ðə sˈʌndeɪ hˈɛɹəld pɹˈeɪzd ðə tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən sˈɪɹiz, ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ, "ðə lˈɔst tʃˈɪldɹən ɪz sˈɛt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən, bˌʌt dˈoʊnt θˈɪŋk ðɪs ɪz dʒˈʌst ɐnˈʌðɚ bˈoːɹɪŋ hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl dɹˈɑːmə.
The Sunday Herald praised the television series, writing, "The Lost Children is set in 1867, but don't think this is just another boring historical drama.