Patriot (TV series)
Shares rank 28 of 60 TV series by recommenders
People recommend it as surreal, pitch-black dark comedy with rare horror and bold, weird risks, and some call it the best TV show.
People recommend it as surreal, pitch-black dark comedy with rare horror and bold, weird risks, and some call it the best TV show.
14 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 13
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 93%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 13 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 13 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Surreal, pitch-black dark comedy
“Patriot is brilliant. Very surreal with pitch-black humor and rare horror.”
Comment from 18 Feb 2026 in “Halt and Catch Fire: TV's Best Drama You've Probably Never Heard Of (2021)” “Patriot is amazing dark comedy with great atmosphere”
Comment from 18 Feb 2026 in “Halt and Catch Fire: TV's Best Drama You've Probably Never Heard Of (2021)” Bold, weird risks and horror
“Patriot is brilliant. Very surreal with pitch-black humor and rare horror.”
Comment from 18 Feb 2026 in “Halt and Catch Fire: TV's Best Drama You've Probably Never Heard Of (2021)” “it was unafraid to take some serious and weird risks”
Comment from 18 Feb 2026 in “Halt and Catch Fire: TV's Best Drama You've Probably Never Heard Of (2021)” Called among the best TV
“Patriot is absolutely up there with any TV ever, though quite different to any of their other originals.”
Comment from 11 Dec 2025 in “Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros” “The Patriot is a middling Mel Gibson movie”
Comment from 4 Oct 2026 in “Ask HN: Favorite TV Show?” Watchers are enthralled and recommend it
“Patriot is amazing and I will never stop recommending it no matter how many dumbfounded looks I get.”
Comment from 18 Feb 2026 in “Halt and Catch Fire: TV's Best Drama You've Probably Never Heard Of (2021)” “Patriot is amazing, more people should watch it, everyone I know who has was enthralled by it.”
Comment from 18 Feb 2026 in “Halt and Catch Fire: TV's Best Drama You've Probably Never Heard Of (2021)”
Other TV series people recommend
The four most recommended other TV series, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halt and Catch Fire | 166 | 20 | 89% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Babylon 5 | 86 | 21 | 80% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Silicon Valley (TV series) | 52 | 1 | 98% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Andor | 52 | 5 | 91% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Patriot (TV series)This page | 13 | 1 | 93% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
11 of the 17 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“which I agree is the best tv show”
“The Patriot is a middling Mel Gibson movie”
“if you loved Patriot, the creator has two podcasts stemming from it”
“Patriot is amazing and I will never stop recommending it no matter how many dumbfounded looks I get.”
“Patriot is amazing dark comedy with great atmosphere”
“it was unafraid to take some serious and weird risks”
“I think Patriot's "cover" of the Rockwell Retro Encabulator is absolutely top notch.”
“Patriot is amazing, more people should watch it, everyone I know who has was enthralled by it.”
“Patriot is brilliant. Very surreal with pitch-black humor and rare horror.”
“a CIA hitman who writes folk songs about his exploits”
“Patriot is absolutely up there with any TV ever, though quite different to any of their other originals.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.