual issues in such compelling fashion."

"The Monastery raises profound questions about life."

"Perhaps the most remarkable thing about this series is the way it overcomes how visually and sonically static the environment is in which they're shooting. Not much happens in the monastery, but the filmmakers make the claustophobic setting come alive with strong camerawork and voice-overs rich in insight. Will men like Alex and John, who couldn't seem less suited to monastic life, find religion? Or might they even tempt a monk to venture back to the real world? Even at its most basic level The Monastery can be enjoyed as a suspenseful thriller. But at a deeper level The Monastery raises profound questions about life, in a place that strips away its modern trappings."

TV review for NPR by Andrew Wallenstein
TV Editor at Variety

"...compelling, often humorous drama... The Monastery does succeed in raising interesting questions about faith and existence"

- Multichannel News TV review by George Vernadakis

"a marvelous tonic called The Monastery"

…in which...things begin happening that no TV producer could stage or effect. And it isn't only the visitors who are changing in the company of the wise and kindly Benedictines. The monks are working in mysterious ways on all who draw near, even if they can get no closer than a TV screen..."

- The Wall Street Journal