<P> The first three episodes of the series premiered on April 26, 2017; the subsequent seven episodes were released on a weekly basis . In Canada, the series is broadcast by Bravo; the first two episodes premiered on April 30, 2017 . In Scandinavia, the series is available on HBO Nordic . In the United Kingdom, the series premiered on May 28, 2017, on Channel 4 . In Ireland, the series premiered on February 5, 2018 on RTÉ2, with a showing of the first two episodes . RTÉ also became the first broadcaster in Europe to debut Season 2 following its broadcast in the US and Canada . In the Brazil, the series premiered on March 7, 2018, on Paramount Channel . </P> <P> In New Zealand, the series was released on the subscription video on demand service Lightbox on June 8, 2017 . In Australia, the series premiered on the TV channel SBS's video streaming service SBS on Demand, on July 6, 2017 . </P> <P> The first season was released on Blu - ray and DVD on March 13, 2018 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Critical response </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rotten Tomatoes </Th> <Th> Metacritic </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 95% (107 reviews) </Td> <Td> 92 (41 reviews) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 92% (73 reviews) </Td> <Td> 86 (28 reviews) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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